This Saturday at noon the Seminoles will host the Alabama State Hornets on Fox Sports Florida. Alabama State is 5-4 with wins over Tuskegee, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State and Texas Southern and with losses against UAB, Kennesaw State, Alcorn State and Alabama A&M. Alabama State’s only game against a bowl subdivision opponent […]
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Legislature to abandon the embattled “Best and Brightest” bonus program and replace it with a new plan to offer bonuses to public-school teachers and principals. The governor said Thursday his proposed bonus program aims to provide incentives to teachers […]
It appears City of Tallahassee elected officials are becoming more and more popular among lobbyists. Over the last seven years, the number of registered lobbyists have increased 500%, from 8 in 2011 to 48 in 2019. During this time, the number of registered lobbying firms has increased from 7 to 33. See the trend in […]
Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil recently appeared on the Morning Show with Preston Scott and discussed the Leon County Sheriff’s Office’s plans for crime reduction, including the ALLin LEON initiative. The initiative is a plan to bring community members and organizations together with the goal of reducing crime in Leon County. “It starts with the […]
After repeated requests by Tallahassee Reports, Leon County Schools finally provided information that indicates that LCS failed to properly follow Florida Sunshine Laws related to 45 agenda review meetings during the period covering January, 2017 to August, 2019. Specifically, LCS failed to properly produce complete minutes of the meetings and failed to audio record 10 […]
According to an annual report from the Sport & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), less and less kids are playing youth sports. The percentage of children from ages 6 to 12 who played a team or individual sport at least one day during the year has decreased from 73% to 69.1% from 2011 to 2017. The […]
Public records indicate that Sean Pittman, who was the campaign manager for Sheriff Walt McNeil during the 2016 election cycle, is listed as the state lobbyist for the Leon County Sheriffs Office (LCSO) in 2019. Campaign records show that the McNeil campaign paid Pittman’s company, ESP Media, approximately $182,000 during the campaign for advertising and […]
This Saturday at noon FSU will be in Chesnut Hill, MA to take on the Boston College Eagles on the ACC Network. Boston College is 5-4 with wins over Virginia Tech, Richmond, NC State and Syracuse and losses to Kansas, Wake Forest, Louisville and Clemson. The last time the two schools played was in 2018 […]
On November 7th, Tallahassee Reports editor Steve Stewart interviewed Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor on Real Talk 93.3’s Above the Fold. Stewart and Minor discussed current issues that included the Blueprint Northeast Gateway Project and the Children’s Services Council. After serving as a Leon County Commissioner for about a year, Minor gave his initial impressions […]
The Tallahassee City Commission voted unanimously to purchase the Rose Printing building and acreage located off of Jackson Bluff road. Mayor Dailey said “this is an incredibly smart management move.” Original Story Next Wednesday, the City Commission will consider the purchase of the Rose Printing building. The property, located on the southwest corner of Jackson […]