LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jack Porter won a second term on the Tallahassee city commission winning a majority of votes cast in Tuesday’s primary election and avoiding a November runoff. Leon County School Board member Laurie Cox held off challenger Jeremy Rogers to win a non-partisan election that essentially became a battle between a Republican […]
LOCAL NEWS It’s Election Day. Republicans, Democrats, and NPAs can all vote in the primary. City Commission Seat 1 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is being challenged by Rudy Ferguson and Louis Dilbert during this election cycle. Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson is being challenged by […]
LOCAL NEWS Two weeks ahead of pivotal city elections, state campaign records show that Jeremy Matlow’s political committee received $50,000 in donations from a California progressive group – the Green Advocacy Project – and the group’s founder. On Sunday night, via email, Leon County Schools alerted parents to potential bus delays during the second week […]
LOCAL NEWS A Leon High School student was arrested Thursday for having a weapon on campus, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. On August 21, 2024, at 10 a.m., the City of Tallahassee will hold a public hearing and resolve the disputed impasse issues between the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 2339 and the […]
LOCAL NEWS Approximately 32 weeks (August 11) into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department continue to trend down when compared to 2023. The latest numbers shown that robbery incidents are down double digits. The owners of the Railroad Square Art District want local government to purchase most of their […]
LOCAL NEWS On Tuesday, August 13, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates held a political forum featuring candidates running for City Commission Seat 1. However, City Commissioner Jack Porter backed out of the event on Monday citing concerns that the forum would not be fair to her. The latest information from the Tallahassee International […]
LOCAL NEWS The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates will hold a candidate forum for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1. Details below. Leon County schools now have additional security personnel and cameras in place. All students and faculty must adhere to a single point of entry policy, that includes keeping all doors locked during and […]
LOCAL NEWS Over 70% of the donations to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s PAC, in support of Jack Porter and Dot Inman-Johnson, comes from a progressive California group. Two campaign mailers sent to voters in Northeast Tallahassee, supporting Dot Inman-Johnson for city commission, are being funded by a California progressive group called the Green Advocacy Group. […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) – which recently held a political forum attended by City Commissioner Jack Porter and city commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson – called 13 newly sworn TPD officers “paid stooges” in a social media post following the city hall ceremony on August 6. The capital city’s USPS branch now has a […]
LOCAL NEWS Breaking News: A review of campaign finance records reveals that the political action committee (PAC) started by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow to support the re-election of City Commissioner Jack Porter and city commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson received $25,000 on July 25, 2024, from the Green Advocacy Project, a left-wing progressive group located in […]