Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 19th, 2024. The Board authorized the County Administrator to negotiate with the top ranked firm, Halff Associates, Inc., for the Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the following Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Local Agency Program (LAP) Bridge Replacement Projects: […]
Public records indicate that Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter billed city taxpayers $1,185 in March of 2022 for coding training through a company called “SheCodes.” SheCodes advertises ” Online Coding Workshops for Women” that will help “Access a new career in Technology.” Receipts show that Commissioner purchased “SheCodes Pro.” What is “SheCodes Pro”? The course […]
The recent literary efforts of two authors based in Tallahassee have made the New York Times Best Sellers list during the same week. Peter Schweizer’s Blood Money debuted at No.1 three weeks ago, fell to No. 2 last week and has now reclaimed the top spot in week 3 of the release. Schweizer founded the […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On March 20th, the Village Square hosted the 12th annual Tallahassee Town Hall with City and County Commissioners attending. WFSU’s Tom Flanigan moderated the event and engaged with the Commissioners in discussion about issues of importance to the […]
High-profile bills aimed at keeping children off social media and loosening decades-old work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-old youths were among 15 bills that the Legislature formally sent Thursday to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The social-media bill (HB 3) was a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican who contends online platforms harm […]
The Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized rules that aim to limit tailpipe emissions from passenger cars and light trucks as part of a broader effort to transition the US to electric vehicles. The rules direct auto manufacturers to target a percentage of their new vehicle sales toward different types of electric vehicles, starting in 2027 and gradually […]
On March 20th, the Village Square hosted the 12th annual Tallahassee Town Hall with City and County Commissioners attending. WFSU’s Tom Flanigan moderated the event and engaged with the Commissioners in discussion about issues of importance to the residents of our community. Flanigan asked City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox her thoughts on the firefighter’s union and […]
At the March 27th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials voted 4-1 to approve an intersection agreement related to the extension of Velda Dairy Road connecting with Ox Bottom Road and installation of a traffic signal at the intersection with Thomasville Road. City Commissioner Jack Porter was the only no vote. The agreement provides for […]
By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After speaking behind a placard that said “stop illegal immigration,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed three bills that proponents argue will be deterrents to undocumented immigrants coming to the state. The measures, approved during the legislative session that ended last week, […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Florida Highway Patrol is closing the Eastbound Lanes on I-10 in Leon County after a deadly crash. Troopers confirmed one person was killed. They responded to the crash around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday near the U.S. […]