On Thursday, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow held a public forum on ethics at the Leroy Collins Leon County Library. The forum’s goal was to generate conversation about rebuilding the public’s trust and faith in Tallahassee’s local government, following the recent federal corruption trial which finished last month. In attendance and to help facilitate discussion was; […]
The City Commission voted 3-1 to sell a city -owned vacant parcel of land located at 650 W. Gaines Street. Commissioner Jacqueline Porter voted against the sale and Commissioner Matlow recused himself due to a potential conflict. The transaction was completed without a competitive bid solicitation. The Tallahassee City Commission has recently approved a similar […]
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) took jabs at Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) over his previous political affiliations and supporting pro-life policies when he was a Republican. Fried and Crist are both running to unseat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2022 gubernatorial election. On Twitter, Fried posted a YouTube clip with the added caption […]
During a special Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting on Thursday, Board member Rosanne Wood initiated a discussion about vaccine incentives focused on Leon County School (LCS) employees and students. The proposed initiative would provide a monetary incentive for employees and students to get vaccinated. Board member Wood opened the discussion by stating, “since we […]
Florida State football is back as the Seminoles take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:30 on Sunday on ABC. Notre Dame is ranked 9th in the preseason poll after a 10-2 2020 campaign. The ‘Noles are 6-4 all-time against the Irish with the last win coming in 2014. Florida State offense vs Notre […]
On September 1, 2021 the Tallahassee Police Department arrested Terence Grice, age 29, for homicide, attempted homicide, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The altercation occurred at the 2600 block of West Tennessee Street, sometime around 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021. According to TPD, police officers were monitoring a crowd […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper on Thursday released a written ruling that said Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority in a July 30 executive order that sought to prevent school districts from requiring students to wear masks. The final judgment expounded on a […]
At a special meeting today, the Leon County School Board voted 5-0 to approve Superintendent Rocky Hanna’s request for $50,000 to hire outside counsel to challenge the State’s requirements that parents be given the ability to opt-out their children from mask mandates. On July 30, 2021, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-175, which directed the […]
Based on an exclusive report by Axios that found the “U.S. government has lost contact with thousands of migrant children released from its custody”, Joe Scarborough, the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, stated that the situation at the Southern Border will become a bigger issue in next year’s midterm elections than Afghanistan. “The Southern […]
On August 30, 2021, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced that the Florida Department of Education has withheld the monthly school board member salaries in Alachua and Broward County, as directed by the State Board of Education. This comes after the State Board of Education issued an order to Alachua and Broward County school districts […]