The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI), an economic growth indicator, released numbers ending June 2018. Following a 4.21 point fall in May, the Index regained 1.06 points from 38.52 to 39.52 in June. The three-month and the six-month average remain negative. See chart below. “The June numbers are in, and the Index has moved up, slightly. […]
Approximately three hours after gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum released documents that he claims supports his assertion that he paid his own way on his controversial trips to New York and Costa Rica, his “former friend” is saying something different. According to veteran reporter Gary Fineout, Adam Corey’s attorney, Chris Kise, is stating that Gillum did […]
From 2009 to 2013, public documents show that when gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum served on the Tallahassee City Commission, the Tallahassee City Commission repeatedly ignored pleas from law enforcement for help with a festering crime problem. Gillum served as a city commissioner from 2003 to 2014 and was elected mayor in 2014. Documents also show […]
Two of the three races for seats on the Leon County School Board are headed to a runoff. Incumbent school board member Joy Bowen was able to avoid a run-off in the District 5 race with 53.2% of vote. Bowen received 3,867 votes while Bowen’s only challenger, Marcus Nicolas, tallied 3,401 votes. District 4 incumbent […]
By Scott Carswell, Jr. The season is here! On Labor Day night at 8 PM the Virginia Tech Hokies will be playing the Seminoles under the lights in Doak Campbell Stadium. Even legendary coaches Bobby Bowden and Frank Beamer will be there serving as honorary captains. The last time these two teams met was in […]
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s recent victory in the Democrat primary for Florida governor has raised the profile of Tallahassee Reports. This week TR’s Steve Stewart was contacted by a journalist with Washington Post and a TR report made the front page of Breibart News. Emma Brown, with Washington Post, wrote an article about Gillum’s primary […]
Tallahassee Reports has recovered documents which shows that Solar Distributors of America, LLC, a business identified in a federal subpoena related to the investigation of local corruption in Tallahassee, resides in the same 3,650 square foot building that is headquarters to the Andrew Gillum campaign for Florida governor. Also, summaries of city commission meetings show […]
People close to the federal investigation have indicated that Mayor Andrew Gillum’s brother, Marcus Gillum, was paid by undercover federal agents who were posing as developers. The payments were made to Marcus Gillum in their role as developers seeking business with the city of Tallahassee. The payments were said to be in the thousands of […]
The race for Leon County Commission District 3 is headed for a recount. The unofficial results, listed below, show that Rick Minor finished with 8,234 votes or 50.43% of the total vote. Emily Fritz finished second with 5,443 votes or 33.3%. Emily Fritz posted on her campaign Facebook that because the margin was “less than half […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee Community College (TCC) political science professor Edward Duggan has posted comments on Facebook and made public statements to local groups that indicate President Trump could end all elections in the United States and create a terrorist attack for political purposes. It also appears that Duggan is sharing some of […]