The Senate Children, Families and Seniors Committee held a meeting, to discuss the strike-all amendment presented by Senator Christopher L. Smith representing District 31. Smith said, the strike-all amendment revises the current language of law involving after school programs or national organizations that do not provide childcare. Programs will be […]
Author: Kandice Hill
Kid’s Night at Beef “O” Brady’s
Beef “O” Brady’s in Crawfordville, Fla., invites Tallahassee families to join them on Tuesday nights for their weekly Kid’s Night event. Every Tuesday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., kids eat for free with the purchase of one adult meal. Children are provided a Kid Zone, which included […]
College Party Culture Could be Hiding Substance Abuse
College towns like Tallahassee, Fla. provide the ultimate party experience. For many college students, it’s the period of time before conforming to the demands of adulthood. Unfortunately, this extreme party culture could be putting a veil over a serious issue, substance abuse. In college, the weekdays can be extremely stressful, […]
All America Flag Act Passes Through Subcommittee
Only Arizona, Massachusetts and Minnesota currently have the All American Flag bill passed into law. Last week Rep. Bob Cortes, R-Longwood, presented his to the local government subcommittee with hopes to bring this bill to Florida. The bill requires all government agencies to use only American-made flags. It began as […]
Civil Right Activists John Due and Henry Steele Discuss the Tallahassee Movement
Civil Rights activists, John Due, and Rev. Henry Marion Steele joined Dr. Paul Ortiz, a University of Florida professor, in a panel discussion about their experiences fighting for social justice at the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee, Fla. During the discussion activists Due and Steele spoke about Tallahassee’s history […]
Rural Fire Departments Receive Over $11 Million in Equipment
Florida’s rural fire departments received $11.2K million in federal excess firefighting equipment. With the help of the Florida Forest Service, rural fire departments can get no-cost lease equipment for years at a time through the administration of Florida’s Firefighter Federal Excess Program. Commissioner Adam H. Putnam at Florida Department of […]
Environmentalists Rally For Clean Water in Florida
Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda Photo by JhaRonte James Florida environmentalists and legislators came from all over the state to support the Floridians For Clean Water & Amendment 1 Rally at the old Capitol building. The clean water supporters came together to let state legislators know that the money for Amendment […]
The IRS releases the “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams
The Internal Revenue Service released, for the first time, the “Dirty Dozen, “ a list of the top tax scams, with a warning to taxpayers about aggressive telephone scams occurring during the first couple of weeks of this year’s filing season, on February 16. There has been a large amount […]
Cuban Adjustment Act Faces Skepticism
Citizenship may potentially change for Cuban immigrants in America. Legislators have decided to challenge the Cuban Adjustment Act, which may possibly change Cuban citizenship for immigrants trying to come into the United States that would like to gain citizenship. This law was originally established in 1966, and allowed broader protection […]
The Curators of Hip Hop Help Educate Tallahassee
The Curators of Hip Hop teamed up with The City of Tallahassee Tuesday night to host the 2nd annual “Our Culture, Our History” event at the Jack L. McLean Community Center. The Curators of Hip-Hop use the hip-hop culture to reach, educate, and inspire our youth to be positive individuals […]