Ex-School Officer Arrested After Shooting ‘Inaction’

Ex-School Officer Arrested After Shooting ‘Inaction’

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Scot Peterson, the former Broward County school-resource officer who was forced to retire after he did not confront the gunman in last year’s Parkland school massacre, was arrested Tuesday on 11 charges related to his inaction. A 15-month investigation, conducted by the Florida Department of […]

Gillum Questions Could Focus on Campaign Money

Gillum Questions Could Focus on Campaign Money

By Ana Ceballos. The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As federal prosecutors poke around at issues involving Andrew Gillum, they could be looking into potential “misuse or misreporting” of campaign money tied to the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, according to Gillum’s attorney, Barry Richard. Documents and information demanded in a federal subpoena, issued in […]

Tallahassee City Manager to Present FY2020 Budget

Tallahassee City Manager to Present FY2020 Budget

This Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in City Hall, Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad will present the proposed FY2020 to elected officials at a budget workshop. In his budget letter, Goad notes: My goal in the development of the FY20 budget is to continue providing innovative, best-in-class service effectively and efficiently, setting the stage for the […]

By the Numbers: Lobbyists Bring in Cash

By the Numbers: Lobbyists Bring in Cash

TALLAHASSEE — Lobbying the Legislature is big business. During the first three months of the year, companies, local governments and other clients paid an estimated $37.4 million to lobbying firms for legislative work, according to state numbers. Lobbying firms are required to file quarterly reports that offer a picture of how much they get paid. […]

Andrew Gillum Lowers Goal of Registering One Million Voters

Andrew Gillum Lowers Goal of Registering One Million Voters

In March 20, 2019, the Associate Press reported that former “Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum wants to register at least 1 million voters in an effort to make the state swing blue in the 2020 presidential race….” Now that number has been reduced by 40%, to 600,000. In an interview with Steve Contorno of […]

FAMU Athletic Program Hit with Penalties

FAMU Athletic Program Hit with Penalties

Florida A&M University will be banned next year from post-season play in major sports, will have records vacated for a dozen teams and will face financial penalties and scholarship reductions, after an NCAA panel found the school “lacked institutional control” and did not properly certify the academic eligibility of athletes. Florida A&M and the NCAA […]

D’Alemberte Remembered as “Definition of a Statesman”

D’Alemberte Remembered as “Definition of a Statesman”

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With a shock of white hair, a trademark bow tie and a soft, Southern drawl, Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte was a legal icon who influenced decades of Florida governance and was described Tuesday as a “force of nature.” D’Alemberte, who died suddenly Monday at age 85, […]

College Spring Sports Update

College Spring Sports Update

Photo credit: Jeff Romance Florida State Seminoles Baseball Florida State baseball starts the postseason today at 3 PM versus Wake Forest at the ACC Tournament in Durham. The game will be broadcasted on RSN and ACC Network Extra. With the other teams on the bubble struggling so much last weekend I feel that it is […]

Seven Ballot Initiatives to Watch

Seven Ballot Initiatives to Watch

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers this month approved a controversial bill that is expected to make it harder to put citizens’ initiatives on the ballot. The bill (HB 5) would place additional restrictions on gathering the hundreds of thousands of petition signatures needed to reach the ballot. For […]