The News Service of Florida As Florida continues trying to claw itself out of financial problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, November general-revenue collections exceeded expectations and slightly topped collections in pre-pandemic November 2019, according to a report released Wednesday. Net general revenue last month totaled $2.698 billion, up 2.1 percent from $2.642.2 billion in […]
TR’s weekly report (December 20 – December 27) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s December 20th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending December 27th, shows increases in new cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency board met on Dec. 10 and voted to begin the process of advertising, negotiating and awarding contracts for engineering services and studies for several projects. The projects include the Monroe-Adams Corridor placemaking project, the Lake Lafayette and St. Marks Regional Linear Park Project and the Midtown Corridor Placemaking project. These engineering […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cities, counties and groups from Florida and other parts of the country are trying to help sway a federal appeals court to reconsider a potentially far-reaching decision that blocked bans on the controversial practice known as “conversion therapy.” The local governments and groups have filed […]
At its Dec. 10 meeting, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency board authorized negotiating an agreement with MGT of America to update the Disparity Study of the City of Tallahassee, Leon County Government and Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency. The updated study is intended to strengthen the legal defensibility of the MWSBE Program, which aims to increase business and […]
At its last meeting on Dec. 10, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board approved resolutions and other documents for $10.055 million in bank loan financing to make repairs and improvements to FAMU’s Bragg Memorial Stadium. Staff reports that Bragg Memorial Stadium is in need of structural repairs before it can be fully used. The 2020-2021 FAMU […]
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is one of the Florida hospitals selected to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. TMH expects to receive an allotment of 5,600 vaccines on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. A plan is already in place based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for vaccine distribution and the Florida Department of […]
By Jim Saunders, Dara Kam The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A fired Florida Department of Health data analyst who contends Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has manipulated COVID-19 statistics filed a lawsuit Sunday alleging state law-enforcement agents violated her rights when they searched her home and hauled away computer equipment. Attorneys for Rebekah Jones, […]
TR’s weekly report (December 13 – December 20) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s December 13th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending December 20th, shows a decrease in cases and positivity rate and an increase in hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average […]
City Commissioner Jack Porter said that her office will continue to strive for nonpartisan governance though her recently hired aide, Kristellys Estanga, has ties with several progressive politicians, including Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Gillum. Estanga told TR that she is committed to transitioning from partisan to nonpartisan governance. Estanga was born in Venezuela and grew […]