The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, May 8, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, May 8, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the debate over using air service incentives in Tallahassee on The Preston Scott Show. News briefs from the April 22, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting include public speaking policy and closing of a charter school. The Downtown Concert Series will return to the Adderley Amphitheater in Cascades Park for […]

10 Big Issues in 2025 Session

10 Big Issues in 2025 Session

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Though they will have to return to Tallahassee to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers Friday night finished most of the business of the 2025 legislative session. Here’s a look at 10 big issues from the session — some that passed, some that didn’t and some that […]

FSUPD Officers Receive Governor’s Medal of Heroism

FSUPD Officers Receive Governor’s Medal of Heroism

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently presented members of the Florida State University Police Department with the Governor’s Medal of Heroism in honor of their bravery during the campus shooting that took place at the Student Union earlier this month.  FSUPD officers quickly responded to the April 17 shooting, neutralizing the threat in just over two […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee woman accused of hitting and killing a toddler in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, according to the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida State Attorney’s Office. On Thursday, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials will consider a proposal to fund air service financial incentives in the amount […]

Judge Weighs Arguments on Social Media Law

Judge Weighs Arguments on Social Media Law

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys for the state acknowledged Tuesday that a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on social-media platforms posed “First Amendment problems” but urged a federal judge to reject a legal challenge that wound its way to the U.S. Supreme Court before being sent back to […]

New US Travel Requirement

New US Travel Requirement

Starting today, most travelers flying domestically within the US must present a federally compliant driver’s license or identification card—known as a REAL ID and marked by a star in the upper right corner—to airport security or to access other federal facilities.  Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant license or identification will still be allowed to board domestic flights, but should […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March unemployment rate was unchanged from February at 3.8%. Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.2% when compared to incident data from January thru April in 2024.  HCA Florida […]

Lawmakers Turn Off Student Cell Phones

Lawmakers Turn Off Student Cell Phones

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers late Friday approved barring students in elementary and middle schools from using cell phones during the school day — and testing the idea in high schools. Current law prevents students from using cell phones during instructional time, but the change would expand that […]

March Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Jobs & Workforce Up

March Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Jobs & Workforce Up

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March unemployment rate was unchanged from February at 3.8%. The number of jobs in Leon County increased in March by 586 when compared to the February jobs report. There were 161,943 people working in Leon County in March compared to February’s revised employment number of 161,357. The […]

Crime Continues Trending Down, Auto Related Incidents Up in April

Crime Continues Trending Down, Auto Related Incidents Up in April

Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.2% when compared to incident data from January thru April in 2024. The drop was driven by a 40.6% decline in property crime. However, auto thefts and auto burglaries increased dramatically – approximately […]

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