{"id":165680,"date":"2026-02-23T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/165680\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:05:09","slug":"monday-february-23-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/165680\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, February 23, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F02%2F23%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-monday-february-23-2026%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+Monday%2C+February+23%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/the-tr-daily-briefs-monday-february-23-2026\/\" 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\">Monday, February 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 51. Tonight, clear, with a low around 28. Tuesday, widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a low around 38.  <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\u00a0close up Friday (S&amp;P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +0.9%) following Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump\u2019s global tariffs (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44274585.2874426\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMi8xOS9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB50d4c944\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Local Sports: Robert McCray V led all scorers with 29 points in Florida State\u2019s 70-65 win over the No. 24 Clemson Tigers at the Littlejohn Coliseum. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/mccray-v-ties-his-season-high-in-florida-states-victory-at-clemson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>The City of Tallahassee recently announced the city commission will meet in an executive session on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. The purpose of the session is to discuss police contract negotiations.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/city-commission-to-discuss-new-police-contract\/\" 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\/2026\/01\/TPD-Police.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227405\" width=\"337\" height=\"224\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Steve Stewart discusses Leon County School budget issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Florida attracted a record 143.3 million visitors last year, up 0.2 percent from 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/domestic-travel-drives-record-tourism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 office announced Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Florida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217729\" width=\"329\" height=\"219\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>State education officials updated rules for the Schools of Hope program following its recent expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/state-responds-to-schools-of-hope-outcry-tightens-rules\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a move that has continued to raise concerns among public schools across Florida.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TSC-Board.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243354\" width=\"340\" height=\"235\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>More than 63 million Americans are under\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44274585.2874426\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3Mvd2VhdGhlci8yMDI2LzAyLzIxL2JsaXp6YXJkLXdhcm5pbmdzLWZvcmVjYXN0LW5vcmVhc3Rlci1zbm93LXN0b3JtLzg4Nzk1NTAxMDA3Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB813302a7\" target=\"_blank\">winter storm alerts<\/a>, including 26 million under blizzard warnings, as a nor\u2019easter struck the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast overnight. Cities including Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City are expecting between 9 and 20 inches of snow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump signs 15% global tariffs\u00a0under separate authority, will require congressional extension after 150 days (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44274585.2874426\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyNi8wMi8yMS90cnVtcC10YXJpZmZzLXdvcmxkd2lkZS1zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0Lzg4Nzk2MjU5MDA3Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBea00553e\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F02%2F23%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-monday-february-23-2026%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+Monday%2C+February+23%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/02\/23\/the-tr-daily-briefs-monday-february-23-2026\/\" 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 Monday, February 23, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 51. 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