Speaking to a group of supporters at The Villages, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday once again vowed to require Florida businesses to use a federal system to check the immigration status of new hires. Flanked by Sen. Joe Gruters and Rep. Cord Byrd, two key Republican lawmakers who helped the governor deliver a ban on […]
A recent vote by the Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) has made it a real possibility that a local group will soon own the struggling Killearn Golf & Country Club. Based on discussions with interested parties, the unanimous KHA vote was required to amend the terms of a settlement agreement which was signed by the KHA […]
Campaign reports indicate that donations made to the 2016 Rocky Hanna for Superintendent campaign included sixty-five $1,000 donations from businesses and individuals with addresses in Nevada and the Atlanta, Georgia area. Of the sixty-five $1,000 donations, fifty-one were from corporate entities and fourteen were from individuals. Ten of these individuals appear to be employed by […]
The Leon County Commissioners discussed the possibility of creating a Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) at their November 12th meeting. They voted to hold a public hearing in December to consider the draft SEP ordinance. The Florida Legislature approved the Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA) in June, which authorized SEPs. Currently, Miami-Dade is the only Florida […]
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency has scheduled the Northeast Gateway: Welaunee Boulevard PD&E Study Traffic Modeling Information Session on December 3rd from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Montford Middle School located at 5789 Pimlico Drive. The long-awaited meeting is the next step in the public engagement process for the Northeast Gateway project which kicked-off back […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 93 incidents reported during the week of November 13th-19th. The data indicates there were 87 property incidents and 6 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis drew praise as “a true environmental leader” but was also criticized for not putting more money toward the Florida Forever program and failing to adequately prepare the state for climate change as he released a proposed $91.4 billion budget on Monday. DeSantis […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased 19.0% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 211 single-family home resales in October 2018 and 251 resales in October 2019. Last month there were 284 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in October 2019 increased 11.8% […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a $91.4 billion state budget for next year, touting plans to funnel more money to public-school teachers and continue “momentum” on environmental issues. The proposal is an initial step as lawmakers prepare for the January start of the annual legislative […]
With less than seven weeks left in the hotly contested Florida gubernatorial campaign between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, campaign records show that a company tied to Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna and registered in Las Vegas, Nevada, donated $50,000 to the Forward Florida PAC which was supporting Gillum. Records show that two $25,000 […]