Now that the legal challenge to the residency of City Commissioner Scott Maddox is over, an analysis of the twenty-eight page final order by Judge Gievers is useful in understanding how the decision was reached and what future implications the decision will have on how residency is addressed by the City of Tallahassee. There were […]
The final numbers from the presidential election show that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s impressive popular vote victory can be attributed to one state: California. Clinton’s lead in the popular vote was over 2.8 million votes, giving her a 48% share of the vote compared with Trumps 46%. While Clinton’s overall margin looks impressive, it is […]
TALLAHASSEE — Three months after Hurricane Hermine slammed the Tallahassee area, the Leon County Administrator slams the governor’s office and state government for adding to confusion and miscommunication during recovery efforts. Hurricane Hermine was the first hurricane to hit Florida since 2005. It made landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Sept. 2 and made a […]
Often times campaign promises are vague, emotional words devised by a crafty politician to gain favor with voters. After elections, losers disappear and the winners -along with most voters – forget the campaign promises rather quickly. However, sometimes promises are clear, verifiable, and have consequences when broken. One of the most famous campaign promises was […]
Two former opponents of City Commissioner Scott Maddox voiced their opinion on the recent decision by Judge Karen Gievers that declared Mr. Maddox is a city resident. Political newcomers Bruce Strouble and Luther Lee remained in the race for City Commission after Mr. Maddox decided to forego a run for Superintendent of Leon County Schools […]
TALLAHASSEE – Tallahassee native, W. Spider Webb Jr., hopes a spark started in the Florida legislature will light a fire across the nation. He hopes this fire will ultimately cleanse the federal government of pork barrel spending and cronyism and make U.S. history in the process. Webb has called for an Article V Convention to […]
The clear intent of the City of Tallahassee Charter is that City Commissioners should be residents when seeking office and when serving. What is not clear are the rules set forth to enforce this Charter requirement. However, evidence indicates the City of Tallahassee has been aware of the ambiguous enforcement rules for more than a […]
TALLAHASSEE – Although he won’t be sworn in until January 3, Sheriff-elect Walt McNeil is already taking steps to implement his vision for the Leon County Sheriff’s office. “I’m in and out of there now,” said McNeil, “beginning at 5 a.m., in meetings throughout the day.” He said he’s meeting with deputies, staff and other […]
Records released last week shows that Mayor Andrew Gillum has ignored a pledge he made during his campaign for Mayor to cut his salary from his full-time job at the People for American Way Foundation. During Gillum’s run for Mayor of Tallahassee in June 2014, Andy Alcock, then an investigative reporter for WCTV, asked Gillum […]
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, mid-year data for 2016 shows that crimes increased by 9.5% in Leon County when compared to the same time period during 2015. However, violent crime was down. Leon county led the state in per capita crime in 2014 and 2015. See our previous report here. For Leon […]