The Florida State House approved a ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy Thursday morning, adding to the list of Republican-led states that have modeled legislation after the Mississippi law that has been challenged and is now awaiting a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. HB 5, titled “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality,” […]
Capital City Bank recently announced promotions of several employees. These promotions include Daniel Petronio to corporate banking manager, Myles Bradley to specialty lending manager, and Chris Wilson to treasury management and institutional banking manager. All three associates have regional management roles in the Corporate Banking division. Daniel Petronio will over see the Capital City Bank […]
Provided below are news brief from the February 16, 2022 Tallahassee City Commission meeting. –The City Commission approved accepting a grant from the Florida Association for Career and Technical Education for $10,000 to add a cathodic protection component to the gas training yard. –The Board approved the negotiations for a contract with Limelight Signs & […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the House speaker decries a “fatherhood crisis” in the state, the House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging measure that seeks to bolster fathers’ parenting skills. The House unanimously passed the measure (HB 7065), which deals largely with the Department of Children and Families and […]
The Citizens for Ethics Reform (CER) issued a press release on February 14, two days ahead of the City of Tallahassee workshop on ethics. The release called on Tallahassee City Commissioners to support new lobbing reforms and stronger protections for whistleblowers. The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board has sent proposals to the city for consideration. Some […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature’s 60-day session reached its halfway point Wednesday. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues in the session: — ABORTION: The Republican-controlled House and Senate are moving forward with a proposal that would prevent physicians from providing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. […]
This Wednesday, February 16, 2022, in City Commission Chamber at 10.00 a.m., the City of Tallahassee will convene an Ethics Workshop. The workshop will take citizen input then city commissioners discuss matters related to ethics, including the recommendations by the Independent Ethics Board. During a city meeting in October 2021, the commissioners requested an ethics […]
The Leon County School Board recently approved two federal grants – the ESSER II Reading Tutor Cares Grant for $724,434 and the Civics Literacy Grant in the amount of $120,437. The purpose of the grants are to support education loss caused by the pandemic. The ESSER II Reading Tutor Cares Grant will provide tutoring to […]
Rom Com Movie Trivia – Brass TapDate: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, begins @ 6:30 p.m.Where: The Brass Tap, 1321 Thomasville Rd.Cost: Free What you’ll get: Test your knowledge of the most popular old and new Romantic Comedy Movies. Enjoy good food and cold drinks at Brass Tap. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Chunky Knit BlanketDate: […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that in a meeting on Thursday night the current owners of the Killearn Country Club have given the go-ahead to sell the club to Atlanta Ventures, a business that invests in start-up companies. David Cummings, who is the founder and partner of Atlanta Ventures, is described as an Atlanta-based tech entrepreneur […]