By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix State government is investigating teachers over social media comments made following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Faculty and classroom teacher union leaders are calling it an attack on freedom of speech. Last week, Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas wrote a letter to school superintendents statewide, reminding them that he has the power to discipline […]
By The News Service of Florida A House panel created to look at the possibility of cutting property taxes will receive presentations next week about a series of issues including school taxes and rural counties. The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is scheduled to meet from noon to 4 p.m. Monday as Gov. Ron […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the August 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.0% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down 4,954 from the 83,022 reported during August 2024 to 78,068 in June 2025. The calendar year-to-date comparison, January through August, shows passenger traffic is down 4.43% […]
Florida State Women’s Basketball Coach Brooke Wyckoff will share her inspiring story of overcoming breast cancer as the 2025 Cards for a Cure honoree. Hosted by the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) Foundation and presented by Electrotech, Cards for a Cure will celebrate 17 years of honoring local breast cancer patients and survivors at 7 p.m. […]
By Jon Mason, FSU News Florida State University is proud to announce that DeepWork Capital and Florida Funders, two of Florida’s leading venture capital (VC) firms, will participate in events during FSU Discovery Days, a weeklong celebration of research and innovation. Kathy Chiu (pictured above), managing partner of DeepWork Capital, and Zach Brodsky, senior investments […]
Florida A&M University (FAMU) has taken intentional steps to address the issues raised during the Auditor General’s October 2024 Operational Audit, demonstrating a strong commitment to financial accountability, operational excellence, and audit readiness. “I am proud to report that we have made meaningful progress on every audit finding, with two already corrected and the remaining […]
Capital City Bank recently announced Stuart Chandronnet has joined its team serving the banking and lending needs of Leon County, where the Company has delivered trusted financial solutions for more than 130 years. In his role as a commercial banker, Chandronnet provides guidance, expertise and a range of commercial and business lending and treasury management […]
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is encouraging their members to advocate for changes to the Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan. In email to members, the Chamber stated, “Over the past several months, members of the Business Advocacy Committee (BAC) have been hard at work representing Chamber members and the broader business community in a critical […]
LOCAL NEWS City commissioner and Tallahassee mayoral candidate Jeremy Matlow posted a video on Facebook calling President Trump and Governor DeSantis racists. The Facebook caption on the video, which was posted after the murder of conservative activist Charlies Kirk said, “Respond with kindness.” Mayor John Dailey and Tallahassee Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox have officially endorsed community […]
City commissioner and Tallahassee mayoral candidate Jeremy Matlow posted a video on Facebook calling President Trump and Governor DeSantis racists. The Facebook caption on the video, which was posted after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk said, “Respond with kindness.” The inflammatory comments by Matlow come as leaders across the U.S. grapple with how […]