One day after the City of Tallahassee elected officials said they would wait until the ethics investigation into City Manager Rick Fernandez accepting football tickets from a city lobbyist was complete, Fernandez has decided to take paid administrative leave. Tallahassee Reports first broke the story about the City Manager taking football tickets from Adam Corey in August, […]
Following more revelations about questionable behavior by City of Tallahassee officials, Mayor Andrew Gillum and Tallahassee’s four city commissioners took the unusual step of posting a letter on the city’s Talgov.com homepage. The letter acknowledges the community concerns over the FBI investigation and the recent questions surrounding the actions of City Manager Rick Fernandez. However, […]
Documents obtained by Tallahassee Reports show that a City of Tallahassee employee in the Underground Utilities department received a $26,000 raise in six installments over a period of 12 months. The employee, Tim Potter is the “Manager of Operations for Underground Utility and Public Infrastructure.” In July 2017, a number of city employees were fired in the Underground […]
It is one thing when a Republican leader calls for a Democratic mayor to resign, but quite another when a long-time Democrat party leader asks a Democratic mayor to resign. And that is what happened here in Tallahassee after more questionable activities at city hall surfaced yesterday. Jon Ausman, who chaired the Leon Democrat Executive […]
Dr. Erwin Jackson told Tallahassee Reports he has become a messenger for people who know of public corruption but do not have the resources or the freedom to speak out. His recent publicity from presentations at the city commission meetings and his regular Facebook posts have generated numerous phone calls from individuals who claim to […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a Leon County business partner, Renovate America, is under investigation by Securities Exchange Commission – an independent agency of the United States federal government – and is responding to questions by the FBI. Renovate America has said they are not the target of an FBI investigation, but rather assisting the […]
During the October 10th Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting, Superintendent Rocky Hanna blamed school choice in Florida for Leon County’s recent ranking as one of the five most highly-segregated school districts in the state. Hanna faced questioning from LCSB chair Georgia “Joy” Bowen on the resegregation of Leon County schools identified in a Sept. […]
PlayBig Therapy Center opened its second facility Oct. 9 in Marianna to expand its ability to treat Panhandle children with autism, ADHD and other neurological conditions. Kelley Hutto, a licensed Physical Therapist and co-owner/founder of PlayBig said PlayBig Therapy Center in Tallahassee was drawing clients from Chipley, Bonifay and Marianna. Her husband, Mike, a co-founder […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s Forward Florida PAC has refunded 50% of the contributions raised in September 2017. The Gillum affiliated PAC raised $6,000 in September. Also, the $3,000 refund, was made to P&P Communications, a public relations firm which donated $5,000 to the PAC in September. TR first reported Gillum’s […]
Last week the city’s independent Ethics Board released documents emanating from the investigation of a $5,000 discount received from a city vendor by a family member of Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez. The ethics questions surrounding the transaction involve a possible gift received by Fernandez from a city vendor and a job given to the […]