Imagine you are an employee in a large organization and you have a workplace complaint against the CEO. You follow procedures and take your complaint to the head of Human Resources. Your concerns are ignored. Later you find out that the CEO has arranged for the head of Human Resources to receive expensive gifts – […]
Using a tax plan calculator and checking the results with the New York Times calculator, Tallahassee Reports determined the impact of the federal tax reform plan for nine different scenarios in Florida. All scenarios assume the standard deduction. The analysis below shows the impact for household incomes of $35,000, $70,000, $150,000 and $500,000 with various […]
Led by a passionate plea from Leon County Commissioner John Dailey, the Board of County Commissioners accepted the annual status update on the County’s plan for sustainability at their last meeting of the year and directed staff to work with Sustainable Tallahassee and the Sierra Club on a community-wide climate action plan. The Board chose not […]
With the utility industry continuing toward increased use of natural gas to fuel power plants, an electric cooperative has started seeking a key state approval to build a new plant in Northeast Florida. Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc., filed a proposal last week with the state Department of Environmental Protection to build a 1,050-megawatt natural-gas plant […]
On December 1st, 2017 it was reported that City Commissioner Nancy Miller, due to family considerations, would not seek re-election. Since then Tallahassee Reports has received information that sheds more light on Miller’s unexpected decision. Documents recovered by Tallahassee Reports show that City Commissioner Nancy Miller announced she would not seek re-election to the city […]
Two measures that would affect Florida school boards and school superintendents are headed to the full state Constitution Revision Commission. On Thursday, the commission’s Local Government Committee approved a measure (Proposal 43), sponsored by Commissioner Erika Donalds of Naples, that would limit school board members to no more than two four-year terms in office. Currently, […]
Citizens for Responsible Spending (CRS), a group of Tallahassee business people who formed in 2015 to address the lack of a transparent budget process, held a press conference today and called for the “immediate dismissal of Rick Fernandez as City Manager.” The City Commission recently voted to keep Mr. Fernandez on administrative paid leave and […]
In a win for business groups, a South Florida appeals court Wednesday said state law prevents Miami Beach from moving forward with a local minimum wage. A panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s ruling against the city minimum wage, which was expected to take effect in 2018. The appeals […]
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 12, 2017……… A measure that would require future tax or fee increases to be approved by two-thirds votes of the Legislature is ready for consideration by the state Constitution Revision Commission. The commission’s Finance and Taxation Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to advance a proposed constitutional amendment (Proposal 72), sponsored by Commissioner Fred Karlinsky […]
TALLAHASSEE – The Leon County Board of Commissioners is holding its only public hearing Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. on a proposed local ordinance addressing legislation recently signed into law by the governor which potentially threatens Leon County’s iconic canopy roads. According to Assistant Leon County Attorney Jessica Icerman, the Advanced Wireless Infrastructure Deployment Act (“AWIDA”) is […]