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Sexual assaults in military are up, alarmingly
A survey released by the Pentagon yesterday estimates that sexual assaults in the military have increased over 36 percent since 2010--jumping from 19,000 people in the armed forces assaulted in 2010 to 26,000. The sharp rise has drawn the ire of President Obama and Congress. At a White House [...]
Hayward’s Common $ense
city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced this afternoon that Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have signed on to join Common $ense Pensacola, his financial literacy initiative. The two credit unions join Wells Fargo, Regions Bank, Hancock Bank, [...]
Interview: Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women
By Jessica Forbes Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women, visited Pensacola last weekend as part of her work to raise awareness of the number of unpaid claims and the continuing impacts of the 2010 BP Oil Spill. Williams’ visit to Pensacola for the [...]
Does your child have an abusive high school coach? Tell us about it
Last month a video shown on ESPN led to the firing of the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice. In the video Rice is seen yelling homophobic slurs at his players, kicking them, grabbing them and shoving them. He also throws basketballs at their legs, their heads and their bodies from [...]
Why does Pat Bainter care about House District 2?
Pat Bainter is a powerful political consultant that has pumped over the years millions into the campaigns of Republican lawmakers in the state through a host of Electioneering Communications Organization. Organizations tied to Bainter are behind the negative mailers, which slam Ed Gray and Jack [...]
Hill picks up another endorsement
Press Release: State Rep. Dennis Baxley, father of the "Stand Your Ground Law" and Speaker Pro Tem under Marco Rubio, has endorsed conservative Republican Mike Hill for state Representative in the District 2 Special Election. "Mike Hill has the core convictions needed to meet the moral [...]
Another candidate announces for District 2
Jeremy Lau will be announcing today at the Northwest Florida Federation of Labor membership meeting his intent to file on Friday for State House District 2 seat. Jeremy Lau is a Democrat and is employed at L-3 Vertex on NAS Pensacola as an aircraft mechanic. He is also the President of the [...]
Valentino endorses Miller
Commissioner Gene Valentino has endorsed Scott Miller for House District 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MF5dl-dmo
Defense secretary asks Congress to strip commanders’ power to overrule courts
The Hill is reporting that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recommended today that the Pentagon strip commanders of the ability to overturn verdicts in military criminal court cases. The proposed change in the military’s judicial code comes in the wake of widespread outrage on Capitol Hill over a [...]
Buzz: A New Name in House District 2 Race
We're hearing that political strategist Scott Miller announced to the Republican Club of Santa Rosa County that he is running for Florida House District 2 seat. Miller is the owner of Open Market Research and handled the unsuccessful 2012 campaigns of John Powell (Escambia County Sheriff), Jesse [...]
Dates set for special election for House Dist. 2
Primary is May 14, General June 11 - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Search Extended, Raise Declined
The Escambia County Commission extended its search for a county administrator today, as Interim Country Administrator George Touart declined a proposed raise. Commissioners decided to extend the administrator search for 90 days. They’ll get a progress update from HR in a month. Commission [...]