Tallahassee City Commissioner Gill Ziffer Endorses Gwen Graham for Governor

Tallahassee City Commissioner Gill Ziffer Endorses Gwen Graham for Governor

This should help with the Tallahassee City Commission dysfunction. Today, City Commissioner and Florida League of Cities President Gil Ziffer issued a press release endorsing Gwen Graham in the race for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. Ziffer said that “Gwen knows that local elected officials understand their communities best,” and noted her defense of […]

City of Tallahassee Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $300,000

City of Tallahassee Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $300,000

A Tallahassee firefighter, who claimed racial discrimination and retaliation, has agreed to a $300,000 settlement pending City Commission approval. Reginald Brown was employed as a firefighter with the City in 1986. On October 8, 2013, Mr. Brown retired from his employment with the City of Tallahassee after being told that his employment would be terminated, […]

Poll: Voters Support Making it Harder to Raise Taxes

Poll: Voters Support Making it Harder to Raise Taxes

TALLAHASSEE — Backed by Gov. Rick Scott and other Republican leaders, a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for the Legislature to raise taxes and fees appears to have broad voter support, a new poll shows. Lawmakers last week approved a proposed constitutional amendment that, if passed by voters, would require two-thirds votes […]

Poll Finds Voters Support School-Board Term Limits

Poll Finds Voters Support School-Board Term Limits

A proposed constitutional amendment that would impose eight-year term limits on members of county school boards would pass comfortably if it goes on the November ballot, according to a new poll. The poll, released Tuesday by the Tallahassee-based firm Clearview Research, shows that 68 percent of voters support limiting school-board members to two four-year terms. […]

FSU Leads Florida in Sports Revenue

FSU Leads Florida in Sports Revenue

With total athletics revenue of $144.7 million, Florida State University was the highest-grossing college sports programs in Florida in 2016, followed by University of Florida ($142.5 million) and University of Miami ($89.1 million), according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. Department of Education data. The agency’s office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions […]

Lawmakers Pass $88.7 Billion Budget to End Session

Lawmakers Pass $88.7 Billion Budget to End Session

Florida lawmakers ended their 2018 session Sunday by passing an $88.7 billion budget, while Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that provides record funding for Bright Futures college scholarships and continues expanding voucher-like programs for children to attend private schools. In a 95-12 vote, the House approved the 2018-2019 budget (HB 5001), which takes effect on […]

Jeremy Matlow City Commission Campaign Ad Generates Buzz, Raises Questions

Jeremy Matlow City Commission Campaign Ad Generates Buzz, Raises Questions

Jeremy Matlow, who is running for City Commission, released a campaign video late last week which immediately generated what political consultants call buzz. FloridaPolitics.com, a popular statewide blog wrote a story about the ad after its release.  As of Sunday afternoon, the video has been viewed over 10,000 times and shared on Facebook by 116 […]

Commissioner Proctor Responds to Hanna, Seeks Appointed School Superintendent

Commissioner Proctor Responds to Hanna, Seeks Appointed School Superintendent

Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor has responded to comments by Superintendent of Schools Rocky Hanna, which labeled Proctor a bully and an embarrassment to the community. Hanna’s comment came after Proctor weighed in on a gun safety bill which he said could result in black students becoming targets for “trigger-happy” armed teachers. Proctor, in an […]