Florida Commission on Ethics to Consider Settlement with Rick Fernandez
On January 25, 2019 the Commission on Ethics will consider a settlement entered into by former Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez and…
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DeSantis Backs Corcoran for State Education Commissioner
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Signaling that he will be open to the expansion of non-traditional school…
Fall Review of FSU, FAMU Sports
Florida State Soccer National champs! The ladies soccer team has won its second national championship in five years. Over the weekend they…
City Accepts Affordable Housing Recommendations That Would Change Development Rules
The Tallahassee City Commission recently voted to accept a report by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) which included recommendations that would…
Audit: Concealed-Weapon Permit Process Lacked Oversight
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — A follow-up report on the handling of the state’s concealed-carry permitting process…
Tallahassee Moves to Create a “Tree Commission”
After hearing a presentation on the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP), the Tallahassee City Commission followed the lead of new city commissioners…
Mandy Harvey Performing at FSU’s Opperman Music Hall
On Thursday, December 6, Florida State University will host Mandy Harvey at the Opperman Music Hall. Tickets are still available at www.openingnights.fsu.edu…
Mortgage Cash-Out Refinancing Hits Record, Resembles Behavior that Led to 2008 Crisis
Americans have hit the highest share of cash-out refinancing since 2007 warns a recent Wall Street Journal article by Ben Eisen and…
Leon County Commission Establishes Legislative Priorities
Each year the Leon Board of County Commissioners establishes state and federal legislative priorities. At their November 20, 2018 meeting, the Board…
Mayor Dailey Seeks Change in Management of Controversial Lobbyist Contracts
On Wednesday, newly elected Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey will ask the City Commission to support his campaign promise to move the management…
Judge Backs Revoking Nursing Home License After Irma Deaths
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Offering extensive details of what she described as a “catastrophe,” an administrative…
Parker’s Perspective: Ancestry/DNA is the Kind of Initiative the School District is Missing
With the current state of our government, we have witnessed a corresponding rise in thuggish behavior. Our diversity, which in good times…