Weekly Report: Leon COVID Numbers Continue to Fall
TR’s weekly report (September 28-October 4) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories.…
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Advocates and Critics Debate Children Services Council
There has been a lot of talk about the creation of a Children Services Council (CSC) since the Leon County Commission voted…
UPDATE: City Commissioner Matlow, Conservative Groups Announce Opposition to Children Services Council Tax
Joined by various individuals and groups on Wednesday, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow announced his opposition to a proposed property tax and…
County Commissioners Approve Changes to Leon CARES Expenditure Plan
At their Sept. 29 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners approved enhancements to the Leon CARES Expenditure Plan, which includes updates to the…
StarMetro Welcomes State-of-the-Art Fare System
This past weekend, StarMetro, the City of Tallahassee’s public transportation department, welcomed a new electronic farebox to their transportation system, Genfare. Genfare…
CRA Moves Forward With Frenchtown Affordable Housing Initiative
On Thursday, Sept. 24, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) conducted a board meeting to discuss implementing an affordable housing initiative in…
New FSU Football Guidelines Include Masks for All Fans, Negative COVID Tests for Students
Last week, Florida State University announced new guidelines for students and fans attending home football games after receiving backlash from the season…
Leon County Commissioners Vote to Maintain Phase 2 Following Phase 3 Executive Order
Meeting Update At their Sept. 29 meeting, the Leon County Commissioners voted 5-2 to maintain Phase 2 of Leon County’s reopening plan…
Case Against LCS Principal David Solz Dismissed by Administrative Law Judge
In a 30 page order dated September 21st – based on an administrative hearing held July 27th and 28th – Florida Administrative…
Weekly Report on Leon County COVID Cases Shows Declining Trends
TR’s weekly report (September 21-27th) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories. TR’s…
CDC Releases Updated COVID-19 Fatality Rate Data
The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released an update to their research on the fatality rate associated with COVID-19. The…
City Commission Tables Emergency Ordinance Prohibiting Large Gatherings
At today’s City Commission meeting, Commissioners tabled a last-minute addition to the agenda related to options for mitigating COVID-19 spread caused by…