Mayoral Candidate Dustin Daniels Gets Backing from Prominent African-American Leaders

Mayoral Candidate Dustin Daniels Gets Backing from Prominent African-American Leaders

Mayoral candidate Dustin Daniels has secured the support of three prominent local African-American leaders in his campaign to lead the city of Tallahassee for the next four years. Tallahassee Reports was sent an image of a campaign postcard which was recently placed on the windshields of cars at local churches. The postcard features pictures of […]

Public Trust, Ethics Dominates NEBA Mayoral Debate

Public Trust, Ethics Dominates NEBA Mayoral Debate

The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) held a mayoral forum Tuesday during their monthly luncheon meeting at the Capital City Country Club. The straw ballot (only NEBA members could participate) after the session showed that three votes separated the winner, Leon County Commissioner John Dailey, and second place finisher Michelle Rewhinkel Vasilinda. The […]

Mayoral Candidate Dustin Daniels: Gillum 2.0?

Mayoral Candidate Dustin Daniels: Gillum 2.0?

Does Dustin Daniel’s non-response to an interview request mean Daniels, if elected as Tallahassee’s new mayor, will continue at least one policy of his former boss, Mayor Andrew Gillum — Gillum’s contentious, combative attitude toward Tallahassee Reports? Hopefully not. Tallahassee Reports reached out to Daniels to include him in the paper’s ongoing political profiles of […]

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda Enters Mayors Race

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda Enters Mayors Race

One thing is for certain, voters in Tallahassee will have a lot of options to choose from when it comes time to select a new mayor in August. And those options expanded on Friday when former state legislator and Tallahassee Community College professor Michelle Rewinkel Vasilinda filed the necessary paper work to become a candidate. […]

Mayoral Candidate Dailey Wants to Give Citizens More Time to Speak, Move Lobbyist Contracts

Mayoral Candidate Dailey Wants to Give Citizens More Time to Speak, Move Lobbyist Contracts

On the Voice of Freedom Today morning show on RealTalk 93.3 this morning, Leon County Commissioner and mayoral candidate John Dailey told show host Greg Marr that he wants to write the next chapter in Tallahassee’s history. Dailey, noting that at least three seats on the city commission will have have new elected officials after […]

Joe West: Breaking the Mold

Joe West: Breaking the Mold

With one of the most brutally honest web page bios of any political candidate, Joe West is confident, despite a history of addiction, homelessness and failed marriages, his leadership would be better for Tallahassee than the slick, professional, scandal-ridden leadership of the politicians currently running the city. Sober now for 20+ years, West said, “The […]