Alleging that Gov. Ron DeSantis did not comply with a constitutionally required deadline, an attorney asked the Florida Supreme Court on Friday to direct the governor to appoint a circuit judge in the Tallahassee area. Attorney Maite C. Garcia contended in the court petition that DeSantis was required to appoint a judge within 60 days […]
Leon County staff has submitted a semiannual status report regarding the curbside waste collection service provided by Waste Pro, Inc. which indicates continued customer service improvement. On March 21, 2023, the Board directed staff to prepare semi-annual status reports regarding Waste Pro’s performance under a new contract to ensure Waste Pro meets the expectations of […]
One measures party strength by evaluating party voter registration, party identification, party turnout, and party performance. This can be done at the local, state, and national level. This column will address voter registration and party performance. From the last day of 2020 through June 2nd of this year in Leon County Republican registration went up […]
LOCAL NEWS Six months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 36.8% when compared to incident data from January thru June in 2024. Steve Stewart discusses poll results related to cell phones in schools and speed enforcement cameras. First Tee – Tallahassee […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A divided federal appeals court Wednesday backed a 2023 Florida law that requires teachers to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth, rejecting arguments that the law violated First Amendment rights of a transgender teacher in Hillsborough County. A panel of the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court should reject a request by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to at least temporarily allow enforcement of a new law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state, attorneys for plaintiffs challenging the law argued Wednesday. Attorneys for the Florida Immigrant Coalition, […]
First Tee – Tallahassee recently announced the award of $300,000 in state appropriations to support and expand its youth development initiatives across the Big Bend region. The press release noted the “milestone investment was made possible through the steadfast leadership of Representative Allison Tant and Senator Corey Simon, and with the approval of Governor Ron […]
Six months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 36.8% when compared to incident data from January thru June in 2024. The drop was driven by a 40.1% decline in property crime. However, the data shows that residential burglaries approached 2024 levels […]
LOCAL NEWS The race for Tallahassee’s next mayor has begun to take shape, with Camron Cooper becoming the first candidate to officially file for the 2026 election. City Commissioner Matlow has previously announced his intentions to run and more recently TR reported Mayor Dailey has decided to run for re-election. TR POLL: Do you support camera enforcement […]
By Jim Turner and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session. Here are 10 laws that took effect Tuesday, the start the 2025-2026 fiscal year: BALLOT INITIATIVES: A law (HB […]