State Gets Revenue Bump in February
By The News Service of Florida As state lawmakers await updated projections that will help build next year’s state budget, they received…
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Market Square Redevelopment Activities Resume
After several stops and starts, the redevelopment of the 1970’s era Market Square shopping center has resumed again with demolition activities on…
More Good News on Local Jobs Front
The latest employment report for February 2021 shows continued improvement in local jobs numbers. The last report included annual revisions of job…
Tallahassee Chamber Chair Discusses Education Initiatives with LCS
Mr. Jay Smith, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Chair, spoke at the March 23rd Leon County School Board meeting about how…
Weekly Report Ending March 28th: Leon COVID Cases Up, Nominal Change in Positivity Rate and Hospitalizations
TR’s weekly report (March 22 – March 28) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
Fried’s Fiancee & Father Served with Complaint Related to Cannabis Company
On March 20th, 2021, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried received a summons detailing a complaint against her fiancee, Robert Bergmann, related to…
House GOP Passes Controversial Protest Bill
TALLAHASSEE — With Black lawmakers condemning the proposal as a return to the Jim Crow era, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Friday…
Many Businesses Support a Minimum-Wage Increase—Just Not Biden’s $15-an-Hour Plan
Via Eric Morath and Heather Haddon of the WSJ, the debate surrounding the federal minimum pay has been waged in Congress for…
Leon County School Board Reviews Construction Projects
The Leon County School Board reviewed an updated report on school related construction projects during the School Board meeting on March 23rd.…
Leon County Taxable Sales Recovering from COVID Pandemic
During April, May, and June of 2020, Leon County experienced double digit decreases in taxable sales growth. However, Florida Department of Revenue…
Online Sales Tax Plan Backed in Florida Senate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would require out-of-state online retailers…
Vaccination Age to Drop to 40 Next Week
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be able…