TR Morning Briefs: 11/29/2022

TR Morning Briefs: 11/29/2022

Local News Florida A&M University is reviewing its campus safety protocols after one person was killed and four others were injured in an on-campus shooting Sunday. The review includes considering changes to rules regarding the use of indoor and outdoor campus recreational facilities. In preparation of the trial for Charlie Adelson, former girlfriend Katherine Magbanua […]

By the Numbers: The Top Defensive High School Volleyball Players

By the Numbers: The Top Defensive High School Volleyball Players

We started off analyzing the Top Offensive Leon County High School Volleyball Players and now it is time to turn our attention to digs, service returns and the defenders. As previously noted, TR created a Points per Set (Pts/Set) calculation for four different categories. The categories are Offensive, Defensive, Servers, and All Around. The calculations […]

Court Refuses to Block School Board Speech Policy

Court Refuses to Block School Board Speech Policy

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by a chapter of the conservative group Moms for Liberty to block restrictions that the Brevard County School Board placed on public participation at board meetings. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last […]

TR Morning Briefs 11/28/2022

TR Morning Briefs 11/28/2022

Local News The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at the outdoor basketball courts in the 2100 block of Wannish Way. One victim, an adult male, died as a result of this shooting. Four more victims, one juvenile male and three adult males, sustained injuries […]

National Report: Florida Real Estate Markets Lead in Price Increases

National Report: Florida Real Estate Markets Lead in Price Increases

The metropolitan market housing prices have increased during the third quarter of the year, despite mortgage rates approaching 7% and decreasing sales. Forty-six percent of the 185 tracked metro areas registered double-digit price increases, down from 80% in the second quarter of this year according to the National Association of Realtors. Starter homes are valued […]

Teachers Unions Change Spending Priorities

Teachers Unions Change Spending Priorities

From 2005 to 2021 reports filed with the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) show that the spending priorities of the two largest teachers unions – the NEA and the AFT – have changed significantly. The changes relate to the amount of funds allocated to political activities and lobbying. From Academics to Activists: Teachers Unions ‘Reimagine’ […]

Leon County Jobs Hold Steady in October, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

Leon County Jobs Hold Steady in October, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

After adding 4,191 jobs in September, Leon County jobs held steady in October. The latest jobs report shows that there were 158,599 people working in Leon County in October, which is 21 less than last month’s revised employment number. The October unemployment rate came in at 2.7%, up from the 2.6% reported last month. One […]

By the Numbers: The Top Offensive Leon High School Volleyball Players

By the Numbers: The Top Offensive Leon High School Volleyball Players

Now that the high school volleyball season has come to an end, it is time to look back and recognize the best Leon County high school volleyball players. To accomplish this, Tallahassee Reports has created a points per set (Pts/Set) calculation for four different categories. The categories are Offense, Defense, Serving, and All Around. The […]

FSU Preview: Florida State versus Florida

FSU Preview: Florida State versus Florida

This Friday at 7:30 in Doak Campbell the ‘Noles will take on the Florida Gators on ABC. Florida is 6-5 on the year with wins over Utah, South Florida, Eastern Washington, Missouri, Texas A&M and South Carolina and losses against Kentucky, Tennessee, LSU, Georgia and Vanderbilt. FSU is 26-37-2 in the all-time series and have […]

Senate President Passidomo Points to Housing, Wildlife Corridor as Priorities

Senate President Passidomo Points to Housing, Wildlife Corridor as Priorities

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Armed with a large majority, Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo outlined what she described as a voter-supported “conservative agenda” as she became Florida Senate president Tuesday. Passidomo, who was formally elected president during an organization session of the Legislature, stressed a need to expand parental rights […]