College Athlete Pay Plan Will Not Include Revenue Sharing

College Athlete Pay Plan Will Not Include Revenue Sharing

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida college athletes won’t get revenue-sharing paydays when they leave campus, as lawmakers continue moving forward with efforts to allow off-field compensation for athletes. Before voting to back a controversial compensation bill (SB 646), members of the Senate Innovation, Industry and Technology Committee on Monday […]

Two Former LCS Principals to Face Professional Practices Panel

Two Former LCS Principals to Face Professional Practices Panel

Two former Leon County principals, Karwynn Paul and Marilyn Jackson-Rahming, are listed on the recently released State of Florida Education Practices Commission agenda scheduled for March 4, 2020 in Orlando. The hearing notice states that the assigned “Administrator Hearing Panel will take final agency action in matters dealing with the disciplining of administrators.” Paul, the […]

Tallahassee Airport Traffic Up 10.9% in January

Tallahassee Airport Traffic Up 10.9% in January

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in January by 10.9% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 63,146 during last January to 70,016 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the three major carriers. American was up […]

Commissioner Matlow Explains Position on City Commission Pay

Commissioner Matlow Explains Position on City Commission Pay

At the last Tallahassee City Commission meeting Commissioner Jeremy Matlow made a motion to have city staff bring back the steps required to bring Commissioner pay to the same level as Leon County Commissioner pay. Currently Tallahassee City Commissioners are paid approximately $39,000 and Leon County Commissioners are paid approximately $80,000. The Mayor of Tallahassee […]

Poll: Majority of Floridians Support Parental Consent for Minors Seeking Abortions

Poll: Majority of Floridians Support Parental Consent for Minors Seeking Abortions

According to polling data, a majority of Floridians support legislation requiring minors to seek approval from their parents before obtaining an abortion. The survey was conducted by St. Pete Polls this past Monday and Tuesday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, queried 2,293 registered Florida voters. The results have a 2.0% Margin of Error at […]

Governor, House Escalate Inquiry Into Domestic Violence Agency

Governor, House Escalate Inquiry Into Domestic Violence Agency

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida House on Thursday intensified an inquiry into Florida’s domestic violence agency, calling for additional investigations and issuing subpoenas over the former head of the taxpayer-backed organization’s compensation. The governor asked state Inspector General Melinda Miguel to investigate the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s “exorbitant compensation payouts” and […]