{"id":275156,"date":"2026-05-18T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275156\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:03:22","slug":"the-tr-daily-briefs-monday-may-18-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275156\/","title":{"rendered":"The TR Daily Briefs: Monday, May 18, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tallahassee Reports<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Monday, May 18 2026<\/p>\n<p id=\"block-cf95c857-7ea9-41df-a963-6e080a90f52e\">Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 92. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 70. Tuesday, sunny, with a high near 92. Tuesday night, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. <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 slide Friday (S&amp;P 500 -1.2%, Dow -1.1%, Nasdaq -1.5%), dragged down by tech-sector losses (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45754961.1914056\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjAyNi8wNS8xNC9zdG9jay1tYXJrZXQtdG9kYXktbGl2ZS11cGRhdGVzLmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB6a999857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>High School Sports: Leon High alumnus Jayvin Strouble competed in the high jump for University of North Florida, ultimately setting a personal record and claiming a conference title. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/18\/leon-alum-jayvin-strouble-wins-conference-title-at-2026-asun-outdoor-track-field-championships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>How are Florida counties doing during economic downturn? <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/18\/several-florida-counties-surviving-economic-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/18\/several-florida-counties-surviving-economic-challenges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heck out the analysis.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, was arrested Friday evening by Capitol Police after about five hours of staging a sit-in outside Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 office. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/17\/nixon-arrested-after-sit-in-at-governors-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday to expand the armed \u201cschool guardian\u201d program to Florida\u2019s colleges and universities. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/05\/17\/armed-guardian-program-expanded-to-colleges-universities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)\u00a0loses primary race as Trump-backed Rep. Julia Letlow (R, LA-5) and state\u00a0Treasurer John Fleming advance to runoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45754961.1914056\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aW1lLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjYvMDUvMTUvY2Fzc2lkeS1sb3Vpc2lhbmEtc2VuYXRlLXJlcHVibGljYW4tcHJpbWFyeS10cnVtcC1sZXRsb3ctZmxlbWluZy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1qb2luMTQ0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9wbGFjZW1lbnQ9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1c2VyX2lkPTY2YzRjNzNhNWQ3ODY0NGIzYWJiYTk5Yw\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBbb3247c5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Senate\u2019s parliamentarian\u00a0finds\u00a0$1B proposal to fund additional security, White House ballroom\u00a0fails to meet procedural rules (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/45754961.1914056\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvd2hpdGUtaG91c2UtYmFsbHJvb20tZnVuZGluZy1zZW5hdGUtcGFybGlhbWVudGFyaWFuLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLTA0MmRjNjFiNDFkMTE2M2UwOGVlMDk1ZTdmZmIyZTQ4P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9am9pbjE0NDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fcGxhY2VtZW50PW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXNlcl9pZD02NmM0YzczYTVkNzg2NDRiM2FiYmE5OWM\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB3b4cc1dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Reports Monday, May 18 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 92. 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