The investigative book Secret Empires by Government Accountability Institute’s (GAI) Peter Schweizer will debut at #1 on the New York Times combined print and e-book best-seller list, according to publishing industry sources. Peter Schweizer resides in Tallahassee where GAI is located. Tallahassee Reports will host an event featuring Peter Schweizer on April 23rd in Tallahassee. Get details here. […]
At the March 27th, 2018 Leon County School Board meeting, officials will report on construction projects that are in the pipeline for the next 12-months. The report is in accordance with policy 6321 that requires the superintendent to report to the Board semi-annually at a regular meeting the status of all construction projects planned to […]
Two embarrassing pictures of local politicians on trips with undercover FBI agents were treated differently by the Gannett owned Tallahassee Democrat. Consider this. The picture of City Commissioner Scott Maddox in Las Vegas with FBI agents and a midget stripper was published in its entirety on the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat on September […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Tallahassee Democrat published an altered picture of Mayor Andrew Gillum and Adam Corey as part of a negotiation that resulted in the Tallahassee Democrat getting an interview with Mayor Gillum. Gillum is a candidate for Florida governor. Multiple sources, who have seen the unaltered picture, made Tallahassee Reports aware […]
At the last city commission meeting, Tallahassee Police Chief DeLeo reported that the 2017 Leon County crime rate decreased 14.3% when compared to the rate in 2016. The 2017 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) incorporates the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office into a comprehensive overview of the community. The 2017 UCR reported […]
It is hard to keep a secret in Tallahassee. Especially if you are filming a video in front of city hall within view of the politicos trading war stories about the recently completed legislative session outside of the Governor’s Club. This is even more complicated if the video production is being over seen by Kevin […]
This should help with the Tallahassee City Commission dysfunction. Today, City Commissioner and Florida League of Cities President Gil Ziffer issued a press release endorsing Gwen Graham in the race for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. Ziffer said that “Gwen knows that local elected officials understand their communities best,” and noted her defense of […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a company affiliated with Adam Corey reaped a 129% return over a three-and-half year period on the sale of a piece of vacant property the company purchased from the City of Tallahassee. The property. located on the corner of St. Michael Street and Gaines Street, was purchased by a Corey […]
At the last city commission meeting, elected officials voted in favor of a bid protest lodged by a city vendor (DPB & Associates) with family connections to City Commissioner Nancy Miler. The 4-0 vote – Miller abstained – came after a prolonged bid protest process that was denied at each turn until presented to the City […]
A Tallahassee firefighter, who claimed racial discrimination and retaliation, has agreed to a $300,000 settlement pending City Commission approval. Reginald Brown was employed as a firefighter with the City in 1986. On October 8, 2013, Mr. Brown retired from his employment with the City of Tallahassee after being told that his employment would be terminated, […]