Category: Politics

By a 37-3 vote, the South Carolina Senate voted today to move the the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds to the Confederate…

Press Release: Escambia County Sergeant Ted Roy of Gulf Breeze, Fla. announces his candidacy for Santa Rosa County Sheriff in the 2016 election. Roy, a…

By Kent Lyndon Jumpin’ July! Are we finally starting to see a little justice throughout the global financial system? London’s Guardian thinks we are. Read…

Last week, State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) talked on “Pensacola Speaks” about Gov. Rick Scott’s line-item of several projects in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties….

The application period for the new Pensacola City Council executive closed on June 15. At a council workshop held June 24 at Airport Conference Room,…

WEEKLY ROUNDUP – NOT SO LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After the merciful end of the special session…

The county attorney sent this email to the Escambia County Commissioners: Commissioners~ Please be aware that this afternoon, the Mayor of the City of Pensacola…

The mayor’s office issued this statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward today: Today, I directed City staff to remove the Confederate Flag from display at all…

State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At…

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Sen. Durell Peaden, a soft-spoken Panhandle doctor who helped shepherd state health policy and funding, has…

Politico.org published an article on the behind the scenes of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag…

Last week, former Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds was sworn in as the city manager for the City of Shakopee, Minn. He started work on…

The City of Pensacola’s fiscal year 2016 budget, totaling $211,183,000, has been uploaded to the city’s website. As we reported earlier, Escambia County Property Appraiser…

We may have found the reason for Scott’s campaign-like “Victory Tour.” The News Service of Florida reports: About half of Florida voters disapprove of the…

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) that requires judges to order restitution and 250 hours of community…

On Monday, Governor Rick Scott is visiting seven Florida cities on his “KEEP FLORIDA WORKING” Tax Cut Victory Tour to celebrate more than $400 million…

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Though Florida will have a closely watched U.S. Senate race next year, voters know little about the…

At the Pensacola City Council workshop, Miami developer MCM-BAP said it will submit a revised proposal within the next three weeks. The new proposal, the…

A few more odd points concerning the MCM-BAP MOU: 1) The cover letter is on MCM-BAP letterhead but addressed to Willy A. Bermello of Bermello…

State Rep. Clay Ingram says the Naval Flight Academy, Pensacola International Airport and UWF did very well in the FY 2016 budget.