A review of a recent story published in the Tallahassee Democrat, “The Diesel Disaster that Wasn’t”, reveals there were significant financial arrangements between the City of Tallahassee and people interviewed by Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew. The specifics of these arrangements were not disclosed. These arrangements are important to the context of the reporting because […]
Imagine waking up Monday morning and getting successive email alerts stating an electronic monthly payment has been withdrawn from your account 20 times. Suddenly your modest bank account is at a $6,000 deficit before your first bowl of cereal. Compounding the issue is your bank is notifying you that you will be charged about $750 […]
There is a growing marriage gap along class lines in America. This may be bad news for social mobility, since children raised by married parents typically do better in life on almost every available economic and social measure. But it is important to try and understand why the children of married parents do better. Is […]
Marshall Mott-Smith, who worked with the Florida Department of Environmental (FDEP) regulation for 27 years, believes the fuel leak at the Hopkins Generating Station could have been avoided. When he left FDEP in 2008, Mr. Mott-Smith was the Administrator of the Storage Tank Regulation Section. He worked with nearly 50 DEP District Tanks Program staff […]
The 2017 U.S. News Best High School rankings have been released. USNews stated the rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Listed below is a chart with information on six high schools in Leon county. The ranking methodology used by USNews is listed below […]
The Tallahassee Democrat has finally weighed in on the fuel spill at the Hopkins Generating Station that has avoided public view for over five years. Despite the title of the Democrat’s story, “The Diesel Disaster that Wasn’t”, the details in the report verified thousands of gallons of diesel leaked into the groundwater at the Hopkins […]
The State of Florida employment report shows that Leon County added 1,637 jobs in March 2017. On year ago Leon County added 297 jobs. This month’s gain follows a gain of 3,029 jobs in February. The unemployment rate decreased from 4.1% in February to 3.9% in March. The report indicates that approximately 6,400 more people […]
TALLAHASSEE— The jobs of Leon County Commissioners are often considered to be part-time commitments with pay dictated by Florida statute. But is that an accurate depiction? Vince Long, Leon County Administrator said the commission positions are not specified as full- or part-time in any Leon County charter, ordinance or Florida statute because the commissioners are […]
TALLAHASSEE – Within the next couple of months, a medical marijuana dispensary will open in Killearn. Construction is ongoing at 1639 Village Square Blvd. on Surterra Wellness Center, a one thousand square foot facility which will employ 15 people. Surterra will be the second dispensary in Tallahassee. Trulieve became Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary when […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased in March by 5.4% when compared to numbers sold in March one year ago. There were 313 single-family home resales in March 2017 and 292 resales in March 2016. The latest numbers show that annualized rate of sales was 3,097 in March. This is 7.9% above […]