The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The 12-member group met Monday to consider whether Tallahassee State College and Lively Technical College should remain independent and complimentary…or merge and align. The group is divided. The Leon County Commission is holding two workshops today. The 2:00 p.m. workshop is a joint workshop with the City of Tallahassee on the Comprehensive Plan Land […]

Sheriffs Gear Up to Aid Immigration Enforcement

Sheriffs Gear Up to Aid Immigration Enforcement

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. The agreements bring counties into compliance […]

10 Legislative Issues to Watch

10 Legislative Issues to Watch

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session: — BUDGET: Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a $115.6 billion budget for the fiscal year that will start […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, February 24, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, February 24, 2025

LOCAL NEWS TPD arrest wanted barricaded suspect after 2-hour stand-off. Steve Stewart discusses the fire services fee increase on The Preston Scott Show. Steve Stewart discusses the upcoming fire services fee increase on The Preston Scott Show. pic.twitter.com/2OiOrwCmnb — Tallahassee Reports (@TLHReports) February 24, 2025 Less than two months after closing his controversial One Tallahassee […]

Ports Eye Improvements to Aid Supply Chains

Ports Eye Improvements to Aid Supply Chains

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida port leaders continue to point to supply-chain problems in recent years as they push lawmakers to increase transportation infrastructure funding. Appearing before the House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee on Thursday, a panel of port officials pointed to a need for improvements as a hedge against […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, February 21, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, February 21, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Less than two months after closing his controversial One Tallahassee political action committee, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is busy plotting a run for mayor. Steve Stewart discusses Dan Kleman and the evolving role of the Tallahassee city manager position on The Preston Scott Show. Steve Stewart discusses Dan Kleman and the evolving role […]

State Lawsuit Takes Aim at Target

State Lawsuit Takes Aim at Target

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLHASSEE — Three days into his job, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday announced a class-action lawsuit that alleges Target Corp. did not properly disclose to investors the risks of a 2023 LGBTQ Pride campaign that drew a consumer backlash and caused a drop in the […]

SS United States Headed to Gulf Coast

SS United States Headed to Gulf Coast

The SS United States, a historic 990-foot ocean liner, has begun its final journey from Philadelphia to become the world’s largest artificial reef off Florida’s Gulf Coast.  Tugboats are guiding the largest passenger ship built in America, nicknamed “the Big U,” to Mobile, Alabama, where the crew will remove hazardous materials, including fuel. The process will take […]

BREAKING: Matlow Plotting Run for Mayor

BREAKING: Matlow Plotting Run for Mayor

Less than two months after closing his controversial One Tallahassee political action committee, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is busy plotting a run for mayor. Based on several discussions with people close to the process, Matlow is meeting with various business leaders in an attempt to repair damaged relationships caused by his constant berating of developers […]