{"id":188652,"date":"2026-03-12T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188652\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:16:10","slug":"thursday-march-12-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188652\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, March 12, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F12%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-12-2026%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+12%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/12\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-12-2026\/\" 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\" id=\"block-b9c5bca6-225c-4ddb-ad31-51b823c39647\">Thursday, March 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-b8b87bf3-0aec-48bc-84e7-355fff002af8\">Weather: Today, showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, high near 72. Tonight. mostly clear, with a low around 45. Friday, sunny, with a high near 74. Friday night, low around 51.  <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 id=\"block-e6c94789-8664-4e9b-b3af-802ba5fd4c5a\">US stock markets close mixed (S&amp;P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.1%) (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44642398.2880155\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMy8xMC9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBdd190382\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-c712b189-12e2-44fc-885a-9e25ad57499a\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to approve the transfer of city-owned hospital assets from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to Florida State University, a landmark decision intended to transform the region\u2019s primary hospital into a full academic health center and expand healthcare access across North Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/11\/hospital-transfer-complete-with-3-2-vote\/\" 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\/TMHfsu-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243773\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Steve Stewart discusses the transfer of hospital assets to FSU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The Florida House has passed a bill labeled by one Senate Democrat as the <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/11\/florida-legislature-approves-restrictions-on-public-sector-unions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cnail in the coffin\u201d for public sector unions in Florida.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Florida-Union-Debate-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243778\" width=\"342\" height=\"257\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A road running across south Florida would be named after President Donald Trump and Tallahassee\u2019s airport would add legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden<a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/12\/trump-road-bobby-bowden-airport-get-senate-approval\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> to its name under a bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tallahassee-Airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232692\" width=\"359\" height=\"148\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-57437aff-ae75-4ef2-91a9-48c4b22c703f\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>The International Energy Agency, a coalition of 32 nations including the US, agreed yesterday to release a record\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44642398.2880155\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvaXJhbi11cy1vaWwtZXVyb3BlLXJlc2VydmUtcmVsZWFzZS1lYWYwY2Y5OTg4Y2Q3ZTA2ZjBkYzJhOGVlODAwNzYyZT91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBf143d2b2\" target=\"_blank\">400 million barrels of oil<\/a>\u00a0from emergency reserves\u00a0to ease disruptions caused by the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump says\u00a0the\u00a0US will build first domestic oil refinery in nearly 50 years, with a $300B investment from India\u2019s largest privately held energy company; the refinery will be located in Texas (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44642398.2880155\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueWFob28uY29tL25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvdHJ1bXAtYW5ub3VuY2VzLW9wZW5pbmctb2lsLXJlZmluZXJ5LTIyMTIyODczNy5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB659ec7a7\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F12%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-12-2026%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+12%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/12\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-12-2026\/\" 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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