{"id":190116,"date":"2026-03-13T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190116\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:28:11","slug":"friday-march-13-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/190116\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, March 13, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F13%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-13-2026%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+Friday%2C+March+13%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/13\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-13-2026\/\" 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\">Friday, March 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-b8b87bf3-0aec-48bc-84e7-355fff002af8\">Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Saturday, a high near 82. Saturday night, a 20 percent chance of showers after 2am with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. <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 down (S&amp;P 500 -1.5%, Dow -1.6%, Nasdaq -1.8%)\u00a0(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44677175.2895129\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMy8xMS9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBaa2c5143\" 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>Steve Stewart discusses the latest city commission meeting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The most recent information from the Florida Department of Revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon County-as measured by taxable sales \u2013 was down in January by 14.7% when compared to spending one year ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/11\/leon-county-taxable-sales-down-in-january\/\" 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\/Sales-Tax-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243765\" width=\"464\" height=\"163\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Florida House gave final approval Thursday, to a package formulated in the aftermath of the shootings at Florida State University last year that would arm professors. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/12\/post-fsu-shooting-package-arming-professors-clears-both-chambers\/\" 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\/11\/FSU.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212193\" width=\"390\" height=\"236\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,458 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/12\/jobless-claims-up-in-florida\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">up on a revised count of 5,084 for the week ending Feb. 28.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jobs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222687\" width=\"372\" height=\"196\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-57437aff-ae75-4ef2-91a9-48c4b22c703f\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Security Administration agents are on track to miss their\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44677175.2895129\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMy8xMi9zZW5hdGUtZGhzLWhvbWVsYW5kLXNodXRkb3duLWZ1bmRpbmctdHNhLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB2795ed13\" target=\"_blank\">first full paycheck<\/a>\u00a0today amid a weekslong partial government shutdown. The lapse is expected to prompt more agents to call out sick as they take on other jobs to meet their financial obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Former National Guardsman\u00a0previously convicted of ISIS support kills one person, wounds two others at\u00a0Old Dominion University in Virginia (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44677175.2895129\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9vbGQtZG9taW5pb24tdW5pdmVyc2l0eS1zaG9vdGluZy1ub3Jmb2xrLXZpcmdpbmlhLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB9260915b\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F13%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-13-2026%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+Friday%2C+March+13%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/13\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-13-2026\/\" 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 Friday, March 13, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. 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