By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The 2021 legislative session ended Friday with a traditional hanky-dropping ceremony in the fourth-floor rotunda of the Florida Capitol. Lawmakers took up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with passing a budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. […]
TALLAHASSEE — With Black lawmakers condemning the proposal as a return to the Jim Crow era, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Friday approved a measure aimed at cracking down on violent protests by creating a host of new crimes, enhancing riot-related penalties and creating roadblocks for local governments to trim police spending. The House’s party-line […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Miami-Dade County state attorney has charged former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles with election fraud for allegedly propping up a sham candidate in a razor-thin Senate contest in which an incumbent Democrat was ousted by a Republican challenger in November. Artiles is accused of using […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Services of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The 2021 legislative session will start March 2, with Gov. Ron DeSantis giving the annual State of the State address. Lawmakers will take up a wide range of issues during the 60-day session, along with negotiating a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Here are […]
City Walk Urban Mission is a local organization that has formed a temporary shelter at 1709 Mahan Drive in response to Tallahassee’s four emergency shelters having to decrease their capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, area residents have voiced concern over the safety of the shelter. The City of Tallahassee and The Big Bend […]
The Killearn Homeowners Association recently distributed ballots to all qualified residents for the upcoming election of the Board of Directors. There are two elections on the ballot. The first is a yes or no vote on the recent Board appointment of Danielle Irwin for the term ending December 31, 2022. The second vote is the […]
There has been a lot of talk about the creation of a Children Services Council (CSC) since the Leon County Commission voted in 2018 to put the issue on the November 3rd, 2020 ballot. With election day just weeks away, the talk has now moved to a more focused debate between the advocates and critics […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two state Republican leaders added their voices Monday in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Florida. Republican Party of Florida Chairman Joe Gruters, a state senator from Sarasota, and incoming House Speaker Chris […]
A week after the Leon County Commission voted 4-2 to keep parks closed to sporting events except for cross country, the City of Tallahassee is scheduled to take up a staff recommendation that would cancel city sponsored fall sports which include flag football and baseball. However, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has stated that he will […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Brandishing a law-and-order approach to civil unrest, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s incoming Republican House and Senate leaders rolled out a legislative package Monday aimed at cracking down on protesters by creating a host of new crimes, as the GOP tries to keep the battleground […]