At their meeting on Nov. 10, the City Commissioners voted to approve the strategic goals of the FY21-25 Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Plan. The plan will make the City eligible for an estimated $5,092,322 in federal entitlement grant funding in the next fiscal year. To be eligible to receive funding from the U.S. Department […]
Florida State University has been called to start the removal of low-level radioactive waste from two of their storage sites. These sites are located at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Innovation Park and Apalachicola National Forest. The university’s laboratories were selected between 1958 to 1979 to conduct research on the effects of low-level radionuclides with the […]
TR’s weekly report (November 1-8) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s November 1st weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending November 8th, shows an increase in cases and positivity rate and lower COVID hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 88 incidents reported during the week of October 26 – November 1, 2020. The data indicates there were 58 property incidents and 30 violent incidents. Last week there were 42 property and 24 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on […]
Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna has defended his incumbency against opponent Dr. Pam Hightower. The race, which came to a conclusion on Tuesday evening, has been marked by rampant discussion surrounding issues of school choice, student resources and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanna, a Tallahassee native who has been working within the school system […]
Updated 6:25 a.m. City Commission Seat 2 Curtis Richardson 60,649 69.54% Bill Schack 26,564 30.46% Leon County At-Large Kelly Otte 61,329 43.89% Carolyn Cummings 76,698 54.89% Leon County District 4 Bryan Desolge 15,999 43.12% Brian Welch 21,106 56.88% Leon County Superintendent Rocky Hanna 93,062 59.59% Pam Hightower 62,425 39.97% Children’s Services Council Yes 100,357 65.83% […]
TR’s weekly report (October 25-November 1) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s October 25th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending November 1st, shows an increase in all three measures when compared to the seven day average one week ago. However, the positivity rate was […]
Last week, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president. Dailey is a long-standing Democrat, but he received Republican support in his narrow victory in the 2018 Tallahassee mayoral race. Elections for the city commission and the mayor are non-partisan. When Tallahassee Reports asked Thomas Whitely, Dailey’s aide, for insight about […]
The Florida State University Student Supreme Court has reinstated Jack Denton as president of the Student Senate. The Court found that Denton’s First Amendment rights were violated when he was previously ousted from the presidency. Earlier this year, Denton was removed from his position as president after making controversial political statements—including criticizing the Black Lives […]
Campaign records maintained by the Leon County Supervisor of Elections show that the Our Kids First political committee, which is supporting the November 3rd Children’s Service Council initiative, received $35,000 in contributions from a Washington D.C based 501(c)4 group. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a 501(c)4 is a social welfare group and can […]