Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding newly released Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General reports documenting patient wait-time manipulation at 40 VA facilities in 19 states. “These reports document dysfunction…
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Food Stamp changes could impact Escambia and Pensacola
About 17,000 Escambia County residents who receive food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect Jan. 1 — and the possibility of at least temporarily losing benefits if they…
Buzz: Ingram to run for Florida House, forgoes possible Senate race
State Rep. Clay Ingram called to say he has decided to run for a fourth term. Keys to decision: More family time; more time focusing on Pensacola chamber; and he will return…
New candidate files for Congress, District 1
James Zumwalt, former member of the elite Navy bomb squad and former Military Advisor for Congressman Jeff Miller, filed paperwork to succeed Congressman Miller in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. “As a combat…
LWV Public Forum: ‘State of the Counties’ – April 16
County Administrators from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will discuss progress and problems in their counties in the “State of the Counties ” April 16th meeting of the League of Women Voters…
Move To Amend screens ‘Legalize Democracy,’ April 20
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will host a viewing of “Legalize Democracyâ€, a film about the history behind the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC that opened the floodgates to…
Now legal to shack up in Florida. Thank you, Rick Scott
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for unmarried men and women to shack up…
Viewpoint: Gandhi’s Salt-How a Fistful of Mud and Seawater Shook the British Empire
By Rivera Sun On April 6, 1930 at 6:30 a.m. after morning prayers, Mohandas K. Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, “With this, I am shaking the foundations of…
Perdido Key Master Plan presented and debated at Planning Board
For nearly two decades, Escambia County and Perdido Key residents have argued over a master plan for development on the barrier island. Some issues still remain and strong opinions, too, about the…
Sean’s Outpost gets a continuance
Escambia County issued this announcement to the release: At a hearing today, the Escambia County Special Magistrate granted a continuance of the meeting until June 21 in the case regarding Satoshi Forest…
Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone
The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I have done research on the initiative how…
News Service of Florida has: Five Questions for Rick Wilson
Rick Wilson is a friend and has been a regular quest on my radio shows over the years. The News Service of Florida spent time with him. By DARA KAM THE NEWS…