{"id":137638,"date":"2026-01-30T13:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137638\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:44:11","slug":"friday-january-30-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/137638\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, January 30, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F30%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-30-2026%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+30%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/30\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-30-2026\/\" 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>TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, January 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, showers between 10am and 11am, a high near 56. Tonight, a low around 35. Saturday, a high near 42. Saturday night, a low around 21.  <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 down (S&amp;P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.1%, Nasdaq -0.7%) as Microsoft shares fall 10% over AI spending concerns (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43830678.2860833\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMS8yOC9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB4f35a02c\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, January 27th, the Leon County Commission, after much discussion, voted 6-1 to accept a $500,000 grant that reimburses LCSO for expenses it has and will incur for cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Commissioner David O\u2019Keefe voted no. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/29\/commissioner-okeefe-compares-ice-agreement-to-fugitive-slave-act-nuremburg-laws\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leon-County-Commissioners.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228099\" width=\"370\" height=\"174\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest TR print edition is available. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TR-128-Header-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242953\" width=\"505\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Jenkins is dropping out of the Florida U.S. Senate primary <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/29\/jennifer-jenkins-drops-out-of-the-democratic-senate-race-and-endorses-alexander-vindman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and endorsing Alexander Vindman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/City-Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242946\" width=\"356\" height=\"246\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Florida saw 5,540 initial unemployment claims filed last week, down from a revised 6,546 the week before, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/29\/florida-weekly-jobless-claims-dip\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to a U.S. Department of Labor report issued Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jobs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222687\" width=\"341\" height=\"179\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A DeSantis-backed proposal to pause Florida universities from hiring international faculty and staff <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/29\/state-targets-h-1b-visas-in-university-system\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through H-1B visas advanced Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/university-florida_1057.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223324\" width=\"367\" height=\"145\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats and the White House\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43830678.2860833\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9ob21lbmV3cy9zZW5hdGUvNTcxMzkzNS1zZW5hdGUtZGVhbC1zaHV0ZG93bi1mdW5kaW5nLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB04763bf8\" target=\"_blank\">struck a deal<\/a>\u00a0yesterday that could fund a large portion of the government through September. A spending bill must pass in the Senate and House before midnight today to avert a partial government shutdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Border czar Tom Homan\u00a0plans to draw down ICE operations in Minnesota, calls for local government\u2019s cooperation (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43830678.2860833\/aHR0cHM6Ly9rc3RwLmNvbS9rc3RwLW5ld3MvdG9wLW5ld3MvYm9yZGVyLWN6YXItaG9tYW4tdG8taG9sZC1maXJzdC1wcmVzcy1jb25mZXJlbmNlLXNpbmNlLWFycml2YWwtaW4tbWlubmVzb3RhLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB9fff5f99\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F30%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-30-2026%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+30%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/30\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-january-30-2026\/\" 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 30, 2026 Weather: Today, showers between 10am and 11am, a high near&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-137638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-tallahassee","9":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","10":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}