Patrick O’Bryant – Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey’s appointment to the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) – has resigned from the Board following a 3-2 vote by the Tallahassee City Commission to remove fellow board member, Taylor Biro. In an email – provided below – submitted to Tallahassee Inspector General Dennis Sutton, O’Bryant stated: Following the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Florida’s property-insurance system in turmoil, state lawmakers could be poised to take major steps to try to stabilize the market during a special legislative session next week. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, and House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, released a formal session proclamation […]
Local News During the Tallahassee City Commission meeting on Wednesday, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox made a motion to remove Taylor Biro from the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board. The motion passed 3-2 with Mayor John Dailey and City Commissioner Curtis Richardson in support. City Commissioner Jack Porter – who previously nominated Biro to the Board […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Despite the effects of deadly Hurricane Ian, Florida’s general-revenue tax collections in October came in 4.6 percent higher than projected by state economists. A report issued Tuesday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said the state had $3.23 billion in net general […]
According to permit filings recorded through November with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits are trending down. The New SFR Permit Report, provided below, shows the number of November permits is down 33.3% when compared to the number of permits issued one year ago. The value of […]
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the 2021 Leon County crime rate fell by 4.7% when compared to 2020 numbers. Leon County’s 2021 crime rate per 100,000 population was 2,914.3 compared to 3,059.6 in 2020. The FDLE release of the 2021 Uniform Crime Report numbers show that Leon County’s property crime rate was […]
Local News The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a regular meeting at city hall today at 3 pm. The issue related to the Citizens Police Review Board is expected to draw a number of public speakers. Leon County Schools announced they are implementing new safety procedures in middle and high schools beginning January 1. Superintendent […]
Local News Chairman of the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), Edward Gaines, emailed a press release stating the board unanimously supports Taylor Biro remaining on the board. Biro became the subject of controversy after she was in possession of an “Abolish Police” sticker on her coffee mug during a CPRB board meeting. Florida PBA […]
Local News BREAKING: The Chairman of the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board has issued a press release stating that the full membership of the board supports Taylor Biro remaining on the board. Get the details. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection to a dead person being found. LCSO responded to the […]
At 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Chairman of the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) – Edward Gaines – emailed a press release stating that the CPRB membership unanimously supports Taylor Biro remaining on the board. The press release comes days ahead of a city commission meeting where it has been reported city commissioners may […]