Category: Politics
Florida Surgeon General sides with Kennedy against flouride
Just in from the Florida Department of Health: State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo Issues Community Water Fluoridation Guidance Tallahassee, Fla. —Today, State Surgeon…
Breaking: Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress
In an exclusive interview with Charlie Kirk, former Congressman Matt Gaetz said, “I’m still gonna be in the fight, but it’s going to be from…
Rudman officially announces candidacy for Congress
NAVARRE, FL – State Representative (State House District 3) Dr. Joel Rudman announced his campaign in the upcoming Special Election for Florida’s 1st Congressional District….
Escambia Top 10 Teachers of the Year
The Office of Community Involvement for the Escambia County (FL) Public Schools is proud to announce the Top 10 Teachers of the Year Nominees. Nominated…
Breaking: Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG job
The New York Times reports the former Panhandle Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Attorney General. He said his…
Foiling Weeks adds more categories
Foiling Week Pensacola 2025 has added three fast-foiling boards and an ‘open’ class discipline, bringing the total number of participating classes to 14. Registration is…
Childers, Timothy on SRIA board
Denied an opportunity to be supervisor of elections, retired attorney Bruce Childers will instead serve on the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board. County Commissioner Steven…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets Ethics chairmanship
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton has appointed newly elected Sen. Don Gaetz to chair the Ethics and Elections Committee. This is a fitting spot for…
Valentino soliciting donations to run for Congress
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino is asking for campaign contributions to run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. You can donate by Apple Pay or…
Rudman jumps into Congressional Race
The “Rock & Roll Doc,” State Rep. Joel Rudman, has announced he will run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. He teased the announcement earlier this…
Mayor Reeves: Grant will ‘improve the overall ecological health’ of Bayou Texar
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded the City of Pensacola $5.12 million in RESTORE funding for the Carpenter Creek Bayou Texar Outfalls Project to…
New Pensacola airport parking opened today
Pensacola International Airport opened a new Long-Term Parking lot on Tippin Avenue this morning. The paved lot has lighting and offers 435 parking spaces, two…
ECUA elects officers, appoints advisory, sets meeting dates
The ECUA held its Organizational Board Meeting for 2024-2025 yesterday. Vicki Campbell, District One, was elected to serve as Board Chairman, and Kevin Stephens. District…
Daily Outtakes: Bender preps for special election
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is still waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide the date for the special election to fill Congressman…
Breaking: Frank White endorses Patronis
It looks like former State Rep. Frank White will step aside if Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis files to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. On X,…
Buzz: CFO Patronis may jump in Congressional race
Michelle Salzman tweeted while the Florida House was in session today that she was filing to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. Less than two hours…
Opioid Advisory allocates $2.2 million
Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive,…
New House Speaker Organization Session Address: Remarks
In his address to the House Chamber as Florida House Speaker, Representative Daniel Perez celebrated the Organization Session of the 92nd term of the Florida…
Albritton Targets Insurance, ‘Rural Renaissance’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, began a two-year term as Florida Senate president Tuesday, saying he…
City receives $141K grant for street light assessment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program awarded the City of Pensacola a $140,800 planning grant to conduct a…
