By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, reignited debates about gun violence and securing schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will require mental-health “crisis intervention” training for on-campus officers. The measure also will make other school-safety changes, including giving […]
Provide below is two-minute clip taking from an interview with City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox related to her vote to move forward with a southside development. TRANSCRIPT Steve Stewart: Explain to our listeners why you voted to go ahead and expand the urban services area so we could build more homes in those areas? DWC: I […]
Lawsuit abuse is a significant cost driver in Florida’s property insurance market. Bad actors and third-party contractors are turning consumers’ insurance policies into a cash cow for themselves. We are now seeing higher insurance costs and fewer companies that are willing to write new policies or renewing existing ones, leading to less choice in the […]
The following was submitted by a Tallahassee Reports subscriber: Memorial Day is a national holiday to honor those who died in combat in defense of America and will be observed this year on Monday, May 30th. There were 116,000 military casualties in World War I, 400,000 in WW 2, 33,000 in Korea, 60,000 in Vietnam and 3,000 […]
Leon County Commissioner Jimbo Jackson passed away this morning due to complications from long-term COVID. Provided below is the Leon County Commission press release: Lifelong Public Servant Jimbo Jackson Passes Away Leon County Commissioner Jimbo Jackson passed away this morning surrounded by his wife, children and close family. A lifelong public servant, educator, and leader, […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that April 2022 passenger traffic was 74,892. This is 5.4% or 3,856 passengers above the pre-COVID passenger traffic (71,036) reported in April 2019. April traffic increased 61.3% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 28,464 from the 41,506 reported during […]
The Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) announced funding decisions for summer programs at their May 26th meeting. The CSC, which is an independent taxing district, began collecting tax dollars last year and decided to allocate one-time funding this summer while a needs assessment is underway. In the request for applications, the CSC stated: CSC […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 0.3% in April when compared to numbers in the same month one year ago. There were 302 single-family home resales in April 2021 and 303 resales in April 2022. Last month there were 327 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in April 2022 […]
The News Service of Florida A 2020 Florida Senate candidate and two political operatives, including the chairman of the Seminole County Republican Party, were charged Tuesday after an investigation into alleged campaign-finance violations. The State Attorney’s Office in the 18th Judicial Circuit said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted the investigation that centered on […]
The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) hosted a Tallahassee mayoral debate on Tuesday at the Capital City Country Club. Approximately 170 people attended the forum which lasted about an hour and featured four candidates, which included current Mayor John Dailey, current Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, Michael Ibrahim and Whitfield Leland. The straw […]