State Audit Finds Leon County School Board Erred in Giving Teacher Bonuses

State Audit Finds Leon County School Board Erred in Giving Teacher Bonuses

Tallahassee Reports has confirmed with the Leon County School Board that a state audit has determined that approximately 20 teachers received bonuses that must be returned. The bonuses range from $5,000 -$10,000. The total amount expended by the error that occurred in 2017 was expected to be around $120,000. The bonuses were part of the […]

Andrew Gillum’s New York Trip Was More Than a Boat Ride

Andrew Gillum’s New York Trip Was More Than a Boat Ride

Tallahassee Reports has confirmed additional facts about Mayor Andrew Gillum’s trip to New York with the supposed undercover FBI agent Michael Miller and Edison owner and city lobbyist, Adam Corey. The New York trip was first reported by WCTV reporter Mariel Carbone. WCTV obtained a picture of Gillum, Corey, and Miller on a boat in New York […]

Dr. Jackson Files Complaint Against City Manager Fernandez with Florida Commission on Ethics

Dr. Jackson Files Complaint Against City Manager Fernandez with Florida Commission on Ethics

Recently the Tallahassee Democrat reported that Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez had hired a lawyer to ask the city’s Independent Ethics Board to reconsider their decision to forward a complaint against Fernandez to the Florida Commission on Ethics. That request now seems moot. Dr. Erwin Jackson, a local business owner and watchdog of local government, […]

Jordan Beats the Odds

Jordan Beats the Odds

TALLAHASSEE — As Madeline (Maddie) Jordan headed toward the last line of brightly-colored jumps, a hush settled over the large crowd of spectators gathered for the United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. It was so silent, it made the 13-year-old Tallahassee native nervous. She worried if her pony so much as brushed […]

Undercover FBI Agent Provided Exclusive Football Tickets to City Manager, City Employees

Undercover FBI Agent Provided Exclusive Football Tickets to City Manager, City Employees

Tallahassee Reports has confirmed through a number of sources that City Manager Rick Fernandez received football tickets located in the “Old School” sky box from city lobbyist and Edison owner, Adam Corey. Corey owns the sky box. TR has reviewed the gift records maintained by the Florida Commission on Ethics and no gift disclosure for […]

Ethics Board to Refer Fernandez Complaint to Florida Commission on Ethics

Ethics Board to Refer Fernandez Complaint to Florida Commission on Ethics

In a bold move, the City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board decided Tuesday night that an anonymous complaint involving city manager Rick Fernandez will be referred to the Florida Commission on Ethics. The decision comes after the full City Commission has repeatedly ignored the Board’s request for more authority to address similar complaints. The decision […]

Corruption Investigation Goes National, PR Exec Says Tallahassee Brand Could Be Hurt

Corruption Investigation Goes National, PR Exec Says Tallahassee Brand Could Be Hurt

While Tallahassee waits for more information from the FBI about their investigation into corruption, on Tuesday the USA Today published an article on their national website detailing the undercover operation. The article entitled “FBI agents went undercover in Florida’s capital for the ‘biggest investigation in years” is accompanied by the picture of three people with blurred faces. […]

Indicted Attorney Harold Knowles has Business Ties with City & County Government

Indicted Attorney Harold Knowles has Business Ties with City & County Government

News broke Friday that prominent local attorney Harold Knowles was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Georgia. The indictment mentioned Knowles’ Tallahassee Law firm and Pinnacle/CSG, a Florida-based construction company partly owned by Knowles. Research by Tallahassee Reports has found that both entities addressed in the indictment have financial relationships with […]

Gillum, Daniels, & Corey Flew to Tampa on Developer’s Private Plane for Political Meeting

Gillum, Daniels, & Corey Flew to Tampa on Developer’s Private Plane for Political Meeting

Tallahassee Reports has confirmed through sources that on Friday, February 12, 2016, Mayor Andrew Gillum, with his Chief of Staff Dustin Daniels, flew to Tampa on a private plane owned by Southport Financial Services for a political meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to give Mayor Andrew Gillum a venue to tell “his story” […]