{"id":179259,"date":"2026-03-05T13:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179259\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:51:11","slug":"thursday-march-5-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179259\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, March 5, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F05%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-5-2026%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+Thursday%2C+March+5%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/05\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-5-2026\/\" 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\">Thursday, March 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Friday, a 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm with a high near 82. Friday night, mostly clear, with a low around 63. <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 up (S&amp;P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +1.3%) (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44501850.2872271\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMy8wMy9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB1177ccc8\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Local Sports:  On Feb. 27 and Feb. 28, two separate regional wrestling tournaments took place involving multiple Leon County schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/04\/leon-county-boys-wrestlers-qualify-for-states\/\" 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\/03\/Chiles-Wrestling-Regionals.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243584\" width=\"306\" height=\"165\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>Part 1 \u2013 Steve Stewart discusses a local progressive meeting on immigration policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The Leon County Board of County Commissioners is weighing whether to ask voters next year if they support exploring the consolidation of Leon County and the City of Tallahassee governments. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/04\/leon-county-to-consider-nonbinding-referendum-on-consolidation\/\" 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\/12\/Leon-County-Commission-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232554\" width=\"298\" height=\"153\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A new Florida poll shows Republicans Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody holding <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/04\/new-fl-gubernatorial-poll-donalds-up-by-6-vs-jolly-7-over-demings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">single-digit leads in the governor\u2019s and U.S. Senate races ahead of the fall election.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Byron-Donalds.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243628\" width=\"286\" height=\"197\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>State general revenue collections for January fell just short of expectations, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/04\/january-revenue-falls-short-of-forecast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to a report from state economists released Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/taxesflorida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203218\" width=\"305\" height=\"222\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>The US Senate failed to advance a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44501850.2872271\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyNi8wMy8wNC9pcmFuLXdhci1wb3dlcnMtcmVzb2x1dGlvbi1zZW5hdGUtdm90ZS84ODk2MzgwOTAwNy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb074f2a6\" target=\"_blank\">war powers resolution<\/a>\u00a0to limit President Donald Trump\u2019s authority to wage war with Iran, with 53 voting in favor, short of the 60 votes needed.<\/p>\n<p>House Ethics Committee\u00a0launches ethics probe into Tony Gonzales (R, TX-23) after congressional investigators find substantial evidence Gonzales had an affair with a female staffer; news comes as Gonzales faces a runoff in May (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44501850.2872271\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9saXRpY28uY29tL25ld3MvMjAyNi8wMy8wNC90b255LWdvbnphbGVzLWV0aGljcy1yZXBvcnQtc3RhZmZlci0wMDgxMjE2MD91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB62fb5fca\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F05%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-5-2026%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+Thursday%2C+March+5%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/05\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-5-2026\/\" 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; 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