Going Back to Cali

Going Back to Cali

After surviving Vermont’s three point barrage and pummeling Murray State, the Seminoles are onto the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. And for back-to-back seasons, they will be playing the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Southern California, this time in Anaheim. Hopefully for Florida State’s sake it will be the same outcome as last […]

Report: Over 33% of Leon County Home School Students Out of Compliance for One or More Years

Report: Over 33% of Leon County Home School Students Out of Compliance for One or More Years

Information obtained by Tallahassee Reports shows that over 33% of Leon County’s 2,346 students enrolled in home school have failed to comply with home school annual evaluation requirements. Some of the students have been out of compliance for one or more years.  An audit just completed by Leon County Schools also found that these students […]

City to Consider High Bidder for Technology Contract

City to Consider High Bidder for Technology Contract

City staff is recommending that the Tallahassee City Commission award a technology contract to a company that was one of the highest bidders of the five companies that provided proposals. The company, HighStreet IT Solutions, who submitted a price of $2.74 million with their proposal, edged out the second place company, HTC Global Services on […]

Bryan Desloge on Northeast Gateway: “Nothing is Set in Stone.”

Bryan Desloge on Northeast Gateway: “Nothing is Set in Stone.”

About 25 people showed up to a Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) meeting on Tuesday that featured a visit from Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge and officials from the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency. The topic of discussion was the Northeast Gateway. The Northeast Gateway project, which formally began with a kick-off meeting a couple of weeks ago […]

Restitution Key Issue in Amendment 4 Debate

Restitution Key Issue in Amendment 4 Debate

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Karen Leicht spent nearly three years in federal prison and three months on probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in 2010. According to a judge and a former probation officer, Leicht’s sentence is over. But the Miami paralegal may never be […]

City Slated to Extend Plumbing Replacement Loan Program

City Slated to Extend Plumbing Replacement Loan Program

City staff is recommending that city commissioners vote to expand the City’s Water and Sewer Loans program to include a Whole House Plumbing Replacement program available to residential water utility customers. The reason for the program is the impact of the city’s aging water infrastructure. When the system fails -which is happening more frequently – […]

Andrew Gillum Registers Business in Florida

Andrew Gillum Registers Business in Florida

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Andrew Gillum and his wife, R. Jai, registered a company in Florida called CJD Group, LLC on January 25th, 2019. The filing of the Limited Liability Company lists Andrew Gillum and R. Jai Gillum as Managers. The filing also lists Sharon Lettman-Hicks and Christopher Chestnut as Authorized Members. The registered […]

Session Weekly Roundup: Fired Up Over Medical Weed

Session Weekly Roundup: Fired Up Over Medical Weed

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Clad in a flannel shirt, jeans and a Florida State University baseball cap, Doug Dixon might easily blend into the crowd almost anywhere in Tallahassee. But the 59-year-old construction worker wound up at the center of a media frenzy this week, just for taking his […]

StarMetro Ridership Declines in 2018, Costs Increase

StarMetro Ridership Declines in 2018, Costs Increase

Records requested by Tallahassee Reports shows that citizens using StarMetro declined in 2018. The latest information provided by the City of Tallahassee shows that in 2018, StarMetro ridership declined 3.33% from 3.402 million passenger trips in 2017 to 3.289 million passenger trips in 2018. In 2017 the number of passenger trips declined 10.45% The decrease […]

In the Arena: Are Legacy Newspapers in Hospice?

In the Arena:  Are Legacy Newspapers in Hospice?

The current President of the United States has a very strong ability to discern weakness in long-unchallenged institutions.  For example, the President often attacks the news media as “dangerous and sick”.  He has stated the news media are the “enemy of the people”. This column will explain why the President feels both comfortable and safe […]