Former Democrat Files Bill Banning Shari’a Law in Florida Government

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, October 16, 2025

LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the…

Corrections Seeks $500+ Million to Maintain Operations

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Sounding as desperate as he…

Report: Second Quarter Florida GDP Up 3.3%, Personal Income Up 6.7%

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released new quarterly…

Single-Family Construction Permits Trending Down

According to filings with Leon County and the City of…

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Following an opinion article by Leon County School…

Superintendent Hanna Commits to Evaluating LCS Operations

Following an opinion article by Leon County School Board Alva…

Business

Jobs Slide in August, Unemployment Jumps to 4.7%

The latest jobs report show the Leon County August unemployment rate increased to 4.7%. The July unemployment rate was 4.5%. The…

By Staff on September 22, 20251 Comment

Airport Traffic Continues to Slide in August

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the August 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.0% when compared to traffic one…

By Staff on September 16, 20255 Comments

Local

Lively Technical College Launches Welding Program at Chiles High School

Lively Technical College, in partnership with Leon County Schools, recently…

By Staff on October 15, 20251 Comment

Hugh Max Jordan Dies at 84

Hugh Max Jordan died peacefully October 11th, 2025, surrounded by…

By Staff on October 15, 2025No Comment

CCS Volleyball Program Excels Under New Coach

The Community Christian (CCS) volleyball team just finished the 2025-2026…

By Robert Stewart on October 15, 20251 Comment

Daryl Parks Leads Mayoral Candidates in Contributions

The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor…

By Staff on October 14, 20252 Comments

Opinion

Florida

Boyd Backed to Become Senate President

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm in Bradenton, was formally selected Tuesday…

By Staff on October 15, 2025No Comment

Citizens Policy Count Virtually Unchanged

By The News Service of Florida With Citizens Property Insurance Corp. leaders expecting tens of thousands of policies to move to the private market later this year, the…

By Staff on October 15, 2025No Comment

Proposed Bill Would Require Constitutional Oath for Teachers

A bill filed Monday by state Rep. Tom Fabricio would require teachers to take an oath to the Constitution and nonpartisanship. Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, is an attorney and…

By Staff on October 13, 2025No Comment

Morning Briefs

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Alva Smith: Our ability to pay teachers a higher wage is handcuffed by the operation of…

By Staff on October 14, 20251 Comment

School Board
County
City
Local Sports
Business

Leon County High School Arrests Up 38% in 2024-25

The latest Leon County Sheriff’s Office School Resource 2024-25…

By Steve Stewart on October 9, 2025

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: September 23, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the September…

By Staff on October 7, 2025

School Board Member Darryl Jones Labels Charlie Kirk a “Racist, Misogynist, Homophobic Klansman”

A recent Facebook message by Leon County School Board…

By Staff on September 24, 2025

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: September 9, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the September…

By Staff on September 17, 2025

Former Leon County Commissioner Bruce J. Host Dies

Leon County Government announced on Friday that former County…

By Staff on September 29, 2025

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: September 15, 2025

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission…

By Staff on September 17, 2025

Caban, FHP Announce Targeted Speed Enforcement on State Road 20

On Thursday, September 11, Leon County District 2 Commissioner…

By Staff on September 15, 2025

LCSO Arrests Suspect Connected to Burglary, Grand Theft, and Drug Crimes

On Friday August 29th, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office…

By Staff on September 2, 2025

Cold Case Solved After Eight Years

After nearly eight years without answers, the Big Bend…

By Staff on October 7, 2025

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: September 17, 2025

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee…

By Staff on October 7, 2025

Assault Related Crime Incidents Up, YTD Numbers Still Trending Down

Nine months into 2025, crime incident data published daily…

By Staff on October 6, 2025

FSU, TMH Agreement: Answers to Five Important Questions

On Wednesday, October 1, at 9:00 a.m., the Tallahassee…

By Staff on September 26, 2025

Lincoln Outlast Chiles, 42-28

On October 10, the Lincoln Trojans (5–2) took on…

By Tyler Powell on October 12, 2025

Chiles Golf Wins City Championship, Hunter Glantz Wins Individual Title

On October 8th, Leon hosted the Tallahassee City Golf…

By Robert Stewart on October 10, 2025

FSU Preview: Florida State versus Pittsburgh

On Saturday at noon on ESPN the Seminoles will…

By Scott Carswell Jr on October 10, 2025

Chiles’ JV Volleyball Team Wins Bishop Kenny Tournament

On Oct. 3rd and Oct. 4th, Bishop Kenny high…

By Robert Stewart on October 9, 2025

Florida Venture Capital Firms to Participate in FSU Event

By Jon Mason, FSU News Florida State University is…

By Staff on September 16, 2025

Florida A&M University Takes Swift Action to Address Audit Findings

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has taken intentional steps to…

By Staff on September 16, 2025

Capital City Bank Welcomes Commercial Banker Stuart Chandronnet

Capital City Bank recently announced Stuart Chandronnet has joined…

By Staff on September 16, 2025

Tallahassee Chamber Urges Support of Changes to Growth Regulations

The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is encouraging their…

By Staff on September 16, 2025

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The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, October 13, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the 2024 general…

By Staff on October 13, 20255 Comments

Study Reveals Lack of Confidence in Florida Schools

The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the 2024 general…

By Casey Drayer on October 12, 20253 Comments

Survey Says Florida Dems and NPA Voters Support Open Primary Elections

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix As the Florida Democratic Party continues to consider opening its primary elections to independent voters, a survey backed by proponents finds…

By Staff on October 12, 20251 Comment

Help TR Expand High School Sports Coverage

Over the last few years Tallahassee Reports has made an effort to expand our news coverage to include local sports. As the local media…

By Steve Stewart on October 10, 20251 Comment

Letters to the Editor

Frivolous Lawsuits Drive-Up Small Business Costs

Operating a small business always has its challenges, especially in the construction industry. We try to keep costs down for our customers, which means we have to keep…

By Staff on April 29, 2025No Comment