Stand Your Ground Votes May Surprise You
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law has become the national, state and local focus of the debate centering around the Zimmerman trial. National…
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City Employee Pension Costs are a Silent Budget Killer
The City Commission has avoided raising property taxes this year and instead has relied on an increase in the gas tax and…
BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO
The City Commission has just voted not to raise the City’s property tax. In a motion moved by Commissioner Gil Ziffer, the…
Sunil Harman, City Airport Director, Resigns
In a press release, posted just before the July 4th holiday, the City of Tallahassee formally acknowledged the resignation of Sunil Harman,…
BREAKING NEWS: Sunil Harman, City Airport Director, Resigns
In a press release, posted just before the July 4th holiday, the City of Tallahassee formally acknowledged the resignation of Sunil Harman,…
Is City Staff Gaming the City Commission?
Tallahassee Reports has obtained information that indicates that the document prepared and distributed to City Commissioners during the last budget workshop appears…
City of Tallahassee Budget Debate Begins
City Manager Anita Favors Thompson presented her proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 to the City Commission on Wednesday. The preliminary $854…
BREAKING NEWS: CITY STAFF PROPOSES INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES AND ELECTRIC UTILITY TRANSFER
Just last month, Raoul Lavin of the City’s budget office, provided the first glimpse of the 2014 budget. His presentation focused only…
Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board finally voted to accept five broad policy goals, but not before frustration among some members boiled…
Blueprint Committee Approves Projects, Votes Down Performing Arts Center
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee met today to begin the tough task of deciding which projects will be considered for the…
After Debate, Ethics Panel Votes For Charter Level Ethics Officer
During the 17th meeting of the City’s Ethics Advisory Panel, on Monday June 10, the issue of oversight authority was front and…
BREAKING NEWS ON ETHICS PANEL MEETING
The City’s Ethics Advisory panel voted today to recommend that the City Commission create a new Ethics Officer position. This position would…