Category: Politics
Real News podcasts: Aug. 24, 2022
My recap of the local races. The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a comprehensive review of their security systems amid threats and rhetoric about IRS…
Pensacola: Reeves avoids run-off, but not council races
D.C. Reeves needed 7,512 votes to avoid a run-off in the mayor’s race and received 7,680 votes – a 169-vote margin. Reeves 7,680 – 51%…
Escambia County: Kohler wins D2 race, Bender heads general
Mike Kohler led the three-man field from the first reports and won easily with 47.35% to Kevin Brown’s 29% and Chance Walsh’s 23%. The race…
Broxson, Salzman, Andrade and Rudman head to general
The incumbent lawmakers won their primaries handily. State Sen. Doug Broxson beat John Mills, 53,982-17,448, and will face Democrat Charlie Nichols. State Rep. Michelle Salzman…
Election Update – 6 pm
Election day voting is closing strong: Escambia County Mail: 18997 Early: 13292 Election Day: 28282 Provisional: 15 Total 60,589 We’ve revised our projected vote total…
Election Update – 4 pm
Election day voting is starting to pick up: Escambia County Mail: 18995 Early: 13292 Election Day: 21309 Provisional: 15 Total 53,611 We’ve revised our projected…
Election update – 3 pm
Election day voting is still steady: Escambia County Mail: 18995 Early: 13292 Election Day: 18690 Provisional: 14 Total 50,991 We’ve revised our projected vote total…
Real News podcasts: Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022
The Escambia County Commission is still trying to get Clerk Pam Childers to fund their 401a retirement plans. Attorney Troy Rafferty discusses what happened at…
Election voting update
The voting has been steady in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, only slipping slightly from the early morning pace. As of noon, 12,664 votes…
Presser Notes: Fixing Bruce Beach & Baptist’s Big Deal
By Jeremy Morrison Having begun his weekly press conference Monday with an announcement about the annual Mayor’s Bowl face-off between Washington and PHS, Mayor Grover…
Insights into 2022 Florida primaries [podcasts]
Travis Peterson of Impact Campaigns shares his thoughts off the 2022 Florida primaries.
Election Day voting update
In Escambia County, 5,207 votes have been cast today as of 9 a.m. Voting will slow down until 4:30 p.m. In Santa Rosa County, 3,336 people…
Polls open at 7 am, 31,448 voted
The polls today are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office, 31,448 people have already voted…
Schiller comments on appeal decision
STATEMENT: from Peggy Schiller, Candidate for Congress, CD01 I am naturally disappointed with the ruling today by the Appellate Court, but I support the decision…
Common Cause on voting tomorrow
Common Cause offers this help on voting tomorrow: Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 23 is the last day to vote in the 2022 Florida primary. Polls will be…
Breaking: Rebekah Jones wins appeal (see order)
The First District Court of Appeals has reversed unanimously a lower court ruling that had disqualified Rebekah Jones from being on the Democratic primary ballot…
Ritchie spends $93K, $59K in last two weeks
In the race to be Escambia County’s new county judge, Scott Ritchie stepped up his spending in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 23…
How much did council candidates spend over the last two weeks?
City Council District 2 Charles Bare spent $1860 – Report, Amended Brian Hoffman spent $3,870. – Report, Amend Char Powell $163.50 – Report Brian Wyer…
Escambia Children’s Trust falters with first round of grants
The Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) shot blanks on its first round of grants. In June, the ECT board approved the staff’s recommendation to award two…
Early Voting better than last two primaries
According to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, more people voted at the Early Voting locations than in the 2018 and 2020 primaries —13,292….
