Campaign Expenditure Reports: Gillum Hides Expenses, Ziffer Provides Details

Campaign Expenditure Reports: Gillum Hides Expenses, Ziffer Provides Details

In February of this year, Mayor Andrew Gillum told the Tallahassee Democrat that he paid travel expenses out of his office account on three different occasions for his travel companions. However, public records indicate that Gillum failed to detail those expenses in his latest office account report filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections. Elected officials […]

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

On February 27th of this year we posted an article introducing our readers to Sissy Shaw. It was one of our most popular articles. We are proud to inform you that she will be singing this Friday at Cascade Park at 6:00pm. The weather, based on predictions, should be clear. Here is a link to […]

CDA Director and Board Knew of System Problems Before Terminating Dispatchers

CDA Director and Board Knew of System Problems Before Terminating Dispatchers

On December 15, 2014 the Consolidated Dispatch Agency Director Tim Lee, fired three veteran dispatchers for not following proper protocol on premise hazards. Tallahassee Reports has reviewed a memo written by CDA Director Tim Lee, and sent to the CDA Board, that alerts the board to internal problems with premise hazard information and the management […]

Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop

Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop

PGA golf professional Hudson Swafford, who grew up playing golf at Capital City Country Club and was a stand-out on the Maclay High School golf team, finished 12th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans which concluded on national TV Sunday. Swafford, who shot a 67 on Thursday and a 66 on Friday, went into the third […]

Edison Owners Plan Late Nights in Cascades Park

Edison Owners Plan Late Nights in Cascades Park

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the owners of the Edison Restaurant in Cascades Park plan on keeping the restaurant open until 2 am on the weekends. This information was provided in an email obtained by Tallahassee Reports that was generated to address questions brought up by County Commissioner Kristen Dozier at a recent CRA meeting. […]

Gillum Selects Democrat Party Operative, People for the American Way Alums, to staff Mayor’s Office

Gillum Selects Democrat Party Operative, People for the American Way Alums, to staff Mayor’s Office

When Andrew Gillum ran for Mayor, one of his least favorite subjects to talk about was where he worked, the People for American Way Foundation. Gillum has been employed by the progressive group for a number of years and public records indicate his yearly salary is approximately $130,000. Tallahassee Reports has learned through public records […]

Fact-Checking Mayor Gillum’s Summit on Children Reveals Discrepancies

Fact-Checking Mayor Gillum’s Summit on Children Reveals Discrepancies

During Mayor Gillum’s recent Summit on Children, there were some very bold statements made by participants about the status of children in our community. Mimi Graham, the director of the Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy at Florida State University said “Tallahassee is decades behind our sister cities that have a Children’s Services Council […]

Mayor Gillum Continues to Ignore City Commissioners with Summit on Children

Mayor Gillum Continues to Ignore City Commissioners with Summit on Children

High-level officials in city and county government have told Tallahassee Reports that unilateral actions by Mayor Andrew Gillum is sending a less than collegial message: “I do not need nor do I want your support for my agenda.” Sources say these unilateral actions started with his less than transparent travels to Pittsburgh and other locations […]

City Ethics Board Adds Two Members, Chooses Chairman

City Ethics Board Adds Two Members, Chooses Chairman

The City of Tallahassee Ethics Board met on Thursday, March 12 and added two new members. Based on the new referendum, the four current members, appointed by various members of the community earlier this year, were required to select two additional members. The board accepted applications through March 6 and during the latest meeting reviewed […]