Task Force Looks for Answers on Reviving Economy
By Jim Turner, Christine Sexton The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With hundreds of thousands of workers filing unemployment claims and…
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UPDATED: DEO Publishes Florida Unemployment Dashboard
On Monday the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity began to provide daily updates on their efforts to address Reemployment Assistance challenges. The…
City Makes Decision to Reject All Bids for Northwood Centre Lot
At their April 22 meeting, the City Commissioners voted to reject all bids for the sale of a property acquired as part…
City Commissioners Approve Lease Amendment for General Dynamics
At their April 22 meeting, the City Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a lease amendment for General Dynamics Land Systems, a military…
Blueprint Announces $1M LEAN Grant Program for Local Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19
On Thursday, April 16, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors (IA Board), which is made up of City and County Commissioners,…
Leon County Schools Need to Address Distance Learning Concerns
Now that Florida Governor DeSantis has cancelled public school for the remainder of the year, a decision that was supported by Leon…
Leon County 2019 Crime Rate Down, No Longer Leads State
After a five year run, Leon County no longer leads the state of Florida in crime rate. The Florida Department of Law…
Coronavirus Model Lowers Florida Death Projections
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) model, which has become the go-to model for coronavirus projections, has once again lowered…
DeSantis Revamps Leadership of Unemployment System
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday shook up oversight of the state’s unemployment-compensation…
UPDATED: Killearn Homes Association Votes to Sell Land Located at Killearn Estates Entrance
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Killearn Homes Association (KHA) is taking steps towards selling vacant land located at the Thomasville Road…
Leon County Plans for Decrease in Tourist Development Tax Revenue, Proposes Cuts
At their meeting on April 14, the County Commissioners reviewed a report on the impact of COVID-19 on Tourist Development Tax (TDT)…
State Steps Up Testing in Nursing Homes as Cases Mount
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of infections in long-term care facilities approached 1,000, Gov.…