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Tallahassee City Commission makes Election Day a paid holiday The civic holiday will cost the city $67,000, this comes as more local governments are focusing on voter rights and laws. and last updated 2021-04-08 00:22:52-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Election days for city employees are now paid holidays. "Voting on election day is more than just about voting too, this gives people the opportunity to give rides to the polls and be involved in other things," said Commissioner Jack Porter. T...

"Stop the Steal" protesters clashed with counter protesters on Nov. 13 at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House. Credit: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Racial tension and partisan rancor coloring the 2021 Florida legislative session is likely to be on full view Friday, when civil-rights advocates and their supporters expect to protest an anti-protest bill being fast-tracked by Republicans in answer to Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer. In the background are daily news accounts ...

Village Square to host 9th annual Town Hall with Tallahassee and Leon County leaders Liz Joyner talk about the hometown we share — and what matters most to our families and our future. On Monday April 12 at 7 p.m. — in the tradition of the old-fashioned American town hall meeting — citizens will have an opportunity to gather digitally with both Leon County and city of Tallahassee commissioners for the 9th Annual Tallahassee Town Hall, via Zoom and Facebook Live. Moderated by the Tallah...

City Walk Homeless shelter is attempting to launch as a full-time homeless shelter; however, it has been met with resistance from the Tallahassee City Council. The mission is an Urban Mission group that provides aid and basic human needs to homeless individuals and ex-convicts, according to their website. They provide shelter during cold nights, hold community meals and provide several services to the community to aid homeless and convicted individuals. According to a meeting summary released b...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.22.21 Heres your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State. With the state government firmly in Republican control since the last century, Florida policymakers have been extremely friendly to free-market principles. At the same time, local governments decry the trend of state lawmakers passing so-called preemption bills, which the locals believe step on cherished home-rule principles of local d...

County Commission Chair Rick Minor and  Mayor John Dailey Your Turn A full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone’s lives have been transformed into a hard new normal. This pandemic – the worst public health crisis in a century – will be with us for a while, even as we all seek to do our jobs, go to school, enjoy ourselves and carefully gather, travel and live our lives.   The virus has not spared the Big Bend. COVID-19 forced many businesses to close, threw many pe...

Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna also is scheduled to attend.  The news conference will be held virtually at 10 a.m. via Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AQR1aJXARFmg971cKUsX-w.  Several members of this new initiative participate in a weekly Friday live-streamed conversation on the status of COVID-19 locally, hosted by Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. To pre-register for that event, visit TMH. org.  Local COVID-19 update Leon County has had ...

Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board meets March 4 ABC 27 WTXL and last updated 2021-03-03 11:41:41-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Nine citizens were selected by the Tallahassee City Commission to serve on the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), which will convene its first meeting on March 4. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Tallahassees Smith-Williams Service Center located at 2295 Pasco Street. At the meeting, the Citys Inspector General, as the board adminis...

The Duke Student Government Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution supporting the student Black Coalition Against Policing’s efforts and approved the creation of the Student Advocate’s Office at a brief Wednesday meeting. The resolution seconds BCAP’s demands that the Duke Univ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis last week said he would direct flags to fly at half staff once Limbaughs body is laid to rest. Some officials find this outrageous.