Category: Politics

Joe Vinson has written an informative column for Pensacola Today – “5 things to keep in mind about Pensacola’s five flags.” Vinson points out that…

The Pensacola branch of the NAACP has sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners titled: “Economic Development Committee Flag Response and Proposed…

Call into Pensacola Speaks this afternoon at 5:12 pm and let us know what you think about Commissioner Grover Robinson’s proposal to bring back the…

Mayor Ashton Hayward announced yesterday in a press release that he has hired a new Chief Information Officer, Steve Smith of Flower Mound, Texas. Smith,…

The Pensacola City Council may have set a record for its March 9 Agenda Review. It has 49 items. The agenda packet is 1,032 pages….

The Florida Senate opened the 2015 legislative session with unanimous passage of bi-partisan legislation to better protect greyhounds by requiring more accountability from the greyhound…

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice owes Escambia County $6.6 million because it overcharged the county for juvenile detention costs. As FAC president, Escambia County…

By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA SWOOPE TO HEAD NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIRM Gray Swoope, whose last day as Florida’s commerce secretary was Friday, will…

Statement from Dominic M. Calabro, President and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research institute and government watchdog. “It is with…

When Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward had the UWF Haas Center conduct a phone survey of his constituents, he and his administration received a C+ for…

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The tickets to Associated Industries of Florida’s annual legislative session-eve party are pinned to the bulletin board….

By Sean Boone Inquest Decides Wrongdoing In Teen’s Death The nightly news flickers with a shot of blue lights. A voice follows with information regarding…

By Duwayne Escobedo In a roomful of the best and brightest newspaper and TV reporters from Mobile and Pensacola, no one dared ask the one…

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pension reform. Gambling. Pot. Alcohol wars. Many of this legislative session’s thorniest issues — and more —…

The Pensacola Police Department reissued its 2014 crime stats. How do they compare with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office? Overall Reduction in Crime PPD 8.0…

From Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson: Recently in talking with a citizen I mentioned the County spends over $300-million annually on its budget with little…

The annual Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for 2014 show a 9.6% reduction in index crimes and indicate the number of violent crimes in Escambia…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A trial began Thursday to determine whether former House Speaker Ray Sansom deserves to be reimbursed for…

Yesterday on Pensacola Speaks, we interviewed Mike Potters on Move to Amend. The Northwest Florida (Pensacola) Move To Amend Chapter will attend the Pensacola City…

Last night, Mike Lowery, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the Escambia County Democratic Executive…