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The next Tallahassee City Manager will assume her new role on October 1st. The hiring process and the contract are the topic of today’s Speaking Of.

Legislators approved $250 million for the Florida Division of Emergency Management. A large portion will pay vendors for completed work at Alligator Alcatraz.

Amendment 3 could save homeowners money on property taxes. But a new report warns it could also mean less funding for programs serving children and families.

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security reveals the substandard conditions detainees were living in at the immigrant detention center in the Everglades.

The attendees included members of the area's law enforcement, fire, EMS and other emergency response agencies.

Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges Netflix violated state law by telling consumers it wouldn't track and sell their data, and that it's targeting children.

The contract includes a clause specifying the manager can only be removed with a 2/3rds vote of the commission. That means four of the city’s five commission members would be needed to fire her.

The proposed contract includes a clause saying the manager could only be removed with a 2/3rds vote of the commission. That means four of the city’s five commission members would need to vote to fire her.

There is talk from several of the law enforcement agencies pausing their use for the Florida legislature and other groups to enact regulations before bringing the surveillance technology back into use.

Matlow made a motion to halt the use of Flock cameras that failed 2-3 at the commission’s last commission meeting. Now, he wants the commission to revisit that decision during its Sept. 9 meeting.