By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With a week to go in the 2022 legislative session, Florida lawmakers are considering a series of measures to propel Republican leaders’ years-long battle to make it harder for groups to change the state Constitution. Floridians have relied on the ballot-initiative process in recent years […]
Florida election officials are preparing for the impact of a new law that will require, among other things, additional information for voters currently registered. These requirements are in addition to any new requirements that may pass in the closing days of the current legislative session. The bill under current consideration, HB 7061, sponsored by State […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida doctors could soon be prohibited from performing abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, after the Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill Thursday night that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. Senators approved the measure (HB 5) in a 23-15 party-line vote that was the […]
Saturday – March 5, 2022 – will mark the beginning of the City of Tallahassee’s Downtown Market season. The market will open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Ponce de Leon Park, located at the corner of Monroe Street and Park Ave. Tallahassee Downtown Market is the city’s longest-running Saturday market that features over […]
Provided below is Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey’s comments on Twitter following Kristin Dozier’s entrance into the mayoral race. From Mayor Dailey: Kristin Dozier has just filed to run against me for Mayor and she’s being propped up by the same dark money interests that have been spreading lies about me and my family. But we […]
Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier has filed the required paperwork to run for mayor of Tallahassee. She joins candidates Mayor John Dailey and Whitfield Leland in the race. Dozier will be making a live announcement at 5 pm today via Facebook. Previous comments by Dozier indicate she has been seriously considering a run for months. […]
Capital Regional Medical Center announced in a press release that beginning March 3rd, the hospital is uniting under the shared brand of HCA Florida Healthcare and will be called HCA Florida Capital Hospital Capital Regional Medical Center is one of over 450 HCA affiliated sites of care across Florida that connect nearly 11,000 physicians serving […]
The Parental Rights in Education bill his headed to the Senate floor after a debate that referenced the “GenderBread Person.” The debate featured elected officials questioning the need for a provision which regulated discussions in the classroom. The bill prohibits “instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that […]
Candidates running for the Leon County Commission have raised a total of $176,651 as of the February 10th campaign report filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections. The candidates have spent $25,939 and have $147,604 left for campaign activities. The next report is due March 10th. The table below shows the campaign fundraising activities […]
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate is poised to consider a controversial measure that would prohibit school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grade levels, as one Republican called on lawmakers to “soften” the bill when it is heard on the Senate floor. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the bill (HB 1557) in […]