Jeff Burlew, who the Tallahassee Democrat labels as their community watchdog reporter, recently wrote a story about political advertising in the upcoming elections and predicted that City Commissioner Scott Maddox will easily win his race. Burlew, referring to Maddox, wrote “He’s facing three challengers with little name recognition or chance of winning.” Ironically, in writing that […]
The race for the Leon County District 4 School Board pits an incumbent against two challengers in what many see as a referendum on accountability. DeeDee Rasmussen DeeDee Rasmussen has represented District 4 for eight years. She is currently the board chair, and was vice chair last year. As such, she found herself caught in […]
In what former County Commissioner Cliff Thaell labeled “An Open Letter to County Commissioner Brian (sic) Desloge” posted on Facebook, Thaell asked Desloge to reverse his support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The full letter is included at the end of the article. Desloge recently revealed his support for Trump in an interview with […]
TALLAHASSEE – After nearly 30 years patrolling the Tallahassee streets, Mike Blackburn has a unique perspective on the city and how it became the highest ranked for violent crime in Florida. As much as the capital city has changed over the years, Blackburn, who retired from the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) in May, thinks one […]
The race for City Commission seat 2 is heating up. Today at the Florida Press Center, Steven Hougland, who is running against current City Commissioner Curtis Richardson, revealed that his opponent accepted $750 in campaign contributions from a city vendor on the same day the City Commission voted to extend the vendor’s contract. The vote […]
The differences between the three candidates running for supervisor of elections are more a matter of background and experience than their stances on the issues. Leon County voters decide between an elections technician, a politician and a criminal justice advocate in August. From early voting to voting rights for ex-cons, they all support making voting […]
Gerry Phipps’ non-profit organization, Be The Solution, Inc. (BTS), is “fixing” the pet overpopulation problem in Tallahassee. Since 2009, the number of dogs and cats euthanized and housed at the local animal shelter has been cut in half, due in part to Phipps’ efforts. BTS provides financial assistance to those who cannot afford the cost […]
The School Board of Leon County had their plate full with major construction projects over the last two years. Tallahassee Reports gathered information on five of the projects which were scheduled to be completed before the 2016/17 school year began. The information, presented below, indicates the projects were all on schedule – with minor exceptions […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that City Manager Rick Fernandez counted the salary from a position that had not been filled since 2014 as savings to justify the raises he gave to a select group of executive managers. Last week, City Manager Rick Fernandez went before City Commissioners to explain the 5-digit raises that resulted in […]
In an interview today with Tom Flanigan on WFSU’s Perspectives show, challenger Steven Hougland traded jabs with incumbent City Commissioner Curtis Richardson over the recent executive pay raises given out at City Hall. In the discussion about the raises, which in some cases were between $30,000 and $50,000, Hougland said Commissioner Richardson should have asked […]