Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen,” we will discuss who has qualified to run in the local races. The deadline for…
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Real New: PFAS, Santa Rosa boom, Sunday talk shows
Last year, 3M agreed to pay at least $10 billion to water utilities across the United States that had sought compensation for cleanup costs of PFAS, the forever chemical that researchers have…
Andrade on the radio
State Rep. Alex Andrade was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We talked about having the one-two budget punch of Sen. Doug Broxson as chair of the Appropriations…
Daily Outtakes: Mike Burns new SRIA director
Last month, the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board selected local attorney Mike Burns as its new executive director. Burns was chosen from a field of 39 candidates, who were then narrowed to…
Escambia County has over 16,000 fewer voters than in 2020
Escambia County has lost over 7% of its voters, 16,224 people, over the past four years, thanks to laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature since Joe Biden won the presidential election. Democrats…
Bergosh on new $36 million offer for OLF-8
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Commisisoner Jeff Bergosh discussed the latest offer of OLF-8 for $36 million, which includes donating part of the site to the Escambia County School District….
Meet Kim Kline
Small business owner and former Gulf Breeze teacher Kim Kline is running without party affiliation for the Florida House District 2 seat, currently held by Republican Alex Andrade. I interviewed her on…
Bergosh says ‘kill shot’ failed
On May 21, an Escambia County grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that were stolen off the county’s server. Despite…
Daily Outtakes: Grand Jury clears Bergosh
Last week, a grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that were stolen off the county’s server. On his blog, Bergosh…
Kline qualifies and gets an endorsement
The Florida Forward Party today announced its first official candidate endorsements, declaring its support for State House District 2 challenger Kim Kline and State House District 25 challenger Banks Helfrich. Kline, who…
Daily Outtakes: Budget Turkeys
The taxpayer watchdog group Florida TaxWatch found 450 budget projects totaling $854.6 million they deem to be “turkeys” — a 43% increase over last year when the group found $598.7 million in…
Sheriff: Possible link between Diego Circle shooting and triple homicide
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said there may be a link between the drive-by shooting in Diego Circle yesterday and the triple homicide in Myrtle Grove last month. On WCOA’s “Real News…