City Commissioners approved the launch and advancement of the “PowerTLH” campaign for electric vehicle charging stations. The central theme of the campaign is to present the City’s progressive approach to clean energy for Tallahassee residents. PowerTLH is the next step in the Clean Energy Plan resolution to move the city to 100% renewable energy by […]
During the April 21, 2020 City Commission meeting the City Commissioner Jack Porter made a motion that city staff formulate a proposal regarding a municipal issued identification card programs. City Commissioners voted unanimously to support Porter’s motion. Municipal Identification (ID) Cards are issued by local governments and typically allow access to county or city programs […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed into law a plan to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, with the estimated $1 billion a year in revenue going to curb a pair of taxes on Florida businesses. While the […]
TR’s weekly report (April 11 – April 18) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s April 11th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending April 18th, shows all indicators increased, but are still below notable benchmarks. For example, the positivity rate increased from 3.2% last […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic increased 9.4% in March when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 37,829 during March 2020 to 41,377 this year. The 9.4% increase this month is relative to March 2020 traffic which began to feel the impact of […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 24.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 254 single-family home resales in March 2020 and 316 resales in March 2021. Last month there were 234 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in March 2021 increased […]
During the sharing of ideas part of the March 24th City Commission meeting, Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox asked for more information about the success of cities using “monthly income” programs to address poverty. Commissioner Williams-Cox noted that many cities across the country are dealing with poverty by using a program to identify or select a small […]
The latest jobs report shows that Leon County added 190 jobs in March. One year ago Leon County lost 2,024 jobs. The unemployment rate in March 2021 was 4.6%, unchanged from the revised February number. One year ago the March unemployment rate was 5.0%. The number of people working in March 2021 is less when […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With two weeks left in the legislative session, the Florida House and Senate began formal negotiations Friday night on what could be a record $100 billion state budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, and House […]
City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, who recently called for the end to three major Blueprint projects, will appear on the Tuesday edition of Above the Fold with Tallahassee Report’s Editor Steve Stewart. To hear the interview you can tune-in to Real Talk 93.3 FM at 11:00 a.m. or stream the show live. “I have always respected […]