Senate Takes a Bite Out of Ethics Complaints
By Bill Cotterell, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate wants to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Florida Commission on…
Opinion
Jon Ausman: Charter Review Committee Should Recommend City Districts
There are twenty-two municipalities in the United States that have populations within ten thousand (10,000) people of the population of the City…
Stewart: Despite Facts, Local Progressives Say Violent Crime is “Way Down”
Despite a number of independent sources reporting increases in violent crime in Tallahassee, the progressive activists in control of the Leon County…
Opinion: LCS Official Reference to “Gender Identity” has Important Implications
By Priscilla West On November 14th, Leon County School Board Chair Rosanne Wood moved to replace “gender” with “gender identity” in the…
Stewart: Thanksgiving Will Be Different This Year
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The four day celebration combines family, friends, football, food, and traditions. The seasonal decorations and putting the…
Bill Cotterell: Abortion Will Hurt the GOP Next Year
Whenever the Democrats suffered one of their humiliating routs at the polls, the late U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings of South Carolina would…
Legal Reforms Impact Insurance Rates
Think about this simple fact for a second. Florida makes up just 10% of the nation’s property insurance market. But up until…
Stewart: Matlow Supported SOMO Walls Project with Vote for $750k, Now Sees “Criminal” Activity
Ahead of a Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) vote on a request for economic development funding by the developer of the SOMO Walls…
Terry Ryan: Lake Munson Needs More Help
Hundreds of citizens have called for Leon County and the City of Tallahassee to review the erroneous decision to drawdown Lake Munson…
West: Proposed School Library Checkout Procedure Will be Disastrous
By Priscilla West Leon County Schools is making plans for a book-by-book permission system for library checkouts. Parental screening options are welcomed,…
New Legislation Will Minimize Frivolous Lawsuits
Letter to the Editor As a caterer, inflation, higher taxes, and higher insurance rates mean two things: I have to charge more,…
Stewart: City Should Avoid Property Tax Increase, Address Violent Crime
The City of Tallahassee is late in the process of considering a property tax increase to fund additional law enforcement investments in…