By Jim Turner & Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying lawmakers have “spent taxpayer funds excessively and indiscriminately in the last few years.” Perez, R-Miami, detailed a revised committee structure while also announcing a leadership team for […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission met Wednesday afternoon a day after progressives lost their bid to take majority control of the commission against a national backdrop of losses for Democratic candidates. City voters approved all five of the city charter amendments placed on the ballot by the Tallahassee city commission. Tuesday night was a […]
City voters approved all five of the city charter amendments placed on the ballot by the Tallahassee city commission. The most controversial issue, pay raises for city commissioners, passed with 56% of the vote. Now city commissioners will be paid the same salary as Leon County commissioners – $90,000.
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: — NO DOUBT: In 2022, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won a second term by 19.4 percentage points, and Republican U.S. Sen. […]
President-elect Donald Trump is on track to return to the White House with a decisive victory in the Electoral College and the popular vote—the first Republican to secure the popular vote since President George W. Bush in 2004. Trump has earned 295 electoral votes as of this writing, flipping all three “blue wall” states—Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan—an achievement he […]
LOCAL NEWS Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local government. In the only city race, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson defeated Dot Inman-Johnson by approximately 1,200 votes in what was likely Richardson’s last campaign. The win means there will be no change in the make-up of the city commission this election cycle. […]
By Dara Kam and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a show of Republican strength in Florida, incumbent Corey Simon on Tuesday handily defeated Democratic challenger Daryl Parks in what was considered the only competitive state Senate race and the GOP maintained supermajorities in both legislative chambers. Simon’s double-digit victory in […]
Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local government. In the only city race, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson defeated Dot Inman-Johnson by approximately 1,200 votes in what was likely Richardson’s last campaign. The win means there will be no change in the make-up of the city commission this election cycle. In two […]
LOCAL NEWS Days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda. Stewart: Provided below are my positions on the five charter amendments proposed by the Tallahassee City Commission that will be on the November ballot. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS On November 4th three separate regional […]
Not that we needed more proof that Jeremy Matlow is a full-on progressive who is concerned more about the national progressive ideology than Tallahassee, but days before the general election in comes a $5,000 donation to Matlow’s political committee from none other than Jane Fonda. This is comparable to George Soros donating to Andrew Gillum. […]