Category: Politics
Santa Rosa administrator job down to eight finalists
Santa Rosa County Commission has to hire a replacement for the retiring County Administrator Hunter Walker. The list of 56 applicants has been culled to…
Gardiner, Crisafulli put focus on people with disabilities
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said Wednesday they hope to pass a series…
Flightless Birds
Hence outside wherever thankful the flamboyant so grasshopper dear dove dear whale oh strenuous alert abnormal fumed below goodness this polite koala one much in…
Bayfront Parkway potentials presented
by Jeremy Morrison The Florida Department of Transportation hosted the third and final public meeting Tuesday for the State Road 196/Bayfront Parkway Feasibility Study. Representatives…
Podcast: U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox visits Pensacola
Todd Wilcox is running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Who is Todd Wilcox? This is what he said on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday:…
Rick Scott is not running, but PAC rakes in cash
SCOTT COMMITTEE NEARS $3.5M FOR YEAR A political committee that plays a key role for Gov. Rick Scott raised $118,300 in September, bringing its total…
Podcast: DeSantis talks about his U.S. Senate campaign
Congressman Ron DeSantis, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, is in Pensacola. He came on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday. He said that Rep. Kevin McCarthy made…
Wilkins may have inside track for assistant city administrator post
Keith Wilkins, Escambia County’s Community & Environment director, may have the inside track to being the next assistant city administrator. Wilkins could bring much need…
DeSantis on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ at 5:05 pm
Congressman Ron DeSantis is in Pensacola today and tomorrow campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by presidential hopeful Marco Rubio. DeSantis…
From The News Service of Florida: local people on the move
PERSONNEL FILE – PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, OCTOBER 12, 2015 By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA MARK FAULKNER has been installed as chairman of the…
Matt Gaetz proposes bill to allow pot for terminally ill
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Two key lawmakers have proposed allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medical marijuana to help grapple with…
Three candidates for two assistant city administrator jobs
The mayor’s office has narrowed down to 67 applicants for the two assistant city administrator positions created this past August. Five finalists were shortlisted, but…
Zoning Change in Limbo
by Jeremy Morrison Neighborhood residents, businesses and potential developers pleaded their cases before Pensacola City Council Oct. 8, as the council considered rezoning a pocket…
Panel votes to remove Confederate flag from Senate seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers took a step toward removing the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal Thursday, as…
Open house on the future of Bayfront Pkwy, Oct 13
Is a roundabout at the end of Ninth Avenue in the future for Bayfront Parkway? How will truck traffic be routed to the Port of Pensacola?…
Jolly sends letter to fellow GOP lawmakers in support of Webster
Today, Republican Congressmen will be receiving a letter from Rep. David Jolly in support of Rep. Dan Webster (R-Winter Garden, FL) for Speaker of the…
Good news from Pensacola Speaks
Great interviews this past week on News Talk 1370 WCOA: Joy Ezell shares how to battle polluters and bureaucrats that protect them. Santa Rosa County…
Good news from Inweekly, Oct. 10 edition
Best of the Coast 2015 We know we say this pretty much every year, but this year’s Best of the Coast (also known as 2015’s…
Good news from city hall, Oct. 8 edition
For the city’s “Upwards” newsletter: Human Resources Office * Executing a contract between the City and AFSCME, which accounts for 126 employees. * Transition of…
Wilcox, DeSantis in local U.S. Senate forum Oct. 13
The Escambia County Republican Executive Committee and the EscaRosa Young Republicans are hosting a reception/forum for Congressman Ron DeSantis and Mr. Todd Wilcox, both of…
