LOCAL NEWS The analysis concludes that Blueprint Infrastructure Sales Surtax funds could support the expansion of Fire Station #15 and the construction of Fire Station #17. However, the analysis confirms that all existing Blueprint Infrastructure revenues are fully committed to currently approved projects. The median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA creeped […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix A bill forcing all Florida employers to use a federal verification tool to determine whether new hires are legally in the country passed its first hurdle Wednesday. HB 197, sponsored by Seminole Republican Rep. Berny Jacques, expands a 2023 law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to require all employers — […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 2.1% in October 2025 when compared to October 2024. Permit values were down 17.1%. There were 49 permits issued in October 2025, compared to 48 permits issued one year ago. There were 31 permits issued in September […]
LOCAL NEWS Despite the year-to-date declines, over the last four months violent crime incidents related to assaults are up when compared to the same type of incidents reported from January to June. FLORIDA NEWS A divided federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to block key parts of a 2023 Florida law that restricts people […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to block key parts of a 2023 Florida law that restricts people from China from purchasing property in the state. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, said plaintiffs […]
Voters in several states cast ballots yesterday in closely watched off-year elections, including races for New York City mayor and governors in Virginia and New Jersey. In New York City, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (50.4%) defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (41.6%)—a centrist Democrat who ran as an independent—and Republican Curtis Sliwa (7.1%). The 34-year-old Mamdani becomes the first […]
Through October, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 31.7% when compared to incident data from January thru October in 2024. The drop was driven by a 43.5% decline in commercial burglaries and a 34.3% decline auto related crime incidents. Despite the year-to-date declines, […]
Tallahassee State College (TSC) has been named among the top 200 community colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute and is now eligible to compete for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This national distinction recognizes institutions with outstanding student outcomes in retention, completion, transfer, and attainment of bachelor’s degrees. […]
LOCAL NEWS Upcoming growth management meetings feature five projects. Get the details. The Tallahassee Police Department is currently conducting a homicide investigation following a call for service at approximately 8:10 p.m., in the 1300 block of Nylic Street. When officers arrived on scene, they located one adult victim suffering from a suspected gunshot wound. The […]
Average gasoline prices remained below $3 a gallon in Florida during the past week, as the national average ticked down. Florida motorists Monday paid an average of $2.96 a gallon for regular unleaded gas, up a nickel from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. “Gas price cycling continues at Florida gas pumps, […]