The Latest Breaking News from Tallahassee

Editorial: The conservative cruelty of an appellate court

Conservative shouldn’t be synonymous with cruelty. But that’s how it seems at Florida’s First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022

Trump mulling campaign launch party in Tallahassee to troll DeSantis

Mr Trump has reportedly asked associates about venues near the Florida Governor’s mansion

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Report: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to prove whistleblower’s claim Florida manipulated COVID data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A claim by data expert Rebekah Jones that her bosses at the Florida Department of Health intentionally falsified COVID case data as Gov. Ron DeSantis was attempting to reopen the state is unfounded, according to an internal inspector general’s report conducted by her former agency.

Miami Herald · May 28, 2022

DeSantis names conservative lawmaker Cord Byrd as Florida elections chief

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday named conservative Rep. Cord Byrd, a Neptune Beach Republican, as Florida’s new secretary of state, overseeing the state’s elections office.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

DeSantis names conservative lawmaker Cord Byrd as Florida elections chief

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday named conservative Rep. Cord Byrd, a Republican, as Florida’s new secretary of state, overseeing the state’s elections office.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Florida Democrats struggle to find spotlight in race against DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The three leading Democratic candidates in the Florida governor’s race— U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and state Sen. Annette Taddeo — have a Ron DeSantis problem.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Trulieve Reports Record Q1 Revenue Of $318.3M, 64% YoY Increase & Gross Profit Of $178.2M

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Kim Rivers, Trulieve’s CEO, said that the Tallahassee, Florida-based company is “off to a great start in 2022.”

Benzinga · May 12, 2022

Judge throws out Florida Gov. DeSantis' congressional map, orders new map drawn by experts

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a swift reversal of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bold political gambit, a Leon County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday threw out the congressional map drawn by the governor and approved by legislators, ruling that it violates the Florida Constitution and ordering a new map drawn by a…

Miami Herald · May 11, 2022

Editorial: Republican lawmakers should be ashamed for failing to honor Justice Joseph Hatchett

Justice Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, a barrier-breaking man of great distinction, was the first Black judge on the Florida Supreme Court. To honor his memory, Congress was recently set to name the Tallahassee federal courthouse after him. The Senate, including Florida Republicans Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, unanimously supported the measure.…

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Brickbat: The Slammer

The Tallahassee, Florida, police department has placed Officer Shawn Wright on leave after video showed him picking a man up and slamming him to the ground head first. The department said the man, who was reportedly unhurt, was involved in a minor traffic collision and left the scene. Video showed…

Reason · May 2, 2022