Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On January 23, a number of teachers attended the Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting demanding fair compensation and noting that their salaries were not keeping up with the cost of living. Get the details. After dropping […]
By The News Service of Florida The Florida House and Senate on Friday released proposed budgets for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that top $115 billion — but would be less than the current year’s spending plan. The Senate proposal (SB 2500) totaled $115.9 billion, while the House proposal (PCB APC 24-01) came in just under […]
By The News Service of Florida First-time unemployment claims dropped in Florida after a brief post-holiday season increase. The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,610 unemployment applications were filed last week in Florida, down from 7,103 during the week that ended Jan. 13. Last week’s total was similar to the state’s 5,697 weekly […]
On January 23, a number of teachers attended the Leon County School Board (LCSB) meeting demanding fair compensation. Teachers told stories on behalf of other teachers and themselves, sharing their day-to-day struggles with their current salaries. Many teachers claimed the Board did not value veteran teachers, noting their salaries were not keeping up with the […]
FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections show six candidates have surpassed $50,000 with more than six months until the first vote will be cast. Tallahassee Police said they are investigating an aggravated […]
The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections show six candidates have surpassed $50,000 with more than six months until the first vote will be cast. You can review candidate donors here. The six candidates with over $50,000 in contributions include: -Superintendent Rocky Hanna -Leon County Commission At-Large candidate, Commissioner […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS At the January 23, 2024 Leon County School Board business meeting, officials addressed a new cell phone policy and heard from teachers who are upset about salaries. Get the details. Leon County School officials provided an update […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board (LCSB) business meeting held on January 23, 2023. The LCSB heard a presentation about the LCS truancy process which has resulted in approximately 50 truancy cases filed in court over the last three years. Several LCSB members asked for a workshop on the issue. […]
During the Leon County School Board retreat, school officials provided an update on the problem with absenteeism. Data provided by officials showed that during the first nine weeks of the 2023-24 school year, 27.3% of LCS students were chronically absent, see table below. Chronic absenteeism is defined as any student that misses 10% or more […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On January 22, the Leon County Commission held their annual retreat and celebrated Tallahassee’s Bicentennial year. At the retreat, the Commission unanimously approved a motion by Commissioner Bill Proctor asking the Commission to apologize for their role […]