By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s once-dominant citrus industry is being squeezed for land at an accelerating rate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week reported that the industry is entering the 2025-2026 growing season with 208,183 acres in use for producing oranges, grapefruit and specialty fruits, 24 percent fewer […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with the DeSantis and Trump administrations, a federal appeals-court panel Thursday put on hold a judge’s ruling requiring the wind-down of operations at a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
LOCAL NEWS Check out the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on September 3, 2025. At the September 3rd, 2025, city commission meeting, elected officials received an information update. FLORIDA NEWS State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday vowed to end vaccine mandates in Florida, putting the state in the middle of […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday vowed to end vaccine mandates in Florida, putting the state in the middle of a growing national debate. Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health will eliminate rules set by his predecessors and request that the Legislature “get […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on September 3, 2025. Presentations: Tom Napier of Honor Flight Tallahassee recognized the Commission for its participation in and support of Honor Flight. The city commission presented a proclamation to Click it Twice to Save a Life Day, a movement asking all […]
Earlier this year, the Tallahassee City Commission requested an overview detailing how City staff are using Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the September 3rd, 2025, city commission meeting, elected officials received an information update. The Update AI is the use of computer technology that learns from data, identifies patterns, and improves its performance over time by […]
LOCAL NEWS Today, the city commission will address the agreement between ICE and TPD related enforcement of federal immigration laws at city hall. Get the details. The Florida State University Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected Trustee Peter Collins as its chair during its meeting on Aug. 29. Despite the YTD drops in crime, concerning trends are emerging related […]
Florida motorists came out of the heavily traveled Labor Day weekend paying an average of $3.04 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Tuesday, according to the AAA auto club. That was down 2 cents a gallon from a week earlier and within a range of $2.90 to $3.15 a gallon that has remained since May. […]
As Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes to slash property taxes, a House select committee is expected to meet Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 to resume looking at the issue. The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is tentatively scheduled to meet during the afternoon of Sept. 22 and the morning of Sept. 23, according to a […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, FSU News The Florida State University Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected Trustee Peter Collins as its chair during its meeting on Aug. 29. “It’s an honor to serve as the chair of the FSU Board of Trustees,” Collins said. “I love the university, and I love being able to lead such a passionate and engaged […]