I have often written about the shortcomings of the local media with respect to their coverage of local government. And as the local corruption investigation unfolds, I am sure there will be more critiques of the local media. However, now is an appropriate time to highlight the power of local media cooperation and how this […]
Tallahassee Reports has confirmed additional facts about Mayor Andrew Gillum’s trip to New York with the supposed undercover FBI agent Michael Miller and Edison owner and city lobbyist, Adam Corey. The New York trip was first reported by WCTV reporter Mariel Carbone. WCTV obtained a picture of Gillum, Corey, and Miller on a boat in New York […]
Tallahassee Reports has confirmed through a number of sources that City Manager Rick Fernandez received football tickets located in the “Old School” sky box from city lobbyist and Edison owner, Adam Corey. Corey owns the sky box. TR has reviewed the gift records maintained by the Florida Commission on Ethics and no gift disclosure for […]
Florida Politics is reporting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has spent approximately $25,000 on legal services tied to his use of city owned software to send out political emails. Tallahassee Reports, after obtaining information through a public records request, was the first to report about Gillum’s use of the NGP VAN software for political […]
A review of the city’s online checkbook shows the City of Tallahassee spent approximately $300,000 on advertising fees to promote the TAPP program in 2015 & 2016. However, no advertising dollars were spent with the two conservative radio stations in Tallahassee that produce morning shows with in-depth coverage of city hall. Documents show that approximately […]
The Tallahassee Democrat has suddenly made the agonizing decision to put their investigative resources into explaining the business relationships between City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith. It is amazing how bold and righteous the executives at the local paper can get when a few FBI subpoenas are dropped at […]
At the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency meeting today, Commissioner Bill Proctor made an impassioned argument and a motion for the inclusion of the Network Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) on the Economic Vitality Competitiveness Committee (EVCC). His colleagues responded by approving his motion 9-2. The motion was seconded by City Commissioner Scott Maddox. Mayor Andrew Gillum and […]
The City of Tallahassee subsidized restaurant, The Edison, is in the news again after firing the highly respected hospitality operator Steve Adams. The scrutiny has resulted in various media reports and an audit request by City Commissioner Scott Maddox. However, what media reports have failed to address is a persistent question that appears in many different […]
TALLAHASSEE — Bill Schack is someone not afraid to stir the pot, either literally in his professional life as the Food Services Director at the local homeless shelter, or politically as the challenging candidate for the City Commission Seat 3, currently held by Nancy Miller. “Tough questions need to be asked and tough issues need […]
The Tallahassee Democrat has finally weighed in on the fuel spill at the Hopkins Generating Station that has avoided public view for over five years. Despite the title of the Democrat’s story, “The Diesel Disaster that Wasn’t”, the details in the report verified thousands of gallons of diesel leaked into the groundwater at the Hopkins […]