Category: Politics
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis on the telly
DeSantis to do Interviews The Wall Street Journal reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis will begin to do interviews with newspapers and media outside his safe…
Real News: Friday, July 7
An update released Thursday by the Colorado State University tropical forecast team calls for 18 storms, nine of which are expected to become hurricanes and…
Daily Outtakes: Not much help on healthcare
Tackling Healthcare Senate President Kathleen Passidomo wants to take steps during the 2024 legislative session to tackle healthcare access. On the “Deeper Dive with Dara…
Daily Outtakes: Filling in the news gaps
Officer on Paid Leave The officer that shot and killed a suspect in Cantonment last week is on paid administrative leave pending the results of…
DeSantis publishes invalid out-of-state license classes
Governor Ron DeSantis announced today the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has published a list of out-of-state license classes that are…
Daily Outtakes: Safe Streets, Scary Sea
The City of Pensacola’s Draft Active Transportation Plan is now available for review and comment. Its purpose is to create comfortable streets for people walking,…
Viewpoint: For Summit Boulevard, it’s safety in numbers
By Phil Nickinson We need to make up our minds. Do we want our streets to be slower and safer? Or faster and more dangerous?…
Daily Outtakes: Trump Rallies Rare
Don’t Expect Another Trump Rally Here…yet Donald Trump isn’t holding as many campaign rallies as his GOP opponents or as many as he has in…
Another fun Friday show
It’s the end of an era – the last Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford opens in theaters this weekend. Jason Nathanson shares his thoughts…
Daily Outtakes: Middle School Morass
The state Department of Education on Thursday published the first round of results from Florida’s new “progress monitoring” system of student assessments in public schools….
Buzz: Santa Rosa Medical without power
Santa Rosa Medical Center is without power. Escambia County EMS is helping transport 50 patients to HCA Florida West. The county is using its ambulances…
Another All-Way Stop
The City of Pensacola will install two new stop signs on Thursday, July 6 at the intersection of Government Street and Jefferson Street, which will…
Real News: The non-political ones
The University of West Florida received the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community Outreach first place award at the 2023 NCAE-C Symposium. Dr….
City unveils sweepers
The City of Pensacola has announced the winners of the street sweeper naming contest, also unveiling fun new designs that reflect the winning names. The…
Barry running for a fourth term
Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry announced on WCOA this morning that he will pre-file tomorrow to run for a fourth term in 2024.
Trust email: Gives hope for CRC; Commissioner May, Mayor Reeves react [podcasts]
From Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer sent after this email the grants meeting: Good afternoon. First, thank you to Shawn, Deana, and Chandra…
Daily Outtakes: What’s that smell
Crappy Problem South Devillers Street had 900 gallons of raw sewage overflow on Monday due to the heavy rainstorm early Monday morning. ECUA Notice sent…
Real News: Casey joins Team Bergosh
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh explains why he hired Jesse Casey to help with constituent services in District 1. In 2009, Francisco Cofre was shot during a…
Daily Outtakes: Another Sheriff Show Car
Simmons Adds to Car Collection Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons’ foundation has purchased a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and gifted it to his agency. Purpose…
Real News: Friday fun
ABC’s Jason Nathanson: “No Hard Feelings?” – Jennifer Lawrence stars in the film, playing a woman trying to seduce a teen. Will it have you…
