Category: Politics

Former Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby has pre-filed to run for the job he last held in 2008. This is going to get interesting.

Most issues at city hall are tied to communications problems. The recommendation that City Council approved, per video from the meeting, on March 26 was:…

The daily newspaper reported this weekend on the difficulties the city of Pensacola has had getting an ordinance drafted regulating food trucks – Food trucks…

A fundamental tenet of Florida Ethics Law is that public officials, including volunteers who serve on advisory boards, must recuse themselves from votes on issues…

COO Tamara Fountain said the CBRE no longer has the contract to market the parcels at the Community Maritime Park. The contract expired in February….

Through a public record request, Inweekly got the salaries of city employees that are listed on the city’s website: Lysia Bowling, City Attorney: $154,980 Eric…

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will be my guest on Pensacola Speaks. He will talk about the recent announcement by Rep. Jeff Miller to forgo the…

From Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera who is running for the U.S. Senate: “I learned today that my friend Representative Jeff Miller will not enter the United…

From Congressman Jeff Miller: “Yesterday, my VA Accountability Act passed the House of Representatives under the shadow of a veto threat from the President. It…

I’ve received several emails that Congressman Jeff Miller has decided to not run for the U.S. Senate being vacated next year by presidential hopeful Marco…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After reaching an agreement this week with voting-rights groups, Florida lawmakers face the chore of going into…

Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare several months ago submitted to the council a food truck ordinance. The City Council asked the Planning Board to review…

Despite the possibility of a more-favorable district in 2016, former Republican Congressman Steve Southerland will not seek to regain a spot in the U.S. House,…

BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After nearly three hours of emotional testimony Tuesday about a Confederate flag rippling just outside, the Walton…

Florida lawmakers will hold a special session in October to redraw Senate districts, Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli announced Tuesday afternoon….

PNJ Andy Marlette will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” We’ll talk about his Sunday cartoon and his column: “The…

On Friday, lightning struck the studios of News Talk 1370 WCOA. We fought through the technical difficulties and somehow went on the air. Quint Studer…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 24, 2015……….In case you were wondering, the 2016 general election is still more…

What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? Several questions need to be answered before the city puts the parcels back on the market. 1. Who…

Worried that lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott’s administration are chipping away at Florida’s open-government laws, a coalition of groups is being formed to try to…