Developer, Campaign Donor, Prevail Over All Saints District Activism Before City Vote
In the end, the All Saints District neighborhood received kind words from City Commissioners about their neighborhood activism, but ultimately it appears…
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Graham and 46 Democrats Vote With Republicans on Syrian Refugee Issue, Media Shows Bias
On Thursday of last week, US Representative Gwen Graham and 46 other Democrats voted with Republicans to pass a bill which would…
BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Gillum Appears Live on CNN, Takes Tallahassee National with Syrian Refugee Issue
Mayor Andrew Gillum appeared live on CNN this morning to talk about his position, or the City of Tallahassee’s position, he did…
Stewart’s Blog: Mayor Andrew Gillum: “I Don’t Give Quotes to Tallahassee Reports”
This past week, Tallahassee Reports had the help of an intern in covering local news. The intern, who shall remain nameless, had…
Mayor Gillum Says No to Meeting with All Saints Neighborhood Group Before Vote
At a meeting today, Joe Berg, the vice-president of the All Saints District Association, put forth a plan to stop the building…
Maddox Proposes Ethics Resolution, Mayor Gillum Votes No….Again
It appears Mayor Andrew Gillum is uncomfortable supporting recommendations from independent voices when it comes to more stringent ethics rules for elected…
Gaines Street Developer Hires Gary Yordon as Lobbyist, Gets No Bid Award
Tallahassee Reports has learned the the Community Redevelopment Agency voted to sell a piece of property on Gaines Street to North American Properties (NAP),…
Adam Corey, Edison Owner and Andrew Gillum Associate, Registers as City Lobbyist
A lobbyist creates relationships with elected officials and then capitalizes on those relationships by selling access and influence. It appears Adam Corey,…
Edison Owner Resigns from City Board
Today, Tallahassee Reports was notified that Adam Corey has resigned his position on the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA) board. On September 9th…
Edison Owner Faces More Questions About Conflicts with City of Tallahassee
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Adam Corey, the owner of The Edison in Cascades Park and the former campaign treasurer for Mayor…
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…
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…