{"id":136297,"date":"2026-01-29T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136297\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:57:12","slug":"thursday-january-29-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/136297\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, January 29, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Thursday, January 29, 2026<\/p>\n

Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 59. Tonight, low around 37.
Friday, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Friday night, low around 36. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets: The Federal Reserve yesterday\u00a0held interest rates steady<\/a>\u00a0at 3.5% to 3.75% for the first time since July. US stock markets closed near the flatline (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow +0.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%) on the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Local & State News<\/p>\n

In a passionate appeal during a school board meeting, on Monday January 26, Scott Mazur, speaking on behalf of Leon classroom teachers and instructional staff, called for a radical shift in how the district manages its resources. Mazur urged officials to prioritize the district\u2019s \u201chuman capital\u201d over its physical property, arguing that the current pace of administrative decision-making is failing both students and staff. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Steve Stewart discusses the potential $30 million tax increase supported by a Leon County School Board member.<\/p>\n

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Lawmakers started moving forward Tuesday with a proposal crafted in response to a deadly crash involving an undocumented-immigrant truck driver on Florida\u2019s Turnpike.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Republican lawmakers are reviving an effort to exempt workers classified as trainees from the state\u2019s voter-approved minimum wage.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Senate committee voted 5\u20133 along party lines Tuesday to approve a Republican measure restricting local governments\u2019 ability to adopt climate-change policies.<\/a><\/p>\n

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National News<\/p>\n

Two federal agents who fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minnesota were\u00a0placed on administrative leave<\/a>\u00a0Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said yesterday. The timeline marked a departure from a previous statement by CBP official Greg Bovino, suggesting the agents were working in another city to protect their safety.\u00a0 The news comes as\u00a0videos unearthed yesterday showed a\u00a0confrontation<\/a>\u00a0between Pretti and federal officers at a protest 11 days before his death. Pretti was recorded spitting at agents and breaking a taillight on an SUV before he was tackled to the ground. A lawyer for Pretti\u2019s family released a statement that nothing that happened a week before Pretti\u2019s death could \u201chave justified Alex\u2019s killing.\u201d See video\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FBI agents search\u00a0election office in Fulton County, Georgia, after Justice Department sues the county clerk to obtain access to 2020 election records (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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