Daily Outtakes: Bender preps for special election

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is still waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide the date for the special election to fill Congressman…

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Breaking: Frank White endorses Patronis

It looks like former State Rep. Frank White will step aside if Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis files to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. On X,…

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Buzz: CFO Patronis may jump in Congressional race

Michelle Salzman tweeted while the Florida House was in session today that she was filing to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. Less than two hours…

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Opioid Advisory allocates $2.2 million

Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive,…

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New House Speaker Organization Session Address: Remarks

In his address to the House Chamber as Florida House Speaker, Representative Daniel Perez celebrated the Organization Session of the 92nd term of the Florida…

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Albritton Targets Insurance, ‘Rural Renaissance’

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, began a two-year term as Florida Senate president Tuesday, saying he…

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City receives $141K grant for street light assessment

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program awarded the City of Pensacola a $140,800 planning grant to conduct a…

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Breaking: Salzman announces her candidacy for Congress

State Rep. Michelle Salzman announced on X that she will run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. “I am making my intentions to run for Congress by…

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Daily Outtakes: Congressional D1 Roundup; Lara Trump podcast

Despite social media posts touting that people have filed to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat, the special election date hasn’t been set, and no one…

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PYP seeks 2025 Mentor Pensacola applicants

Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) announced that applications are now open for the 2025 Mentor Pensacola program, which pairs PYP members with local community leaders, fostering…

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It’s official: Don Gaetz is not running for Congress

State Senator-elect Don Gaetz is not running for Congress. I just got off the phone with him – “No, no, hell no.” Gaetz also said…

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Congress 2015: DeSantis may not name Rubio’s replacement until January; No special election date yet

Like many of his appointment decisions, Gov. Ron DeSantis is in no hurry to name who will complete Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. His team is…

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