Category: Politics
For Taylor Swift: West Wing computes Tokyo flight time
As Sena told us on “Real News” this morning,Taylor Swift can make it from her Tokyo concert to Super Bowl LVIII in time to see…
Daily Outtakes: Buck jumps in
Seville Quarter’s Buck Mitchell has pre-filed to run for the Escambia County Commission District 4 seat. He told me yesterday that he is running regardless…
Real News 1/29/24
NorthEscambia.com reported last week that EREC and ConexonConnect have completed Escambia County’s fiber-to-the-home project for the county’s rural areas in District 5. County Commissioner Steven…
Bender on appointment
On WCOA this morning, Interim Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender gave his first full interview since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment at 2:20 p.m….
Daily Outtakes: The Bender Conversation
Last Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender to be the county’s interim Supervisor of Elections. The first time the public got…
Breaking: Bender appointed Supervisor of Elections
Press Release: Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Robert Bender as Escambia County Supervisor of Elections TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of…
Real News: Movies, Mardi Gras and more
On Apple TV+, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are once again revisiting WWII with the limited series “Masters of The Air,” about the Air Force…
Real News: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
Community Health Northwest Florida’s Chandra Smiley, Dr. Darrell Miller and Sena Maddison discuss the Point-in-Time Count, 340B, and the clinic’s new foundation. Florida Power &…
DeSantis board brags about FD rebrand
It’s hard to believe that anyone would consider this an accomplishment, but we did receive this press release. How hard was it to come up…
Daily Outtakes: Pensacola Polka
There’s plenty of buzz about who will be Escambia County’s Supervisor of Elections. The names getting the most talk are former mayor Grover Robinson and…
Real News – 1/24/24
District 4 County Commissioner Robert Bender recaps the Jan. 23 Board of County Commissioners meeting. How did the discussion of Owens’ legal bills play out?…
FPL, Valerie’s House help Pace Center
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has joined forces with Valerie’s House to foster hope and renewed dreams for girls and young women at Pace…
City pushes back on red light conspiracies
On “Real News” yesterday, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves reiterated that the red light camera initiative is a pilot program. “As we’ve said from the beginning,…
Daily Outtakes: Real News 1-23-24
Open Books’ Scott Satterwhite discusses the successful Grownups Book Fair at Odd Colony. The 2nd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event on January 24, 2024, from 5-7…
Jan. 23 presser notes
Mayor’s Presser: City conveys interest in John A. Gibson school building By Tom St. Myer At his weekly press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced the…
Salzman campaign reports questioned
The campaign treasurer for State Rep. Michelle Salzman, R-Cantonment, received a letter on Jan. 4 from the office of Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd…
Real News: Andrade, Basketball and Double Bridge
State Rep. Alex Andrade discusses HB 109, which concerns cities converting public schools to charters. He also examines an amendment that would force shrinking school…
Owens wants taxpayers to cover his legal bills
Tomorrow morning, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will discuss former District 2 aide Jonathan Owens’ request for the taxpayers to pay for his…
Daily Outtakes: Century out of luck
If the Century Town Council was counting on the Escambia Children’s Trust to help the Urban Development Center pay back its loan ($41K), it’s not…
Real News: Rudman bill passes House
From The News Service of Florida: The Florida House on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would allow courts to require that parents who share…























