NEBA Hosts Law Enforcement Forum
State Attorney Jack Campbell, Police Chief Steve Outlaw, and Sheriff Walt McNeil spoke on a panel at the Network of Entrepreneurs and…
Tallahassee
Bond Elementary School’s New Principal Hopes to Right the Ship
Bond Elementary School is in a dire situation, like a ship stuck in a storm. For the last two consecutive years it’s…
Leon County Property Gets National Spotlight: Sellers Asking $29.6 Million
A recent Wall Street Journal article written by Katherine Clarke entitled, “Family’s Quail-Hunting Plantation for Sale,” shed light on a jewel in…
Local Leaders Report Tallahassee has Fastest Growing Economy in Florida, But Can’t Explain Why
The Mayor’s Office, the City of Tallahassee and the Office of Economic Vitality (OEV) are publicly stating that Tallahassee has the fastest…
Elected Officials Support New Approach to Gas Tax, Pilot Study for Mileage Based Fees
On January 17,2017, the Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) held a meeting at City Hall and voted to adopt the statewide…
City Budget: More Tax Revenue, More Spending, Less Transparency
A review of the FY2017 budget proposal by the City of Tallahassee reveals more revenue for the General Fund through an increase…
Star Metro Ridership Plumments 22%, Taxpayer Subsidy Increases 27%
Tallahassee Reports, through a public records request, has determined that StarMetro ridership has declined 22% from 2010-2015. During this same time period…
McNeil Releases Campaign Ad, Hits Crime-Rate and “All American City” Award
Leon County Sheriff candidate Walt McNeil has released a hard hitting TV advertisement which is sure to generate controversy on a number…
COT Has Been Spending Reserves Each Year Since 2006
To understand where you are, sometimes it is useful to look at where you have been. With the recent approval of a…
City Government Burden on Tallahassee Economy Growing
Tallahassee Reports has completed an analysis that indicates that the COT government spending has increased as a percentage of the Tallahassee’s Gross Domestic Product from 2005-2008. Gross Domestic…
How Many Aides Do COT Commissioners Have?
During a recent public hearing on the COT budget, a number of citizens criticized Mayor Marks for having four aides. Each time a…
COT Clarifies Use of Reserves
Tallahassee Reports has written about the $172 million in reserve funds the City of Tallahassee has tucked away. Part of the $172…