TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Friday, March 13, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Saturday, a high near 82. Saturday night, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2am with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. NWS US stock markets close […]
By Jay Waagmeester, The Florida Phoenix The Florida House gave final approval Thursday, the second-to-last-day of the scheduled regular legislative session, to a package formulated in the aftermath of the shootings at Florida State University last year that would arm professors. The House approval followed the Senate’s Wednesday. HB 757, sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman, […]
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,458 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, up on a revised count of 5,084 for the week ending Feb. 28. With a jobless rate at 4.3 percent, the state has now averaged 5,509 initial claims a week over […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Thursday, March 12, 2026 Weather: Today, showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, high near 72. Tonight. mostly clear, with a low around 45. Friday, sunny, with a high near 74. Friday night, low around 51. NWS US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.1%) (More). ________________________________________________________________ Local & […]
By The News Service of Florida A road running across south Florida would be named after President Donald Trump and Tallahassee’s airport would add legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden to its name under a bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday. The bill (SB 628) would dub 125 miles of State Road […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on March 11, 2026. Consent Agenda The city commission voted unanimously to approve 5 consent items. Item 8.01 Approve Recommendation of Award for the Senior Center Roof Replacement Project to Camacho Contracting LLC. Item 8.02 Acceptance of Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The Florida House has passed a bill labeled by one Senate Democrat as the “nail in the coffin” for public sector unions in Florida. The measure (SB 1296) would require that public sector labor unions could only be re-certified if at least 50% of all of the employees in the bargaining […]
Matlow: “I don’t believe the state should own this hospital.” The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to approve the transfer of city-owned hospital assets from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to Florida State University, a landmark decision intended to transform the region’s primary hospital into a full academic health center and expand healthcare access across North […]
The most recent information from the Florida Department of Revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon County-as measured by taxable sales – was down in January by 14.7% when compared to spending one year ago. In absolute terms, spending in January 2026 was down $64.4 million to $372.8 million. These numbers are preliminary and are […]
On March 10, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted 7-0, after a public hearing, to adopt an ordinance that would create a new property tax exemption aimed at encouraging the construction of affordable rental housing. The proposed measure establishes a local option ad valorem tax exemption for rental developments with at least 50 […]