Category: Politics
Special GOP Primary only about 10K votes cast
With the election a little over a week away, early and mail-in voting has been low, and the extreme winter weather will impact the turnout…
Patronis vs. Valentino: Early Voting edition
PATRONIS On Friday, the Jimmy Patronis for Congress Campaign announced former Congressman Jeff Miller’s official endorsement of CFO Patronis for the seat he once held….
Pensacola ranked #47 among the Best Performing Cities
The Milken Institute’s latest annual ranking of Best Performing Cities ranked Pensacola #46, up 31 points from last year. Among the Tier 2 large metros,…
Extreme Weather coming, worse that this morning
From Escambia County meteorologist Scottlin Williams Wilson: WINTER WEATHER THREAT??: We are expecting an impactful winter storm across the area beginning as early as Tuesday…
Early voting hours extended to 6 p.m.
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender announced yesterday afternoon that early voting would be extended to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. “Due to…
TSA PreCheck enrollment in Pensacola 2/3-7
Pensacola International Airport will host a TSA PreCheck® Temporary Enrollment Center from Feb. 3-7. This program offers travelers expedited airport security screening, eliminating the need…
Daily Outtakes: City to spend $21.7 million on parks
At his Thursday presser, Mayor D.C. Reeves unveiled a major citywide parks improvement plan dubbed “Direction 25,” committing $21.7 million to repair and maintain Pensacola’s…
Red Light violations caught on cameras [video]
In just nine days of operation, Pensacola’s new red light cameras captured 509 violations at just two major intersections, Mayor D.C. Reeves revealed in today’s…
Presser Notes: Mayor unveils $21.7M Parks initiative
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves announced today a major parks and recreation initiative dubbed “Direction 25,” committing $21.7 million to repair and maintain city parks and…
UWF launches New Gulf Coast Culture Series with Food Culture expert John T. Edge
POSTPONED The University of West Florida is expanding its cultural programming with the launch of the Gulf Coast Culture Series. This series transforms the previous…
Daily Outtakes: One Family fights for changes to outlaw Deepfakes re: minors
In this week’s Inweekly, we have our interview with the Stevenson family, whose daughter, Lucy Adams Stevenson, was targeted by a high school student who…
City gets $5 million from USDOT
The City of Pensacola has secured $5 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program for the Hollice T. Williams…
Bluffline Secures $1.2 Million DOT grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program has awarded Bluffline, Inc., a Pensacola-based nonprofit organization, a $1.2 million grant to study waterfront access…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis broke promises made to the UWF and community
When he announced his appointees to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, Gov. Ron DeSantis betrayed the public trust by ignoring the promises…
Sign Petition: Show Solidarity with UWF Leadership
The new Univesity of West Florida Board of Trustees holds its first meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. Most of the new picks…
AG Commissioner launches concealed weapon license replacement services in Escambia
Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the launch of concealed weapon license replacement services at Tax Collector Offices in 37 counties across Florida,…
UWF trustee linked to South Africa-era apartheid
Last March, The Guardian reported on documents detailing the inner workings of the Society for American Civic Renewal (SACR), a shadowy organization that has been…
Lawmaker push back against DeSantis special session
Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he will convene a special session of the Florida Legislature the week of Jan. 27 to address immigration issues,…
Daily Outtakes: Military bases create over 31K jobs, $4B impact in Escambia County
The Florida Commerce Office of Military and Defense and the Florida Defense Support Commission recently published the Florida Defense Industry Economic Impact Analysis and the…
IHMC projects ‘take off’ at Space Florida pitch event
In a significant boost to Northwest Florida’s technology sector, three innovative projects from the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) received funding at…
