Florida’s Most Powerful City Manager
Research by Tallahassee Reports indicates that Anita Favors-Thompson is the most powerful City Manager in the state of Florida. This finding is…
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Gillum’s Office Circumvents City Commission, Plans to Extend Contract for Donor, Confidante
On June 19th the City Manager released her FY2016 budget. In that budget, the responsibility for hiring the federal, state, and electric…
Local Government Spending Growth Surpasses Leon County Growth In Population, Jobs
Now that the budgets are set for a number of local government entities, Tallahassee Reports will begin to research the impact of…
Stewart’s Blog: Is this Gerald Ensley’s Final Article?
Herb Seckel’s family did not get 30 days to mourn the loss of their patriarch, before Gerald Ensley, employed by the Tallahassee…
Leon County Adds 435 Jobs in August, 874 Over Last Two Months
The August employment numbers released by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity show that Leon County added jobs for the second consecutive…
City Approves 13% Increase in Property Tax, 26.9% Increase in Fire Service Fee. Maddox is Lone Dissenter
Last Wednesday, the City Commission ended one of the most contentious budget debates in memory with the approval of a 13% property…
Proposed $1.5 Million CRA Grant for Southside Health Facility Generates Heated Debate
UPDATE The CRA voted 6-2 in favor of the $1.5 million grant to Big Bend Cares. Voting for the grant were County…
MY VIEW – THE KILLEARN DEBACLE
By Claire Duchemin Reading the recent columns by J.T. Williams and Barton Tuck on the proposed closing of the north nine holes…
BREAKING NEWS: City’s Latest Budget Spends More Than City Manager’s Original Budget
After numerous budget workshops, town hall meetings, recommendations from citizens, and city commission votes, the City staff released the budget that City…
BREAKING NEWS: Feds to Give City $1.85 Million for Police Officers
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced yesterday that more than $107 million in grant funding will be released through the Department of…
ANALYSIS: Mayor’s Office Salary Expenses Are Significantly Higher Than Expenses In Comparable Cities
Tallahassee Reports has determined that the personnel expenditures in the City of Tallahassee’s Mayor’s Office are significantly higher when compared to personnel…
Mayor Gillum Calls Citizen Group Proposal A “Lie”, Then Asks for “Mutual Respect”
At last weeks public hearing on the City’s proposed $750 million budget, Mayor Gillum aimed his most pointed comments at a group…