Category: Politics

For half a month, Inweekly has tried to get the City of Pensacola to release information on its random drug testing (Read more). City Attorney…

Apparently City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s public record training didn’t take. Since March 29, Inweekly has attempted to get public records concerning the city’s random drug…

Today I will interview Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board chairman John Peacock about the DIB decisions on Gallery Night and Pelican Drop. In the second half,…

When Clay Ingram was first elected to the Florida House in 2010, people in Tallahassee wanted to know if planned to serve a full four…

State Rep. Clay Ingram will discuss his decision to run for another term in the Florida House on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:10 p.m. In…

Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…

Today 25-year-old native Floridian Rebekah Johansen Bydlak announced her Republican candidacy for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Born and raised in McDavid community in north…

Political newcomer Frank White posted impressive numbers for his first campaign report – $111,970. And he raised the money in only five business days. White’s…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will discuss the Studer Community Institute’s initiative to improve early learning and school readiness in Escambia County…

State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, piled up campaign cash in March, bringing in $57,050, according to a newly filed finance report. The March contributions…

State Sen. Greg Evers missed another self-imposed deadline to announce his political intentions for the 2016 election cycle, winning me a bet with Daily News…

Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….

This weekend Escambia County Fire Rescue installed 60 smoke alarms in Lincoln Park homes thanks to the assistance of 35 volunteers from Deliverance Tabernacle Christian…

Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding newly released Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General reports documenting patient wait-time manipulation at 40 VA facilities…

About 17,000 Escambia County residents who receive food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect Jan. 1 — and the possibility of…

State Rep. Clay Ingram called to say he has decided to run for a fourth term. Keys to decision: More family time; more time focusing…

James Zumwalt, former member of the elite Navy bomb squad and former Military Advisor for Congressman Jeff Miller, filed paperwork to succeed Congressman Miller in…

County Administrators from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will discuss progress and problems in their counties in the “State of the Counties ” April 16th…

Northwest Florida Move to Amend will host a viewing of “Legalize Democracy”, a film about the history behind the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for…