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The candidates for the District 5 seat are Paula DeBoles-Johnson, David O’Keefe, Jay Revell and Dustin Ryan Rivest. During a candidate forum Tuesday they agreed on the need for more affordable housing, greater transparency for public dollars, and increased support for crime-fighting and local businesses.

The race to represent Leon County Commission District 5 is a toss up as four candidates vie for the vacant seat.

This candidate forum is a collaboration between the Tallahassee Democrat, WFSU and the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee.

The clock begins winding down this week for candidates who want their names to appear on 2022 ballots.

VOTERS have been heading to the polls in St Helens for todays local elections.

Workers at a Tallahassee Starbucks location voted in favor of a union Tuesday, the first in the state to do so. Two others in the city have applied.

Caroline Klancke is making her first bid for public office after 15 years as a state government lawyer.

The Blueprint Independent Agency voted to allocate $20 million to Florida State University for repairs to Doak Campbell Stadium on Thursday evening.

'I have never in my time on the commission seen the community come together with one voice to oppose something like this.'

Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey’s monthly haul became an attack line for his re-election foes and opponents of an appropriation for the FSU football stadium.