Six months into 2016, the City of Tallahassee released crime statistics that show violent crime decreased by 13.4% when compared to the first six months of 2015, while property crime increased. In year over year comparisons of violent crime incidents for the first six months, murders decreased from 8 to 4, rapes decreased from 119 […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee Democrat columnist Gary Yordon is being paid by the Curtis Richardson Campaign. Mr. Richardson is seeking to retain his seat on the City Commission. On February 1, 2016 the Tallahassee Democrat reported that Gary Yordon “serves as a Florida correspondent for CNN and writes a column for Gannett newspapers.” On June 29, 2016, a reporter […]
Our local government has stained the reputation of three of our fellow citizens. Now, through legal maneuvers, they are trying to break their spirit and hide the truth. This is an embarrassing story of how the powerful hide their own failings at the expense of hard working public servants. —————————– Three dedicated public servants got […]
Jeff Burlew, who the Tallahassee Democrat labels as their community watchdog reporter, recently wrote a story about political advertising in the upcoming elections and predicted that City Commissioner Scott Maddox will easily win his race. Burlew, referring to Maddox, wrote “He’s facing three challengers with little name recognition or chance of winning.” Ironically, in writing that […]
The race for the Leon County District 4 School Board pits an incumbent against two challengers in what many see as a referendum on accountability. DeeDee Rasmussen DeeDee Rasmussen has represented District 4 for eight years. She is currently the board chair, and was vice chair last year. As such, she found herself caught in […]
In what former County Commissioner Cliff Thaell labeled “An Open Letter to County Commissioner Brian (sic) Desloge” posted on Facebook, Thaell asked Desloge to reverse his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The full letter is included at the end of the article. Desloge recently revealed his support for Trump in an interview with […]
TALLAHASSEE – After nearly 30 years patrolling the Tallahassee streets, Mike Blackburn has a unique perspective on the city and how it became the highest ranked for violent crime in Florida. As much as the capital city has changed over the years, Blackburn, who retired from the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) in May, thinks one […]
This report is part of a series on the Leon County school system The series is based on 2015/16 teacher salary data specific to each school and how the salaries relate to a number of performance and demographic factors. Information on teacher salaries provided to Tallahassee Reports indicates significant variation in average salaries between schools. […]
The race for City Commission seat 2 is heating up. Today at the Florida Press Center, Steven Hougland, who is running against current City Commissioner Curtis Richardson, revealed that his opponent accepted $750 in campaign contributions from a city vendor on the same day the City Commission voted to extend the vendor’s contract. The vote […]
The differences between the three candidates running for supervisor of elections are more a matter of background and experience than their stances on the issues. Leon County voters decide between an elections technician, a politician and a criminal justice advocate in August. From early voting to voting rights for ex-cons, they all support making voting […]