Category: Politics

Long-time Escambia County educator Jim Taylor has pre-filed for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools. Taylor is running as a Republican and the election will be…

Ben Smith of BuzzFeed sees Facebook as the new medium for political advertising. “Facebook is on the cusp – and I suspect 2016 will be…

Pensacola Area Coffee Party, League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area and Northwest Florida Move To Amend are hosting a dinner and panel…

In an interview Sunday on “Face the Nation,” former President George W. Bush put the chances of his brother, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, running…

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The national clock-cleaning that Republicans administered to Democrats in this week’s midterm elections reached into Florida, helping…

Chris Epps, the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, has been indicted for allegedly passing out public contracts with his department in exchange for…

Florida Cannabis Coalition’s founder Tom Quigley sent out this response to the defeat of Amendment 2 – Medical Marijuana: I know a lot of you…

Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The 2014 campaign had no shortage of drama,…

The Pensacola City Council meets next week. On the agenda is a recommendation to award Panhandle Grading & Paving a $2.8 million contract to renovate…

A Corrections Selections Review Committee meeting will be held Monday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the fourth floor training room of 221…

About two-thirds of Tallahassee voters approved yesterday, 38,968 to 19,431, a city charter amendment that creates a seven-member ethics board with the power to investigate…

The Republican Party controls the state legislative chambers in most states. According to National Review Online, the GOP wave has left Democrats at their weakest…

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The already-conservative Florida House will lean even more to the right the next two years. Republicans, as…

Gen-X takes over Escambia County Commission With the election of Doug Underhill, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will be one of the youngest in…

I will join Don Parker tonight from 6-8:30 p.m. on WCOA 1370AM for their Election Night coverage. The results of the city races will be…

The 4:30 p.m. unofficial Election Day turnout update: 40,109. Overall turnout (including AB and EV) 42.36%. 2 1/2 hours ’til polls close. It doesn’t look…

Continuing a trend, about 3 million voters cast ballots in Florida before Election Day, with 1.7 million people voting by absentee ballot and another 1.3…

Incumbent Brian Spencer and Mark Taylor are facing off in the Pensacola City Council District 6 race. In 2010, 2,388 votes were cast (day of,…

According to the Escambia Supervisor of Elections’ office, 29,214 votes have been cast today as of 2:10 p.m. The early voting had 18,420 votes, and…

Just got this email – old habits die hard After months of waiting, President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail for Charlie Crist….