LOCAL NEWS Travel records reviewed by Tallahassee Reports shows that Leon County’s progressive politicians have elected to attend conferences with left-wing agendas while ignoring the Chamber’s Annual Community Conference which focuses on a broad range of Tallahassee centric issues. J. Brent Pichard opines on what he calls the “Property Tax Shell Game.” Seven months through […]
By J. Brent Pichard “The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.” ? Jean-Baptiste Colbert The amount of property taxes paid directly by property owners and indirectly by renters and consumers is a function of two components: 1) the market value of each taxable property […]
Vice President Kamala Harris officially became the Democratic nominee for president yesterday after a five-day virtual roll-call process ended. She is expected to announce her running mate today before kicking off a five-day campaign tour across seven battleground states. Harris has reportedly whittled down her choices from a broad bench of candidates to two leading contenders: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota […]
LOCAL NEWS Seven months through 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department remain down when compared to 2023. Get the details. A man was hit and killed overnight Sunday, according to the Tallahassee Police Department. TPD said it happened near the intersection of Ocala Road and West Pensacola Street. As of […]
Seven months through 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department remain down when compared to 2023. The latest numbers shown that robbery incidents are down double digits. However, the numbers show that residential burglaries are up 3.2% YTD. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number […]
BY Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Hurricane Debby made landfall about 7 a.m. Monday near Steinhatchee with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, bringing the rural Big Bend region its second hurricane in less than a year, according to the National Hurricane Center. Debby is expected to slow and turn northeast, […]
LOCAL NEWS On July 30, the Leon County School Board voted unanimously to approve the district’s $666 million tentative spending plan, with the final board approval scheduled for September 10. A Florida Realtors report shows that there were 327 single-family sales in the Tallahassee MSA in June, down 15.7% when compared to last year. The […]
The Florida Realtors June 2024 report on single-family sales activity shows there were 23,183 transactions, down 11.1% when compared to June 2023. Year-to Date (YTD) numbers show that single – family sales transactions were down 2.9% six months into 2024 when compared to last year. On the pricing front, the June median sales price was […]
On July 30, the Leon County School Board voted unanimously to approve the district’s $666 million tentative spending plan, with the final board approval scheduled for September 10. The budget documents show – as with other local government entities – that the Leon County School Board is projected to receive approximately $10 million more in […]
The 13U and 16U Tallahassee Babe Ruth baseball teams, who qualified forSoutheastern Regional play recently finished their post-season runs. The 13U team hosted the regional play in Tallahassee from July 23-28 with games being played at the Chiles High School baseball facility. The 13U regional tournament featured six teams. The tournament began with pool play […]