Nebraska Senator Tapped to Become UF President

Nebraska Senator Tapped to Become UF President

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — A committee heading the search for a new University of Florida president announced Thursday that it put forward Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska as the lone finalist to lead the state’s flagship university. Sasse would replace outgoing UF President Kent Fuchs, who said […]

Leon County Commission to Consider 244 Unit Multi-Family Project on Cawthon Property

Leon County Commission to Consider 244 Unit Multi-Family Project on Cawthon Property

On October 11, the Leon County Commission will consider an item on their agenda designed to “conditionally approve” the Cawthon Multi-Family Residential development and its “development plan application.” The location of the new development is on Bannerman Road southeast of Glenoak Trail. The development will be adjacent to a commercial project, which will consist of […]

FSU Preview: Florida State at North Carolina State

FSU Preview: Florida State at North Carolina State

On Saturday the ‘Noles will be in Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the NC State Wolfpack. The game will be on the ACC Network at 8 PM. The No. 15 Wolfpack are 4-1 on the season with wins against East Carolina, Charleston Southern, Texas Tech and Connecticut with the loss versus Clemson. FSU has […]

Biden Issues Pardons, Looks at Pot Reclassification

Biden Issues Pardons, Looks at Pot Reclassification

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying “it makes no sense,” President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and instructed his administration to consider whether cannabis should get a new drug classification. The president’s announcement — four weeks ahead of the mid-term […]

Senate Candidates Spar Over Guns, Abortion and Schools

Senate Candidates Spar Over Guns, Abortion and Schools

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A closely watched race for a North Florida state Senate seat long held by Democrats continued to heat up Monday, as incumbent Loranne Ausley and Republican challenger Corey Simon went toe-to-toe on guns, abortion and education issues. Ausley, the scion of a politically connected North […]

Blueprint Board Approves Budget, Addresses Water Quality Issues

Blueprint Board Approves Budget, Addresses Water Quality Issues

Below are the news briefs from the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors Meeting that took place on September 29, 2022. __ Towards the beginning of the meeting, during the “Citizens to be Heard” segment, one public speaker called upon the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency to consider entering into professional archival research into the historic African […]

Florida Tax Collections Top Estimate

Florida Tax Collections Top Estimate

State general revenue came in $20.4 million higher than anticipated in August. A report posted Friday by the Florida Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said the state collected nearly $3.44 billion in net general revenue during the month. The amount topped a projection that was made Aug. 16 by the state’s Revenue Estimating […]