A federal judge has shielded Escambia County School Board members from having to testify in a legal battle about the removal of children’s books from school libraries. United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho on Friday issued a 15-page order agreeing with the school board that members do not have to give depositions because of […]
LOCAL NEWS More out-of-state money: One September 25, 2024, Florida Division of Election campaign documents show that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) received a $75,000 donation from the Local Jobs and Economic Development Fund located in Delaware. Stewart: My Position on City Charter Amendments. Provided below are my positions on […]
One September 25, 2024, Florida Division of Election campaign documents show that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) received a $75,000 donation from the Local Jobs and Economic Development Fund located in Delaware. Since the primary election – August 20, the Matlow PAC has raised $179,900, $175,000 or 98% of the […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Damages to farmers and ranchers from Hurricane Milton may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that pummeled Florida since August 2023, according to state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson. Simpson estimated Milton caused between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion, […]
Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. City Charter Amendment Question 1: Charter Amendment Addressing the Salaries of City Commissioners Shall the Charter of the City of Tallahassee be amended to provide that members of the City Commission be paid […]
LOCAL NEWS TR’s 4-week trend analysis (as of Oct 12) shows a 35% spike in property crime incidents driven by auto related property crimes when compared to the same 4-week period in 2023. The report also shows a 34.7% decrease in violent crime incidents during this period. The October 16th City Commission meeting briefs are now […]
TR’s recent analysis of the year-to-date (October 1) crime incident numbers indicated that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department were down 7.9% when compared to the same period in 2023. The YTD report showed that property crime was down 2.9% and violent crime was down 17.5%. TR’s 4-week trend […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an order allowing voting-related changes in counties hammered by Hurricane Milton, the second time in less than a month flexibility has been given to supervisors of elections because of catastrophic storm damage. Milton made landfall in Sarasota County last […]
LOCAL NEWS The October 16th City Commission meeting briefs are now available. The City Commission vote 4-1 to approve agreements with the firefighter union. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voted no. FLORIDA NEWS During a debate this week between state Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, and Democratic opponent Daryl Parks, the challenger backtracked on previous lies against the […]
The City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2339 (IAFF) have reached an agreement on collective bargaining contracts for the Rank-and-File Unit (Firefighters, Engineers & Lieutenants), and the Supervisory Unit (Captains & Battalion Chief), for the 3-year period covering FY2025, FY2026, and FY2027. The IAFF presented the tentative agreement for ratification by […]