Speaker Danny Perez

Daily Outtakes: Salzman picked to review DeSantis’s vetos

Rep. Michelle Salzman will play a key role in Speaker Perez’s showdown with Gov. Ron DeSantis over budget vetos. She endorsed DeSantis for president.

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Nine qualify to run for Rudman’s seat

Eight Republicans and one Democrat have qualified to run in a special election to replace former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who resigned to run for Congress.

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Vote-by-mail

Election supervisors ask for help to ease vote by mail

Florida’s election supervisors want to change state law requiring voters to renew their vote-by-mail requests after participation plummeted last month.

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Has Ron DeSantis been auditioning to be Red Caesar?

When one reviews his first six years as Florida’s governor, it’s not difficult to make the argument that Ron DeSantis has been auditioning to be…

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Daily News: Yenor, National Christian Reich & UWF

Heath Druzin, host of “Extremely American,” discusses Scott Yenor, the Society for American Civic Renewal, the National Christian Movement and UWF.

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Top Reads & Listens for week ended Feb. 1, 2025

University of West Florida students, faculty, and alums are concerned about UWF’s future. The community and those outside the area have begun to pay attention.

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Daily Outtakes: Republicans continue fighting over immigration, power

Gov. DeSantis holds three roundtables attacking TRUMP Act. Lawmakers want to investigate how the funding for DeSantis’ office has grown 70% in six years.

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Daily Outtakes: Andrade discusses Special Session dynamics

The Florida Legislature’s passage of the Trump Act exposed unprecedented tensions between state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis, who says he will veto it.

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Pap puts real world in his novels

Over this week, I have covered human trafficking and the Sackler family’s settlement offer. A few years ago, I covered both topics with trial attorney…

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NOAA brags about satellites’ role in predicting our snowstorm

Last week, cities like Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Gulf Shores, Milton and Pensacola experienced rare snow, shattering decades-old records. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…

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Top Reads & Plays: Jan. 26 edition

Since the first of the year, the blog has taken off with each week gaining more readers. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of the University of…

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Governor sets date of Rudman’s district

Gov. Ron DeSantis has scheduled the special election and primary to replace former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who is running for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat….

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Florida, Escambia have a ‘Gulf of Mexico’ problem

A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to…

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Daily Outtakes: Voting in Special GOP primary very anemic

Florida’s First Congressional District has 309,270 Republicans, but only 11,178 have voted in the GOP primary that will likely decide who will replace Matt Gaetz….

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Winter ice

And Escambia County’s update

From Meteorologist Scottlin Williams Wilson: SNOW TIMING UPDATE -The heavier bands of snow will continue to gradually move south. -Snow + strong wind gusts (up…

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Winter ice

Daily Outtakes: Stay Inside and Off Roads Today

Yesterday evening, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves issued Declaration of State of Emergency 25-01, declaring a local state of emergency in the City of Pensacola due…

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Vote-by-mail

Special GOP Primary only about 10K votes cast

With the election a little over a week away, early and mail-in voting has been low, and the extreme winter weather will impact the turnout…

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Patronis vs. Valentino: Early Voting edition

PATRONIS On Friday, the Jimmy Patronis for Congress Campaign announced former Congressman Jeff Miller’s official endorsement of CFO Patronis for the seat he once held….

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Lawmaker push back against DeSantis special session

Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he will convene a special session of the Florida Legislature the week of Jan. 27 to address immigration issues,…

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The Whitmire Ghoul: What we know

From July 1957 to March 1958, Pensacola was gripped by a series of disturbing grave robberies. Four deceased women’s bodies were taken from their graves…

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