/tags/tallahassee Tallahassee en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:09:57 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-01/property-tax-rent-prices-florida The Florida Association of Counties has warned of the potential impacts to renters and local businesses if a proposal to slash property taxes changes the state constitution. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:09:57 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-01/property-tax-rent-prices-florida Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2026-03-31/desantis-tells-florida-house-to-impeach-tallahassee-judge-who-released-sex-offender-on-bond Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on the Florida House to impeach a Tallahassee judge who briefly released a sex offender onto the streets, resulting in the killing of the man’s 5-year-old stepdaughter. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-31/desantis-tells-florida-house-to-impeach-tallahassee-judge-who-released-sex-offender-on-bond Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-09/veto-urban-boundary-development-bill-florida Leaders from Miami-Dade County, Homestead, Miami Beach, Palmetto Bay and local nonprofits say if Florida HB 399 passes in the Senate, DeSantis must veto. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:38:20 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-09/veto-urban-boundary-development-bill-florida Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2026-03-03/these-are-five-bills-struggling-as-session-nears-end As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:59:08 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-03/these-are-five-bills-struggling-as-session-nears-end Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-12-12/floridas-capital-city-approves-plan-to-sell-golf-course-built-on-slaves-graves-despite-outcry Local officials in Florida's capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club. The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3 to 2 to approve the deal Wednesday, despite vocal opposition from local residents and historians. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:45:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-12/floridas-capital-city-approves-plan-to-sell-golf-course-built-on-slaves-graves-despite-outcry Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /florida-news/2025-04-19/guns-extreme-views-and-chaotic-childhood-shaped-suspect-in-fsu-shooting By the time the suspect, Phoenix Ikner, was 6 years old, court records showed that he had to repeat kindergarten. His parents fought bitterly over every aspect of his care while accusing each other of manipulation and abuse. Judges were forced to intervene again and again as the parents traded allegations of domestic violence and stalking. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 04:31:22 GMT /florida-news/2025-04-19/guns-extreme-views-and-chaotic-childhood-shaped-suspect-in-fsu-shooting Patricia Mazzei, Andrew Pantazi, Kate Selig and Christina Morales | The New York Times /florida-news/2025-04-18/what-we-know-about-the-florida-state-university-shooting Officials were working on “multiple crime scenes” at the Florida State campus and dealing with at least “hundreds” of witnesses, said Chief Lawrence E. Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department, the lead investigative agency. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 05:51:59 GMT /florida-news/2025-04-18/what-we-know-about-the-florida-state-university-shooting Patricia Mazzei | The New York Times /education/2025-04-17/active-shooter-fsu-florida-state The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said. Officers quickly arrived and shot and wounded the shooter after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:55:29 GMT /education/2025-04-17/active-shooter-fsu-florida-state Kate Payne and David Fischer | Associated Press /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Dubbed the “Focus on Florida’s Future Budget,” the proposal asks lawmakers for an additional $5 million to continue a controversial program that has transported undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts and California and to set aside $1 million for potential legal expenses related to Florida State University being left out of the four-team college football playoffs. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:27:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /arts-culture/2023-09-22/florida-loses-a-legendary-reporter Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former Tallahassee bureau chief of the then-St. Petersburg Times, Lucy Morgan, died at 82. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-09-22/florida-loses-a-legendary-reporter Margie Menzel | WFSU