{"id":199163,"date":"2026-03-20T13:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199163\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:36:12","slug":"friday-march-20-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199163\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, March 20, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F20%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-20-2026%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+20%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/20\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-20-2026\/\" 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-7db9f793-67f2-4f31-86af-2fc2d3da411c\">Friday, March 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-cf95c857-7ea9-41df-a963-6e080a90f52e\">Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. Tonight, clear, with a low around 51. Saturday, sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday night, clear, with a low around 56. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 84. Sunday night, a low around 59. <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-cddbf048-c6ef-45fb-9ee8-d99bbde682ce\">US stock markets close down (S&amp;P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.3%) (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44811313.2858984\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1zcC01MDAtbmFzZGFxLXJlY292ZXItZnJvbS1zdGVlcC1sb3NzZXMtYXMtb2lscy1zdXJnZS1lYXNlcy0yMDAwNDAyMjAuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb4060a31\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-19ca9631-9803-4075-9416-88deb9f19c4f\">Local Sports: The 10th ranked Chiles flag football team is currently on a five-game win streak with a record of 8-1. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/20\/chiles-flag-football-heads-into-spring-break-8-1\/\" 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-Flag-Football-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243732\" width=\"293\" height=\"222\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-6baa83ba-5042-419c-8c67-910c5a44c244\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Steve Stewart discusses municipal electric utility legislation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>With average gas prices in Florida approaching $4 a gallon, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/20\/gov-desantis-no-simple-fix-for-rising-gas-prices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday there is no \u201csimple fix\u201d the state could enact.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GasPump.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. DeSantis: No \u2018Simple Fix\u2019 For Rising Gas Prices\" width=\"292\" height=\"194\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked some of Florida\u2019s top law enforcement officials Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/20\/gov-desantis-criticizes-sheriffs-over-immigration-enforcement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">criticizing their calls to Congress and President Donald Trump to work on a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sheriff-judd-in-office-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243835\" width=\"322\" height=\"199\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-ef3be50e-650c-46d0-9d9a-d3dba9e225df\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44811313.2858984\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvaXJhbi1pcmFxLXVzLWlzcmFlbC10cnVtcC1tYXJjaC0xOS0yMDI2LTUyZTk0Mzk4ZjI0MzJiM2FiYTliMDJiNTFmYmU1MDAwP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBb68d16f1\" target=\"_blank\">launched drones and missiles<\/a>\u00a0at energy infrastructure across the Gulf yesterday, targeting Qatar\u2019s liquefied natural gas complex and facilities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.\u00a0The strikes added further pressure to global energy markets, with Brent crude rising more than 60% since the Iran war began nearly three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Waymo reports\u00a0its fleet of self-driving taxis passed 170 million total miles driven as of the end of 2025; vehicles were involved in 92% fewer serious incidents than human drivers\u00a0(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/44811313.2858984\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGVjaGJ1enouYWkvYXJ0aWNsZXMvd2F5bW8tY3Jvc3Nlcy0xNzBtLWF1dG9ub21vdXMtbWlsZXMtd2l0aC16ZXJvLXNlcmlvdXMtY3Jhc2hlcz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB083cf8b0\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F03%2F20%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-20-2026%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+20%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/03\/20\/the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-march-20-2026\/\" 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 20, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 77. 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