{"id":52729,"date":"2025-11-19T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52729\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:55:07","slug":"wednesday-november-19-2025-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52729\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, November 19, 2025 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOCAL NEWS<\/p>\n

The Leon County School Board recently got some good news. It seems, despite an uptick right after summer vacation, the total number of students bringing guns to school this year is down.<\/a> But board members insist that even one case is still too many.<\/p>\n

At the November 18th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted to approve a bid for construction of the Big Bend Scenic Byway (BBSB) Improvements Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LOCAL SPORTS<\/p>\n

Chiles alumnus and freshman Ethan Ekk sets Standford record.<\/a><\/p>\n

FLORIDA NEWS<\/p>\n

An administrative law judge Tuesday rejected Ocoee\u2019s challenge to a decision by the Florida Department of Commerce<\/a> that changes to a city comprehensive plan were \u201cnull and void\u201d because of a controversial new state law.<\/p>\n

Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky ordered a 6.9% decrease in workers\u2019 compensation rates for the coming year. <\/a>The reduction applies to both new and renewal policies effective Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL NEWS<\/p>\n

Congress\u00a0approved a bill<\/a>\u00a0yesterday\u00a0directing the Justice Department to release unclassified files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The House passed the bill 427-1, while the Senate agreed to deem the legislation passed as soon as it arrived in the chamber. President Donald Trump, who initially opposed the measure, is expected to sign it into law.<\/p>\n

Trump administration takes\u00a0steps to dismantle the Education Department by transferring key programs to four other agencies, which include the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, State, and Interior (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

US stock markets\u00a0close lower (S&P 500 -0.8%, Dow -1.1%, Nasdaq -1.2%); S&P 500 logs longest slide since August (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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