Category: Florida
Top Blog Stories of the Week You Don’t Want to Miss
Smear campaigns, missing $900K, library board power grabs, data center fights & a Pensacola mayor making history. This week’s stories hit different.
Escambia County Primary Races Set
The qualifying period ended at noon Friday. Several candidates, including Pensacola City Council President Allison Patton, have automatically been re-elected since they have no opposition….
Inweekly: Pensacola’s Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth festival, a rigged library hire, 80 years of Greenhut, Michelin’s first Pensacola pick & more. Inweekly June 11 is out now. inweekly.net
Who Qualified to Run Yesterday?
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections and the Florida Secretary of State report the following candidates have qualified to…
Community Rallies Against Proposed Data Centers in Pensacola
Pensacola residents are fighting back against big data centers—and Pasco County may hit pause entirely. This battle is over water, power & your future.
Who Has Qualified To Run in Escambia
See who has qualified to be on the ballot this year, as of 5 p.m. Monday. You can still qualify to run. Deadline is noon, Friday, June 12.
Three Local Projects Named Budget Turkeys
Florida spent $829M on budget “turkeys”—including UWF, Pensacola State & a Santa Rosa heritage site. Taxpayers deserve better. Here’s what happened.
Democrats Sink, Davis Endorse Jolly
Alex Sink & incoming FL Senate Democratic Leader Tracie Davis endorse David Jolly for governor. The coalition keeps growing. ricksblog.biz
Inweekly: Pride Month To-Do List
DeSantis wants $5.5M of YOUR money to sell his tax amendment. 30K signed against a data center. Pride Month is packed. Inweekly has it all. ??
Stazi Becomes Education Commissioner Given a Presidency
DeSantis’ education commissioner just landed the Polk State College presidency—and Pensacola State could be next in line for a political appointee.
Lawmakers Pass Property Tax Ballot Proposal; Mayor Reeves Discusses Impact
Florida lawmakers vote to gut local property taxes. Pensacola Mayor Reeves says the city could lose $6.4M/year—enough to close every park and community center.
Andrade Gives Update on Special Session
Florida lawmakers rewrote DeSantis’ property tax plan on Day 1—protecting school budgets, killing the trust fund, and rejecting a $5.5M ad campaign.
DeSantis Property Tax Cut: Escambia loses $72.9M annually
DeSantis’ property tax amendment would gut Escambia County by $72.9M and Santa Rosa by $49.3M—and counties can’t raise rates to make up the difference.
Here We Go Again: Third Ed Commish Gets Presidency
Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas is the sole finalist to lead Polk State College. Makes him the third commissioner to get a presidency.
Lawmakers Open Special Session to Resolve Budget Stalemate
By Gray Rohrer and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Lawmakers convened a special session Tuesday to resolve a $1.4 billion difference between the…
FIRE Fires Off Second Letter to PSC
Free speech watchdog FIRE gives PSC until May 18 to restore funding for a student magazine blocked over LGBTQ content—or face a First Amendment lawsuit
How did the Florida Chamber Grade Our Lawmakers?
Florida Chamber grades NW Florida lawmakers: Boyles & Andrade earn A’s, Gaetz gets a B, Salzman pulls a C. See how your reps scored on business votes.
Legislature Approves DeSantis’ Congressional Districts
By Gary Rohrer, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers approved a major redrawing of the state’s 28 congressional districts Wednesday, a move…
Democrats, Voting Rights Groups Challenge DeSantis’ Map
See you in court.’ Democrats, voting rights groups, and editorial boards are lighting up over DeSantis’s ‘Dummymander’—and lawsuits are already being promised.
DeSantis Delivers Redistricting Maps; Pensacola No Change
DeSantis wants Florida’s congressional map redrawn—race-neutral, controversial, and heading for a legislative vote THIS WEEK. Here’s what’s in the proposal.
