Jesse SchecknerMarch 13, 2025
16min0
‘I look at this bill as if we’re chopping down a tree when we should be just trimming a branch.’
Tag: Community Redevelopment Agency
Jesse SchecknerMarch 13, 2025
Staff ReportsNovember 10, 2023
2min0
'His impressive background and demonstrated commitment to both student issues and community development make him the ideal choice to lead our organization.'
Scott PowersJune 22, 2022
3min0
The bill could spur restaurant development in Apopka's downtown core.
Daniel Figueroa IVJanuary 17, 2022
7min0
Workers say they've been waiting since October, as 'everything is going up except for our pay.'
Daniel Figueroa IVOctober 19, 2021
3min1350
The City’s contribution is part of a $93 million, multi-phase redevelopment of Florida’s oldest federal public housing project.
Daniel Figueroa IVOctober 13, 2021
6min1166
Less than half of the money would be used to improve public spaces.
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 11, 2018
5min604
There are a number of bills this Session that would shift control from local governments to the Legislature, making some elected officials — like Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum — unhappy. In the House, one of those bills is being expedited during week one of Session. House Speaker Richard Corcoran voiced his […]
Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2017
4min426
Andrew Gillum added a new finance director this week, as the Democrat gubernatorial candidate looks to spark fundraising after losing ground to opponents Gwen Graham and Chris King. Akilah Ensley heads to the Gillum camp from Invictus Strategy Group, a political and nonprofit fundraising consulting shop she founded. Her past experience also includes a stint […]
Drew WilsonAugust 23, 2017
2min460
Lobbyist Adam Corey jettisoned his state-level clients this week, possibly due to an ongoing FBI corruption investigation in Tallahassee. Corey had been representing American Clinical Solutions, Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, PNC Financial Services Group, Broward College Foundation and San Felasco Nurseries, but state records show he withdrew as a lobbyist for each client Monday. […]
Staff ReportsJune 26, 2017
5min406
The chair of the capital area’s Republican Party is firing back after Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum ignited a partisan firestorm this weekend over recent subpoenas into city-backed redevelopment deals. Gillum told the Tampa Bay Times’ Windy March on Saturday, “ ‘I just know that based on the way they have come after me ever […]