Category: Politics
Move to Amend co-founder: elections have become auctions
Move to Amend, the national campaign to abolish Corporate Personhood, is hosting today at 6 p.m. a community forum on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate…
Washington Post impressed with turnout for Trump rally
The Washington Post covered GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s visit to Pensacola on Wednesday. Post reporter Jenna Johnson tweeted: “Thousands packed into the Pensacola Bay…
Gaetz resurrects anti-corruption bill
State Sen. Don Gaetz did it. He got his anti-corruption bill out of committee. On Monday, the Senate Ethics and Governmental Oversight Committee had voted…
Trump spokesperson predicts clean sweep of Iowa, NH and SC
In preparation for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s visit to Pensacola, I interviewed his national spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, on “Pensacola Speaks.†As expected, she was…
Escambia County violent crimes are not up
At last night’s Republican debate for sheriff, the topic of crime naturally came up. Challenger John Johnson focused on crime rates, insisting Pensacola had higher…
National Trump campaign spokesperson on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
Katrina Pierson, the national spokesperson for the Donald Trump campaign, will be on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” this afternoon in the second half-hour…
Debate: Morgan Goes on Attack in Defense of Record as Sheriff
By Duwayne Escobedo Two-term incumbent Sheriff David Morgan wasted little time in going on the attack in a debate Monday at the downtown public library…
Evers leaves door open for sheriff and property appraiser races
The big domino that could set off a series of political maneuvers in this election is State Sen. Greg Evers. His district boundaries have been…
Pensacola mayor announces his goals for 2016
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced his goals for 2016 in a viewpoint published in the Sunday edition of the News Journal. He said he will…
Details on Trump visit
The Pensacola Bay Center sent out a press release with the details of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Pensacola. The doors will…
Scott praises Trump, falls short of endorsing
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday he “currently” doesn’t plan to endorse a candidate before the March 15…
Hill proposes electing Secretary of State
Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, on Tuesday proposed a constitutional amendment that would lead to the return of an elected secretary of state who would…
County 2015 Review: Stormwater repairs
When Inweekly sat down with Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown in December 2014, he discussed the challenges of making stormwater repairs and improvements after April…
County 2015 Review: Correcting Corrections and the Deficit of Trust
Inweekly sat down with County Administrator Jack Brown last December to discuss his work plan for 2015 High on his list was corrections. The Board…
Stafford endorses military voting initiatives
Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford, Vice Chairman of the Council on State Governments’ Overseas Voting Initiative (CSG OVI) Policy Working Group, participated last week…
State Capital Buzz
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Much of state government might be done for the year, but the judiciary spent the week still…
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida
BACKROOM BRIEFING: SOLAR FIGHT FLARES OVER INSTITUTE REPORT By JIM TURNER AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A conservative free-market think tank contends…
Latest on Pot amendment and Florida primary ballots
STATE CAPITAL BRIEFS (EVENING EDITION): TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA MARIJUANA AMENDMENT REACHES 400K SIGNATURES Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment…
Olson: Deepflex concerns, FEMA appeal, City Hall security tightens
At the end of last week’s five-hour Pensacola City Council meeting, City Administrator Eric Olson gave his monthly verbal report to the council. Olson said…
Another long night for city council
City Council considers EDATE, getting matching tattoos by Jeremy Morrison With the progression of a $50 million downtown development potentially on the line, the Pensacola…
