Category: Politics

The per capita expenditure for general government services: State avg: $215 Escambia: $244 Leon: $189 Manatee: $206 Marion: $169 TaxWatch did say that it’s possible…

Florida Tax Watch CEO/President Dominic M. Calabro reports that Escambia County’s operating millage rate is higher than the state average and three comparable counties: Leon,…

Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell told the Orlando Sentinel in an exclusive interview that he did not trust the school’s athletic department to conduct…

City staff continues to resist adding anything other than industrial to the Port of Pensacola. The problem may be the staff fears that anything other…

The Janesville Gazette reports today that Quint and Rishy Studer have donated $40,000 to the new Minority Recruitment Initiative for Janesville public schools. Read: Minority…

From Sam Baltrusis, former In A&E editor, “I was working on a piece here in Boston on ads running during the Super Bowl and I…

Today is Groundhog’s Day. Let’s see what weatherman Phil Conners sees as he looks at Pensacola: No Community Maritime Park being built. Grass still not…

We had 156,070 visitors to this blog in January – a new record. The posting rules haven’t hurt the traffic. We’ve actually seen more visitors…

Over and over again, I hear discontent in the community with the Escambia County Sheriff’s budget – that has increased over 30 percent since Ron…

WEAR TV reporter has former County Administrator George Touart on his Sunday morning show this weekend – IN Focus, 9 a.m. Here are some of…

On IN Your Head Radio this Wednesday, Attorney General Bill McCollum reported that he was investigating one of the country’s biggest lenders, Countrywide Financial Corp.,…

The Gannett Blog reports that the media giant – which owns the Pensacola News Journal, USA Today and other papers – is moving advertising production…

PNJ reports that Defense attorney Frank Russo of St. Petersburg filed a written not guilty plea in court last Friday on Escambia County Schools Superintendent…

Midway Fire District got spanked yesterday by the voters losing its referendum: Yes 1291 No 5391. This is a crushing defeat for MFD. Of course,…

Guiliani insiders are saying that the former New York City mayor will pull out of the GOP presidential race and throw his support to Sen….

We are receiving reports that Escambia County Sheriff Office administrator Mike Holloway and out of uniform deputies are at that Escambia Co. Extension Office, 3740…

Veto Override on Children’s Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement – Vote Failed (260-152, 19 Not Voting) The House fell 15 votes short of the…

Blogger Agent Flynn has researched the names on the GOP presidential primary ballot in Arizona (Feb. 5) and writes this on my grassroots campaign: Host…

We should not have a constitutional amendment that restricts the funding of counties and cities. I am upset as nearly everyone is about the huge…

Bob McLaughlin is scheduled for this afternoon’s IN Your Head Radio on 1620AM between 1-2 p.m.