LOCAL NEWS The Chief Judge for Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit has reported Leon County Clerk of Court Gwen Marshall to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming “neglect of duty.” On Tuesday, July 22, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Christian Caban and the reappointment of Monesia Brown to the Tallahassee State College District Board of […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Federal officials are “overwhelmed” by the number of undocumented immigrants being locked up as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan because of a detention-bed shortage, according to a key player in Florida’s efforts to assist the White House. The capacity issue is expected […]
The Chief Judge for Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit has reported Leon County Clerk of Court Gwen Marshall to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming “neglect of duty.” In an eight-page letter dated June 27 from Chief Judge Frank Allman to Marshall, Allman outlined a pattern of excessive delays and ongoing filing and docketing errors resulting in […]
On Tuesday, July 22, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Christian Caban and the reappointment of Monesia Brown to the Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees. Christian Caban is the Principal of Wolf Hospitality Group and is currently elected as a Leon County Commissioner, representing District 2. Caban currently serves as a member […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced Tuesday that state officials will probe spending by the governments in Democratic-leaning Broward County and Gainesville. DeSantis said reviews by his Office of Policy and Budget and Ingoglia’s Department of Financial Services will focus […]
LOCAL NEWS A New Townhome Community. The site preparation is nearly complete and now the vertical construction of a large townhome project is underway on Tallahassee’s southside near the corner of Capital Circle and Woodville Highway. The name of the development is The Cottages at Capital Circle. The build-to-rent complex will consist of 206 townhome […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida gasoline prices continue to fluctuate and averaged $3.07 a gallon for regular unleaded Monday, up 14 cents from a week earlier, according to the AAA auto club. AAA noted that Florida’s swings for months have shown “relative stability within a 30-cent range” in average prices. “With minimal movement […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A staunch political ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Blaise Ingoglia was sworn in Monday as Florida’s chief financial officer, vowing to focus on local-government spending and insurance companies. Ingoglia, a homebuilder from Spring Hill and a state legislator since 2014, also tried to stay away […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County June unemployment rate increased to 4.3%. The May unemployment rate was 3.8%. The increase was driven by more than 1,000 people entering the workforce. A freeze on federal funds used to support after-school and summer programs throughout Florida could soon be lifted. In a case […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a case that has drawn national attention, a federal appeals court this week declined to reconsider a decision that backed the Leon County school system in a dispute about a student wanting to express a gender identity and use pronouns the child’s parents didn’t […]