Tallahassee City Commission candidate, Rick Minor, rolled out a number of high-profile endorsements in a campaign press release issued on March 29th, 2018. Minor, who is running for city commission seat 3, said in the release, “It’s a great honor to be endorsed by these 25 Tallahassee leaders,” said Rick Minor. “As City Commissioner, I’ll […]
Two embarrassing pictures of local politicians on trips with undercover FBI agents were treated differently by the Gannett owned Tallahassee Democrat. Consider this. The picture of City Commissioner Scott Maddox in Las Vegas with FBI agents and a midget stripper was published in its entirety on the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat on September […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Tallahassee Democrat published an altered picture of Mayor Andrew Gillum and Adam Corey as part of a negotiation that resulted in the Tallahassee Democrat getting an interview with Mayor Gillum. Gillum is a candidate for Florida governor. Multiple sources, who have seen the unaltered picture, made Tallahassee Reports aware […]
At the last city commission meeting, Tallahassee Police Chief DeLeo reported that the 2017 Leon County crime rate decreased 14.3% when compared to the rate in 2016. The 2017 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) incorporates the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office into a comprehensive overview of the community. The 2017 UCR reported […]
It is hard to keep a secret in Tallahassee. Especially if you are filming a video in front of city hall within view of the politicos trading war stories about the recently completed legislative session outside of the Governor’s Club. This is even more complicated if the video production is being over seen by Kevin […]
At the last city commission meeting, elected officials voted in favor of a bid protest lodged by a city vendor (DPB & Associates) with family connections to City Commissioner Nancy Miler. The 4-0 vote – Miller abstained – came after a prolonged bid protest process that was denied at each turn until presented to the City […]
A Tallahassee firefighter, who claimed racial discrimination and retaliation, has agreed to a $300,000 settlement pending City Commission approval. Reginald Brown was employed as a firefighter with the City in 1986. On October 8, 2013, Mr. Brown retired from his employment with the City of Tallahassee after being told that his employment would be terminated, […]
Jeremy Matlow, who is running for City Commission, released a campaign video late last week which immediately generated what political consultants call buzz. FloridaPolitics.com, a popular statewide blog wrote a story about the ad after its release. As of Sunday afternoon, the video has been viewed over 10,000 times and shared on Facebook by 116 […]
Emily Fritz has joined the ranks of new comers running for the Tallahassee City Commission. She originally planned to run for Seat 3 held by Nancy Miller but decided Seat 5 was a better fit for her when Gil Ziffer decided not to run again for his seat or for mayor. The retired Executive Director […]
The Tallahassee City Commission voted 4-0 to re-bid a $2.6 million contract award, based in part, on a bid protest filed by DPB & Associates – a company affiliated with a family member of City Commissioner Nancy Miller. The vote comes despite the fact that the bid protest was reviewed and dismissed by City Attorney […]