Category: Politics
One-in-four Escambia Co. children live in poverty
Escambia County has one out of every four children living in poverty–17,470 children, 28.1 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A recently released brief…
The Angry Parade
It’s becoming a regular thing, the protest parades down Palafox. A few weeks ago, the organic outcries were somewhat warm and fuzzy with a snare…
SAO: No criminal charges to be filed against Robertson
State Attorney Bill Eddins’ office has announced that no criminal charges will be filed against Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson in regards to him using…
Benetton unveils ad campaign with world leaders kissing (video)
Clothing company United Colors of Benetton unveils a controversial ad campaign featuring manipulated photographs of world leaders kissing. Source: Reuters
Morgan Stanley fined for lying – $3.3 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today yesterday Morgan Stanley Investment Management with violating securities laws in a fee arrangement that repeatedly charged a fund and…
Taj Mahal judge to resign
St. Pete Times’ Lucy Morgan has the scoop: 1st District Court Judge Paul M. Hawkes is resigning from the court to avoid an ethics trial…
Florida ECO funding nearly doubled in 2010
The National Institute for Money in State Politics has issued a staff report on how independent political spending changed in Florida since the U.S. Supreme…
Video: Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope
Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope Sarah Palin has weighed in on the Penn State rape case (why her?)…
Officials Occupy Meeting, Briefly
Occupy Pensacola’s sit-down with city officials was a breezy affair. A chilly exchange lasting but a few moments. “What just happened here?†said Nicholas Alford,…
Pensacola downtown gets kudos from NY Times
The article is titled “Cola Buzz:” Pensacola is the first stop on what some disparagingly call “the Redneck Riviera.†But a few miles inland from…
Col. Bill responds
Mayor’s Office press release: Statement from Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds: “At a meeting this afternoon as part of the permitting process for Occupy Pensacola…
Occupy responds to permit requirement
Occupy Pensacola Press Release: Occupy Pensacola Set Up for Political Posturing Pensacola, Florida November 16, 2011 – Representatives from Occupy Pensacola entered the meeting today…
Occupy to Fall at City Hall?
As cities across the country crack down on the Occupy Wall Street movement, local officials will meet today with Occupiers encamped on the lawn at…
Grand jury investigates Evers on billboards
The SaintPetersBlog just broke the story. A grand jury in Leon County was convened yesterday to investigate an environmental group’s claims that State Senator Greg…
BP Sticks Around (Sort of)
The man at BP’s claim’s facility Tuesday night couldn’t speculate about the decision to keep the doors open. He could only provide a freshly printed…
Occupy and Dems march on Rubio tomorrow
From Santa Rosa Democrats: Occupy Pensacola Rally & March The Occupy Wall Street protests have become an international revolt by the working and middle class…
Florida could be litmus test for Health Care Reform
Florida has a regulation requiring insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical costs. Could this upend efforts to implement health-care…
Occupy Pensacola complains of meeting ambush
OP Press Release, November 15, 2011 – Representatives from Occupy Pensacola will be meeting with city officials to discuss the status of Occupy Pensacola’s future…
Lunch with Malcolm
Tying community-involvement with students to their success in school—and life— Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas challenged people to become actively involved with youth….
Gulf Power admits nuclear plant is possibility
Gulf Power spokesman Jeff Rogers told Sunshine Slate that the company is considering a nuclear power plant in the north part of Escambia County: “When…
