LOCAL NEWS
During this Wednesday’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider a proposal to sell the city-owned land currently leased to the Capital City Country Club.
City staff is seeking City Commission authorization to sell a 4.54-acre surplus parcel on Capital Circle NW through open market solicitation, utilizing the services of a real estate broker under an existing City term contract.
New price locked in, work underway on TPD headquarters
LOCAL SPORTS
TALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB Players of the Week (Week 9)
Defensive Player, James Butler, Junior – S, Leon High School
Offensive Player, Tucker Poppell, Junior – WR, Maclay High School
Offensive Lineman, Blake Norris, Junior – C, Florida High
Impact POTW, Blake Brannen, Junior – LB, Maclay High School
FLORIDA NEWS
Florida tort-reform supporters pressed their message about the economic costs of excessive litigation during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week while conceding that the passage of additional reforms to route out injustices in the civil justice system was unlikely in 2026.
Attorney General James Uthmeier wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on California giving driver’s licenses to people who are in the United States illegally.
NATIONAL NEWS
Millions of protesters turned out in cities across the US Saturday, demonstrating against what they described as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration. Organizers of the “No Kings” rallies estimated the cumulative turnout to exceed 5 million people.
The White House announced plans Saturday to repatriate two alleged drug traffickers who survived a US military strike Thursday. The men will be sent to their respective home countries of Colombia and Ecuador.
US stock markets close up Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.5%) following signs the Trump administration is looking to avoid another trade standoff with China (More) .
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