{"id":18918,"date":"2025-10-24T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18918\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:05:10","slug":"friday-october-24-2025-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18918\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, October 24, 2025 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOCAL NEWS<\/p>\n

Steve Stewart discusses issues related to TMH\/FSU merger.<\/p>\n

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Tallahassee Commissioners voted 3-2 Wednesday against ending the city\u2019s 287(g) agreement<\/a> with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The decision comes after a judge threw out a South Miami challenge about whether state law requires cities to enter those agreements.<\/p>\n

The annual two-day\u00a0Tallahassee Greek Food Festival<\/a>\u00a0starts today. Admission is free and there\u2019s always\u00a0plenty of food<\/a>, entertainment, and shopping. It\u2019s at the Greek Orthodox Church located at 1645 Phillips Road.<\/p>\n

FLORIDA NEWS<\/p>\n

A week after Republican members of the Florida House\u00a0offered seven proposed constitutional amendments\u00a0<\/a>to address property tax reform on the 2026 ballot, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed all of them, saying they reflect a lack of seriousness from the chamber.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL NEWS<\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among over 30 people\u00a0arrested yesterday<\/a>\u00a0as part of two multimillion-dollar gambling schemes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

US existing home sales\u00a0rise 1.5% month-over-month in September to seven-month high;\u00a0median\u00a0home\u00a0price of\u00a0$415,200\u00a0is up 2.1% from a year ago and the highest price for any September on record (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

US stock markets\u00a0close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.9%) as traders await release of delayed September US inflation report today (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

TALLAHASSEE WEATHER<\/p>\n

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