Updated: 9:46 AM Just what is it that makes Tallahassee so special?

Updated: 11:30 PM Residents will be generous in supporting local organizations, but want more transparency.

Updated: 2:43 AM Over 8 out of 10 potential voters know that Scott Maddox and Akin Akinyemi are running for local offices. After these 2 candidates, awareness that some candidates are running is surprisingly low.

Updated: 2:34 AM Honor by The Chronicle of Higher Education puts TCC in elite company.

Updated: 2:21 AM Nearly 6 in 10 citizens believe Tallahassee Mayor John Marks should step down from office – this percentage is up from 46% in April of 2011. 3 out of 4 citizens believe Mayor Marks should be fined for his ethics violations.

Updated: 8:33 PM The City of Tallahassee switched from a “weak mayor” system several years ago. At that time, the title of mayor was largely ceremonial and the job rotated each year from one City Commission member to the next.

Updated: 6:25 PM A look at the ups and downs during Dr. James Ammons' five years as FAMU's president.

Posted: 12:36 PM Senate Bill 2044, and House Bill 803,allows for the opportunity to improve both the efficiency and the effectiveness of our CPI operations statewide.

Updated: 8:04 PM Findings: State employees and other Leon County residents differ significantly on what needs to happen to close the state budget deficit.

Posted: 2:36 PM Gov. Scott demonstrated his commitment by recommending to the Legislature that it invest $40 million next year on Everglades restoration.

Posted: 10:59 AM Audubon of Florida applauds the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force for crafting a road map for Gulf restoration in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Updated: 2:56 PM Football fans are disappointed with the 2011 college football season, according to the latest TallahasseeVoices survey.

Updated: 8:27 AM As former Chairs of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority, we wanted to share our perspectives on the issue of school consolidation.

Posted: 4:15 PM “Awake the State is a movement of everyday Floridians fighting to reject devastating budget cuts, stop the assault on middle class families, and invest in Floridians again.” said Mark Ferrulo, executive director of Progress Florida.

Updated: 1:40 AM Kevin Griffin and the City of Tallahassee have settled federal lawsuit, police chief to write "critical" letter

Posted: 3:02 PM In the roughly 16 months since it became law, Florida’s $18,000 Sales/Use Tax Cap on boat sales has preserved thousands of marine-related jobs and generated millions of dollars in additional tax revenue.

Updated: 5:06 PM Cuts to Medicaid would pose a specific and dangerous threat to millions of black and Latino Americans who depend on the program for regular treatment for such medical conditions as cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, heart disease, and stroke, according to Families USA.

Updated: 11:36 PM The TallahasseeVoices panel predictions for the Florida State vs. Oklahoma game.

Posted: 3:30 PM Citizens speak out about Mayor Marks in a survey conducted April 1, 2011 and then again on September 15, 2011

Posted: 3:29 PM Citizens have mixed views on red light cameras. Slightly more citizens favor them and believe they serve a socially responsible function than believe they serve only a revenue generating function.

Posted: 2:34 PM State Representative Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda today completed a week long immersion in education reform at the prestigious Oxford Roundtable in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Roundtable was attended by thirty participants from eleven states and four countries.

Posted: 8:12 PM In the wake of the League of Women Voters of Florida's decision to halt its voter registration efforts as a result of the recently passed elections bill, HB 1355, there has been great interest in whether or not League volunteers could continue to register voters under the auspices of their local Supervisor of Elections' office.

Posted: 5:17 PM Representative Mark Pafford and other members of the Florida House Democratic Caucus who last week asked Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to investigate concerns surrounding the removal of citizens at a Governor Rick Scott state budget signing event received a short note today from General Bondi.

Posted: 11:13 PM Celebrations of Earth Day at the Capitol and throughout the world should remind all legislators of Florida's need to develop a robust energy policy.

Updated: 9:00 AM As a tactic for improving commercial air service to Tallahassee, 6 times as many citizens support Michelle Rehwinkle Vasilinda’s idea of creating an airport authority for Tallahassee Regional Airport, according to the latest TallahasseeVoices survey.