{"id":197796,"date":"2026-03-19T14:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197796\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:03:13","slug":"thursday-march-19-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197796\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, March 19, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F19%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-19-2026%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+19%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/19\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-19-2026\/\" 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-bf1d1f87-97a1-4602-9de0-287ea47d53b6\">Thursday, March 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-7deb9049-844c-40b2-9786-222dc53c5b5f\">Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 42. Friday, sunny, with a high near 76. Friday night, clear, with a low around 50. <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-ecd9edca-d377-43d8-a6f7-c6ba084d8bd8\">US stock markets close down (S&amp;P 500 -1.4%, Dow -1.6%, Nasdaq -1.5%) after Federal Reserve keeps interest rates in range between 3.5% and 3.75% (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44777448.2840999\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1zaW5rcy03NTAtcG9pbnRzLXNwLTUwMC1uYXNkYXEtc2xpZGUtYWZ0ZXItZmVkLWRlY2lzaW9uLWFzLXBvd2VsbC10b3V0cy1pbmZsYXRpb24td29ycmllcy0yMDAwNTA3MDMuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb89edf0b\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Local Sports On March 13th, Godby hosted The Tariq Barfield Invitational Track and Field meet at Godby with multiple Leon County schools competing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/18\/godby-track-and-field-hosts-the-tariq-barfield-invitational\/\" 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\/Track-and-Field-2026-.png\" alt=\"Godby Track And Field Hosts The Tariq Barfield Invitational\" width=\"273\" height=\"188\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-deafe935-e481-49e6-b35c-2c362a9c7386\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stewart discusses political fallout from hospital transfer vote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday his office will investigate Discord, a messaging platform, for <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/18\/uthmeier-to-investigate-messaging-platform-discord\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">allegedly putting children at risk of being groomed by predators online.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Students-Cell-Phone.png\" alt=\"Uthmeier To Investigate Messaging Platform Discord\" width=\"278\" height=\"179\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A proposal expected to allow a Miami resort to develop a water park on its property is <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/18\/farm-bill-sent-to-desantis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis alongside the wide-ranging \u201cfarm bill,\u201d and a plan to provide stopgap funding for an AIDS drug program.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DeSantis-Inauguration.png\" alt=\"\u2018Farm Bill\u2019 Sent to DeSantis\" width=\"284\" height=\"146\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44777448.2840999\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvdHJhbnNwb3J0YXRpb24vNTc4OTg2My1oZWxpY29wdGVyLXNhZmV0eS1mYWEtcmFkYXItc2VwYXJhdGlvbi8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB2d973df3\" target=\"_blank\">issued new rules<\/a>\u00a0yesterday mandating air traffic controllers use radar technology to separate helicopters and airplanes. The guidelines impact more than 150 airports and come after last year\u2019s deadly midair collision near Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Cesar Chavez, cofounder of the United Farm Workers, has been accused of sexually abusing girls and women connected to the farmworker movement in the 1960s and 1970s. An\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44777448.2840999\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNi8wMy8xOC91cy9jZXNhci1jaGF2ZXotc2V4dWFsLWFidXNlLWFsbGVnYXRpb25zLXVmdy5odG1sP3VubG9ja2VkX2FydGljbGVfY29kZT0xLlVGQS43Z1kxLlpzSm43Z3Q5a2NWbiZzbWlkPXVybC1zaGFyZSZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb2201400\" target=\"_blank\">investigation published yesterday<\/a>\u00a0described a pattern of misconduct that complicates Chavez\u2019s legacy as a US labor rights figure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F19%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-19-2026%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+19%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/19\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-march-19-2026\/\" 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 Thursday, March 19, 2026 Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. 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