UPDATE: Due to anticipated inclement weather conditions, the city of Tallahassee will postpone the Martin Luther King Day parade set for this Saturday. This is the second time the event has been postponed and city officials are determined to celebrate King’s legacy after finalizing a new date for the event. […]

The Florida House of Representatives and Senate have filed identical bills to address violence, disorder and looting, particularly during protests. The bills — known as “anti-riot” legislation and championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — were filed in part as a response to the riots at the United States Capitol […]

Florida Senate Bill 590 addresses the involuntary examinations of minors. Last heard on Jan. 21, the bill emphasizes the consent of the parent or guardian in order for any form of examinations to conducted on a minor. Medical and psychological examinations of minors are usually for behavioral concerns. Methods such […]

The Florida Department of Transportation’s official highway roster is replete with roads named in honor of historic events, former presidents, state leaders and war heroes. Now there may be a name change in honor of the nation’s most recent president. Anthony Sabatini, a Florida House of Representatives member and lawyer, […]

Have you ever had the desire to order a to-go glass of wine with your favorite meal? Florida is currently deliberating Senate Bill 134  — commonly known as the “booze to go” bill — which will authorize certain food service establishments to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. […]

Faculty, staff, and students at Florida A&M University last week were put on a mandatory biweekly COVID-19 testing schedule provided by the Student Health Services. The coronavirus has claimed over 425,000 lives nationwide  since its start while cases continue to be on the rise in Leon County. In early January, […]

The Azalea Gardens Assisted Living & Memory Care facility is a warm and welcoming senior community in Tallahassee. It is just nine minutes from Capital Regional Medical Center on Ox Bottom Road. Just like any other nursing home or assisted senior living facility in the country right now, the coronavirus […]

The vaccine for COVID-19 has been out for almost two months in many parts of the country. Normally, vaccines take about 10-15 years to develop, but in this case we have received the vaccine much sooner than expected. While many people  are eagerly waiting for the world to go back […]

As the nation frantically searches for answers to their pandemic prayers in the Covid-19 vaccine, new strains of the virus have descended and made landfall in different parts of the country. The new strain of the virus — initially detected in southeastern England in September of last year — is […]

The Florida Senate Committee on Appropriations met Tuesday morning at the Capitol. Chris Spencer, director of the governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, started off the meeting with a presentation giving an update on federal assistance related to COVID-19. “Florida is the direct recipient of $8.1 billion for programs administered […]