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 […]
At their meeting on Oct. 28, the City Commissioners unanimously approved a total of $2,000,000 in funding in support of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation applications for the Orange Avenue Affordable Housing Redevelopment project. The Orange Avenue Affordable Housing Redevelopment project aims to address needs in the South City community. The project will redevelop the […]
The Cascades Project, a development project at the edge of Cascades Park that started construction in January 2019, is moving forward. Though construction was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project is still on schedule and is expected to be one of Tallahassee’s largest economic development projects. The project is expected to create nearly 700 […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 66 incidents reported during the week of October 19 – 25, 2020. The data indicates there were 42 property incidents and 24 violent incidents. Last week there were 50 property and 23 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD […]
The City Commission voted on Wednesday, Oct. 28 to extend the permit deadline and construction start date for the 4Forty North development project. The developers of the project requested the extension because the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and delayed the receipt of loan approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The original timeline […]
During their Oct. 28 meeting, the City Commission unanimously voted to make the local TEMPO organization a nonprofit foundation. TEMPO, which stands for Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunity, is a community engagement and public safety youth program that was established in 2017. The TEMPO initiative is administered by the City of Tallahassee’s Community […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 63.5% in September when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 70,340 during September 2019 to 25,697 this year. Last month passenger traffic was […]
At the City Commission meeting on Oct. 28, the Commissioners voted to approve the implementation of a pilot Code Enforcement and Lien Amnesty Program that is looking to forgive $700,000 worth of lingering code violations and also help revitalize neighborhoods. The program was proposed by the Housing and Community Resilience Department (HCR). The HCR ensures […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee Airport Director David Pollard was responsible for organizing the parking arrangements for the Saturday visit of Vice President Mike Pence which included both free and paid parking options. Pence visited Tallahassee to hold a Make America Great Again rally at the Tallahassee International Airport. Several people complained on social […]