{"id":272200,"date":"2026-05-15T12:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272200\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:46:11","slug":"the-tr-daily-briefs-friday-may-15-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272200\/","title":{"rendered":"The TR Daily Briefs: Friday, May 15, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tallahassee Reports<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Friday, May 15 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-cf95c857-7ea9-41df-a963-6e080a90f52e\">Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 61. Saturday, increasing clouds, with a high near 89. Saturday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Sunday night, mostly clear, with a low around 69.  <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 higher (S&amp;P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.8%, Nasdaq +0.9%), driven by optimism over US-China ties after President Donald Trump\u2019s Beijing visit (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45730223.1924536\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1yZXRha2VzLTUwMDAwLWxldmVsLXNwLTUwMC1hbmQtbmFzZGFxLXN1cmdlLWFzLWFpLXRyYWRlLXJvYXJzLWJhY2stMjIzMjMwNTIzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB46ea0092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>What Jeremy Matlow thought was another social media driven political attack on Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad \u2013 this time involving Goad\u2019s family \u2013 backfired when Matlow was informed he had his facts wrong. However, the damage was done, as his false claims wrongly implicated a city employee, with Matlow accusing him of public corruption. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/14\/matlows-attack-on-reese-goads-family-backfires\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tallahassee Urban League is speaking out after two deadly shootings within five days of each other rocked the community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/14\/we-need-action-tallahassee-urban-league-calling-change-after-two-recent-deadly-shootings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s drug overdose deaths continued to decline in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/14\/opioid-overdose-deaths-drop-in-florida\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to state data released Wednesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Senate dropped funding requests for a series of programs tied to Senate President Ben Albritton\u2019s \u201crural renaissance\u201d plan Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/14\/senate-backs-off-funding-requests-for-rural-renaissance-programs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump travels back to the US today after concluding the first presidential visit to China in nearly a decade. See photos of the three-day trip\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45730223.1924536\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL3Bob3RvLWdhbGxlcnkvcGhvdG9zLXRydW1wLWNoaW5hLXRhbGtzLXdpdGgteGktamlucGluZy0xODcyODVmNTFjMzY0MzFiOWYzYWZmNThhODE2MTIwNT91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBf469a1f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0US\u00a0Border Patrol\u00a0Chief\u00a0Michael Banks resigns in the latest leadership change at the Department of Homeland Security (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45730223.1924536\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvYm9yZGVyLXBhdHJvbC1jaGllZi1taWNoYWVsLWJhbmtzLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLTg0NmZiODgzYzQwYmI0NjQzYTgxZTczMTM5MjQ5NDgyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBc012dd16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Reports Friday, May 15 2026 Weather: Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. 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