TALLAHASSEE — Pete Williams (R) is pulling no punches as the race for State Attorney nears its final days. His opponent, Jack Campbell (D), is not ducking from the onslaught. Williams accuses Campbell of continuing the legacy of Willie Meggs, a legacy, Williams called, full of cronyism, nepotism and even racism. Meggs has been Florida’s […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a 4-1 City Commission vote supporting a proposed development that will impact the Myers Parks neighborhood was influenced by unnamed developers, raising questions about transparency. The City of Tallahassee publicly noticed an agenda item for the October 26th meeting under the title, “Update on Myers Park noise mitigation wall”. However, […]
The major donor to Loranne Ausley’s Florida 2020 PAC, DuBose Ausley, is listed as the former chairman and practicing attorney at the Ausley McMullen law firm, which represents the Tallahassee Democrat. DuBose Ausley has donated $35,000 to the PAC. Loranne Ausley is DuBose Ausley’s daughter. The Tallahassee Democrat has yet to report on the Florida […]
TALLAHASSEE – Voters in Leon County have four men, each with over 20 years in law enforcement experience, from which to choose for Sheriff. All have stepped up, out of a sense of concern over recent violent crime statistics and what they feel is a call to serve. Former Leon and Gadsden County Sheriff’s deputy […]
The State of Florida employment report for September shows that Leon County added 4,300 jobs. This increase is consistent with seasonal trends. In September 2015 Leon county added 3,295 jobs and in 2014 approximately 4,600 jobs were added in September. As the chart below shows, this months gain follows a downward trend in jobs that […]
The majority of Leon county voters may decide Mark Earley is their choice for Supervisor of Elections, but one thing they will have to accept when casting their vote is the questionable campaign activities of the current Leon County Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho, on Mr. Earley’s behalf. Mr. Sancho, who has endorsed Mr. Earley, […]
Loranne Ausley, Democratic candidate for Florida House District 9, is running a campaign that criticizes the power of special interests while taking significant contributions from special interests. Tallahassee Reports has learned that Ausley has accepted large contributions given by corporate interests through a political action committee (PAC) called Florida 2020. Paperwork on file with the […]
TALLAHASSEE – As they vie to become the Florida House Representative for District 9, it is apparent Republican candidate, Jim Messer, and Democrat candidate, Loranne Ausley, want many of the same things for Leon County and Tallahassee — more money for state workers and teachers, economic development and the protection of our natural resources. The […]
The United States Census Bureau recently released estimates on poverty for 2015. The information reveals that Leon County leads counties in Florida with populations over 100,000 with a poverty rate of 22.3%. In 2015, the poverty threshold for a family with two children was calculated to be $24,036. The official poverty rate in 2015 for […]
The John Podesta emails posted by Wikileaks show that City of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s name surfaced as a potential vice-presidential candidate for Hillary Clinton. The leaked emails show that John Podesta, the head of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, shared an early list of potential vice-presidential candidates that were divided up in “rough food groups.” […]