Stephen Dobson, Maddox Attorney, Joins Powerful White-Collar Defense Law Firm

Stephen Dobson, Maddox Attorney, Joins Powerful White-Collar Defense Law Firm

On January 22, 2018, the Baker Donelson law firm announced that prominent Tallahassee attorney Stephen Dobson had joined their Government Enforcement and Investigations Group. Baker Donelson’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Group defends businesses and executives in a wide range of domestic and international investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Dobson recently spoke on behalf of City Commissioner […]

Jacksonville City Council Moves to Attract Solar Panel Manufacturing Company, 800 Jobs

Jacksonville City Council Moves to Attract Solar Panel Manufacturing Company, 800 Jobs

Promptly after President Trump enacted new tariffs on imported solar panels last month, Jacksonville City Council approved $24.2 million in incentives to entice a foreign solar panel company to begin manufacturing locally. According to the Florida Times Union, the still-unnamed company has pledged to create 800 jobs by the end of next year at its […]

City Commission Approves FDOT Funds for Weems Road Extension

City Commission Approves FDOT Funds for Weems Road Extension

At the last City Commission elected leaders approved a resolution authorizing the Mayor of Tallahassee to execute an agreement with FDOT for $1 million in funds for the Weems Road extension. The project is intended to relieve congestion at the state-maintained intersection of Capital Circle NE and Mahan Drive. The road improvement will allow those […]

School Board Member Says Deerlake Teachers Fear Retaliation from Administrator Julie Lawson

School Board Member Says Deerlake Teachers Fear Retaliation from Administrator Julie Lawson

UPDATED The Leon County School Board has informed Tallahassee Reports, that after an investigation, Ms. Striplin’s complaint against Ms. Lawson was unsubstantiated. Deana McAllister, Director Labor and Employer Relations, wrote in response to Ms. Striplin’s formal complaint that ” it has been determined that your complaint is unsubstantiated and does not meet the threshold for […]

Local Real Estate Developer to Under Cover Agent: “Scott Maddox can kill this”

Local Real Estate Developer to Under Cover Agent: “Scott Maddox can kill this”

Listed below are unedited passages from the “AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT” detailing the FBI’s undercover investigation into corruption in Tallahassee. The Undercover Investigation In 2015, the FBI initiated a covert investigation into alleged corruption by local officials in Tallahassee. During the course of this investigation UCs (Under Cover) posed […]

Interim City Manager Reese Goad Admits to Family Hires at City of Tallahassee

Interim City Manager Reese Goad Admits to Family Hires at City of Tallahassee

A recent lawsuit by long-time city employee Patricia McCray, alleges, among other things, that upper management at the City of Tallahassee hired family members for city jobs. McCray, who worked for the city for 19 years before being laid off, was the assistant to former City Manager Rick Fernandez McCray’s allegations about the family hires […]

Mayor Andrew Gillum: “We now have a president that is unabashedly racist”

Mayor Andrew Gillum: “We now have a president that is unabashedly racist”

FloridaPolitics.com has recently reported on comments made by Mayor Andrew Gillum on The Breakfast Club, a popular radio show that “enjoys a premium throne in the realm of hip-hop media.” The show is syndicated throughout the country and airs in 50-plus U.S. markets, including Florida stations in Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Central Florida, Jacksonville, Tallahassee […]