The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, February 28, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, February 28, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host its regular Governing Council Meeting on Wednesday, March 5. See the agenda here. Steve Stewart discusses the drop in crime incidents on The Preston Scott show. Steve Stewart discusses the drop in Tallahassee crime incidents during January 2025 on The Preston Scott […]

CSC Leon Releases Agenda for Governing Council Meeting

CSC Leon Releases Agenda for Governing Council Meeting

The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host its regular Governing Council Meeting on Wednesday, March 5. See the agenda below. Members of the public can view the meeting via live stream, when available, on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc74A9evhLxbHIrH63-cIbQ.

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, February 27, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, February 27, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents in January 2025 declined by 44.3% when compared to incident data from January 2024. The drop was driven by a 49.6% decline in property crime. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrests of 19 individuals for trying […]

Donalds Formally Enters Governor’s Race

Donalds Formally Enters Governor’s Race

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After announcing his candidacy Tuesday night on Fox News, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds filed paperwork Wednesday to formally enter the 2026 race for governor. Donalds, a Naples Republican, became the first major candidate to enter the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Donalds made […]

January Crime Incidents Down 44.3%, Violent Crime Drops 30%

January Crime Incidents Down 44.3%, Violent Crime Drops 30%

Incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents in January 2025 declined by 44.3% when compared to incident data from January 2024. The drop was driven by a 49.6% decline in property crime. The January 2025 report comes after total crime incidents in 2024 declined by 9.2% when compared […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

LOCAL NEWS During the joint meeting, commissioners voted to adopt a staff recommendation for the community’s decades-long “comprehensive plan,” a plan that determines how the local government aims to grow and maintain the metro area. Capital City Bank recently announced a newly created executive role of chief banking officer, providing comprehensive oversight of the lending […]

DeSantis Touts ‘State DOGE Task Force’

DeSantis Touts ‘State DOGE Task Force’

TALLAHASSEE — Taking a page from billionaire Elon Musk’s push to cut federal spending, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a new panel that will review about 900 state positions, university spending, local government spending and the need for about 70 state boards and commissions. Embracing the rapid action by the federal Department of Government […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The 12-member group met Monday to consider whether Tallahassee State College and Lively Technical College should remain independent and complimentary…or merge and align. The group is divided. The Leon County Commission is holding two workshops today. The 2:00 p.m. workshop is a joint workshop with the City of Tallahassee on the Comprehensive Plan Land […]

Sheriffs Gear Up to Aid Immigration Enforcement

Sheriffs Gear Up to Aid Immigration Enforcement

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. The agreements bring counties into compliance […]

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