As of June 10th, 247Sports had FSU’s 2019 football recruiting class ranked 8th in the country with ten non-binding verbal commitments. The players committed to FSU include one five-star (Akeem Dent, CB), seven four-stars and two three-stars. The 247Sports Composite Rating, shown below, compiles prospect “rankings” and “ratings” listed in the public domain by the […]
The City of Tallahassee held a budget workshop last week and staff informed city commissioners that budget analysts estimated an increase in property values which will raise an additional $2.6 million in property tax revenues. The city commission voted to hold the property tax rate at 4.1 mils. However, given the increase in property values, […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the midst of a firestorm about a reported lapse in background screenings for concealed-weapons licenses, four of the five top Democratic candidates vying to replace Republican Gov. Rick Scott squared off in a debate Saturday night. Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, former Miami Beach mayor […]
On Friday the Tallahassee Democrat published a 1,500 word defense of a $10,000 charge to Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office to publish stories favorable to a Gillum initiative. The relationship was discovered and reported by Tallahassee Reports. Editor William Hatfield authored the article and said the Tallahassee Democrat responded to TR’s findings “because we saw journalists […]
The Florida Commission on Ethics voted 8-0 today to accept staff’s probable cause recommendations related to a complaint filed against former Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez. A finding of probable cause is not a determination that a violation has occurred. Such a determination is made only after a full evidentiary hearing on the allegations. Dr. […]
Campaign reports reveal that two of the businesses featured in Tallahassee Democrat articles, that were paid for by Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office, were also major donors to Andrew Gillum’s campaign for governor. TR has previously reported that Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office negotiated with the Tallahassee Democrat to publish ten stories favorable to Andrew Gillum’s “Friendly […]
An investigation by Tallahassee Reports has determined that just one month after he announced he would run for governor of Florida, Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office negotiated with the Tallahassee Democrat to publish ten stories favorable to a Gillum initiative. The ten stories were written by Tallahassee Democrat journalist TaMaryn Waters and highlighted Gillum’s “Family Friendly […]
One thing is for certain, voters in Tallahassee will have a lot of options to choose from when it comes time to select a new mayor in August. And those options expanded on Friday when former state legislator and Tallahassee Community College professor Michelle Rewinkel Vasilinda filed the necessary paper work to become a candidate. […]
By: Scott Carswell, Jr., ScottJr91@gmail.com To start the season FSU was a favorite to earn a top eight national seed in the NCAA tournament and make a deep run in Omaha. It had the makings of Coach Mike Martin’s best team in recent memory. After ace pitcher Tyler Holton’s opening day injury the expectations took […]
Listed below is what the FBI is seeking from the City of Tallahassee. See original document here. From the subpoena: Please provide the following documents regarding Cascades Holdings LLC d/b/a Edison Restaurant (Edison) and Adam Corey: a. Any and all City of Tallahassee audit files and reports related to reviews, examinations or audits of the […]