{"id":177850,"date":"2026-03-04T14:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177850\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:36:14","slug":"wednesday-march-4-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/177850\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, March 4, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 4, 2026<\/p>\n

Weather: Today, areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Tonight, patchy fog after 2am with a low around 62. Thursday, areas of fog before 10am, with a high near 82. Thursday night, a low around 62. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets close down (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow -0.8%, Nasdaq -1.0%) as concerns about the US\u2019 war with Iran persist (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Local Sports: Florida High beach volleyball beats Leon in a close match at Tom Brown with a final score of 3-2. Details <\/a><\/p>\n

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Local & State News<\/p>\n

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners is set to hold what is expected to be its first and only public hearing March 10 on a proposed ordinance that would create a new property tax exemption aimed at encouraging the construction of affordable rental housing. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Former Clerk of Court Dave Lang was honored for his 42 years of exemplary service to Tallahassee and Leon County with a street in his name.\u00a0Details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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An effort to further limit the number of out-of-state and international students at top Florida universities drew House support Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n

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As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support.<\/a><\/p>\n

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National News<\/p>\n

The US shut embassies in\u00a0three Gulf countries<\/a>\u2014Beirut, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia\u2014yesterday amid the ongoing war with Iran. The US State Department encouraged Americans in 14 countries, including nonessential staff in six Gulf embassies, to depart immediately. See the list of countries\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Incumbent Sen.\u00a0John Cornyn (R-TX)\u00a0and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) head to May runoff in Texas\u2019 Republican Senate primary; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D, TX-30) and state Rep. James Talarico (D)\u00a0locked in tight race for Democratic nomination as of this writing (More<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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