{"id":111942,"date":"2026-01-09T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111942\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:11:13","slug":"friday-january-9-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111942\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, January 9, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F09%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-9-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Friday%2C+January+9%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/09\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-9-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242319\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, January 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Tonight, a low around 61. Saturday, high near 78 with a low around 56. Sunday, high near 62, low around 34.  <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=30.4407&amp;lon=-84.2783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US stock markets close mixed (S&amp;P 500 +0.0%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq -0.4%) as investors rotate out of technology stocks and await latest jobs report today (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43447725.2902197\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1yaXNlcy1zcC01MDAtYW5kLW5hc2RhcS1kcm9wLWFzLWRlZmVuc2Utc3RvY2tzLXN1cmdlLXRlY2gtc2xpZGVzLTE0MzUyODYwNS5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBf1711e6a\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stewart discusses the controversy over closing Leon County schools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>A growing controversy is unfolding in Leon County as public school officials grapple with the prospect of closing or consolidating schools amid years of declining enrollment and tightening budgets. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/09\/lcs-controversey-over-closing-schools-emerges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alva-Smith.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233630\" width=\"389\" height=\"244\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of West Florida Board of Trustees approved former state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. as the university\u2019s president. Read more. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/09\/diaz-okd-for-university-of-west-florida-president\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/West-Florida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242524\" width=\"378\" height=\"236\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Florida businesses that knowingly hire more than 50 undocumented immigrants could face steep fines or criminal charges under a new immigration package. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/09\/massive-immigration-package-targets-employers-hiring-undocumented-immigrants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FlCapital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206403\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Senate votes 52-47\u00a0to advance resolution\u00a0aiming to block President Donald Trump from deploying the military in Venezuela without congressional approval (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43447725.2902197\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvY29uZ3Jlc3Mvc2VuYXRlLWFkdmFuY2VzLW1lYXN1cmUtcmVzdHJpY3QtdHJ1bXBzLXBvd2VyLXVzZS1taWxpdGFyeS1mb3JjZS12ZW5lei1yY25hMjUyODkyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBae468446\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>US trade deficit\u00a0in October falls 39% month-over-month to roughly $29B\u2014the lowest level since 2009\u2014as imports fell by 3.2% amid tariff decisions; data released yesterday was delayed due to last year\u2019s government shutdown (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43447725.2902197\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9lY29ub215L3RyYWRlL3Utcy10cmFkZS1kZWZpY2l0LXNocmFuay10by1tdWx0aWRlY2FkZS1sb3ctaW4tb2N0b2Jlci05ZTlhMmFiMj9zdD1COGk0blcmbW9kPTE0NDAmdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB92b7d2c4\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F09%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-9-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Friday%2C+January+9%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/09\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-9-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Friday, January 9, 2026 Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. 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