“We can’t have a part-time Congress in a full-time world,” said Congressman David Jolly. “Too many in Congress are more focused on raising money than solving the problems people elected them to…
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Trump crushing GOP opponents in Florida
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Real estate magnate Donald Trump is “crushing” his Republican opponents in the Sunshine State, according to a new poll of likely Florida voters released…
Viewpoint: Please See ‘The Big Short’ Before You See “Star Wars”
By Kent Lyndon Why? Michael Lewis’ “The Big Short” is much more important to our daily lives, that’s why. Those of you who have read my columns, through Rick’s “Inweekly”, will be…
Viewpoint: Peeling Back the Curtain
Congressman David Jolly, R-Indian Shores, has proposed a bill to bar all federal officeholders — president, vice president, U.S. senators and representatives — from directly seeking political contributions. He will be on…
Revenue forecast downgrade could pose problems for Scott
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Economic forecasters Tuesday slashed nearly $400 million from their estimate of how much lawmakers will have to spend in the budget year that begins…
Buzz: Buck Lee to run for Escambia Tax Collector
Yesterday, Karen Sindel profiled to run for Escambia County Commission District 2. Jim Taylor, who lost a bid for the County Commission District 5 seat in 2012, has withdrawn from the School…
Health care coverage for uninsured not happening in 2016
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a bruising political fight, a key senator said Tuesday that proposals about expanding health-care coverage for uninsured Floridians could be dead for years…
Viewpoint: Downtown – Barely Getting Started
By John Peacock, Downtown Improvement Board chairman The City of Pensacola is an amazingly wonderful place to live, work and play, and the downtown area is quickly becoming a destination for businesses…
If you read one political column today, read this by Rick Wilson
GOP political strategist Rick Wilson wrote a great column for The Daily Beast on Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz Is Brilliant but His Strategy Sucks. Until recently, Sen. Ted Cruz has avoided…
Olson gives update on city projects
At the end of the five-hour Pensacola City Council meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14, City Administrator Eric Olson gave his update on city operations. The mayor’s recommendation to build new Fire Station…
Trump sound system was not provided by Pensacola Bay Center
While some yesterday were blaming the bad microphones at the Trump rally on the Pensacola Bay Center, I reported on “Pensacola Speaks” (News Talk 1370 WCOA) that the system was from another…
Trump promises we will win so much that we will beg him for a loss
Donald Trump’s speeches are sort of stream of consciousness rants. He covers lots of points and has plenty of quotable one-liners. However, the Republican frontrunner knows how to close strongly: “We’re going…