The City and County Commissions are set to raise the fire service fee by as much as 15% for residential service. Also, some apartment dwellers will be paying more than four times their current rate under the proposed changes. On the business side, some commercial customers will pay 55% more than their current rate. The […]
On Wednesday TR published public records that indicated Tallahassee Democrat reporter Doug Blackburn was paid by FAMU while he was covering FAMU as a Tallahassee Democrat reporter. The full story can found here. Gannet Company, owner of the Tallahassee Democrat, responded to TR’s request for comment through their Ethics Officer, Barbara Wall. Ms. Wall said […]
UPDATE 10:00 AM FAMU journalism professor and former Tallahassee Democrat reporter Doug Blackburn has responded, via Facebook, to TR’s article about Mr. Blackburn being paid by FAMU while covering FAMU as a reporter. “It is bizarre beyond words that Steve Stewart would have the gall to question my integrity as a journalist. I covered […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Sean Pittman, Mayor Gillum’s travel companion on three trips over the last four months, was registered to lobby the City Commission for an insurance company seeking business from the City of Tallahassee during two of those trips. The form on file with the City of Tallahassee is shown below and […]
The City of Tallahassee has decided to do what Google and Apple have recently done- invest in solar. On February 25th, 2015 the Tallahassee City Commission voted in favor of the City’s electric utility proposal to build 10 Mega- watt “solar farm” that could be producing electricity as early as December, 2016. City staff told […]
In a musical world that is filled with artists who focus more on receiving attention from the media rather than the music itself, it is nice to know that there are still upcoming artists who inspire to be something more than a media icon. Carol Frances Shaw or better known as her nickname “Sissy Shaw” […]
On Friday, Tallahassee Reports submitted a public record request to the City of Tallahassee seeking payroll records for Dustin Daniels, the Chief of Staff for Mayor Gillum. The issue is whether our not the City paid for Mr. Daniels and Mayor Gillum to take a trip to meet with the Mayor of Pittsburgh on January […]
Mayor Andrew Gillum has consistently refused to answer questions about his recent trip to Pennsylvania where he had an official meeting with the Mayor of Pittsburgh on January 30, 2015. Due to this lack of cooperation, TR has had to turn to anonymous sources, public record requests, and social media to seek answers to questions. […]
On Wednesday, Tallahassee Reports was told by Mayor Gillum’s staff that the Mayor had an official City meeting with the Mayor of Pittsburgh on January 30th. Gillum’s Chief of staff, Dustin Daniels, told TR that the meeting was about children issues. However, on Thursday, when TR requested the travel expenses for the Mayor’s office, things […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that City of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum made an official visit to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 30th, 2015 to meet with Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto. The meeting lasted for 30 minutes. Mayor Peduto’s schedule for January 30 is shown below. Click on image to enlarge. Tallahassee Reports spoke with Mayor Peduto’s […]