Category: Politics
District 4 Commission race still toss up
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 420 likely GOP District 4 Escambia County voters, the county commissioner race is still too close to call…
Perkins leads in ECUA D4 race
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 420 likely republican district 4 Escambia County voters, ECUA board member Dales Perkins holds a strong lead to…
Putnam pushes vocational training in public schools
Florida Agriculture Commissioner and GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam made a campaign stop at Scenic 90 Café last Friday. A recent Mason-Dixon poll showed Congressman…
For second time, judge rules against school district’s unfair bid practices
For the second time, a judge has declared the bid practices of the Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and the Escambia County School District unfair and ordered…
SOE extends hours for last day of voter registration
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office will hold extended hours on Monday, July 30, to allow voters to register or change their party affiliation…
‘March for Our Lives’ events today
As part of the ‘Road to Change’ tour, student leaders from March For Our Lives will visit Pensacola today. This will be the group’s last…
NRA endorses Gaetz
From Matt Gaetz campaign: Pensacola, FL – The National Rifle Association (NRA) today endorsed Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) in his re-election to the U.S. House of…
More endorsements
Philip Levine rolls out more local endorsements for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for governor: State Rep.-Elect Joe Casello, House District 90, Palm…
Buchanan wants Pensacola to be solar capital of the Gulf Coast
From Drew Buchanan campaign: Buchanan announces plan to make Pensacola the solar capital of the Gulf Coast Pensacola mayoral candidate Drew Buchanan on Thursday announced…
Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been mailed to Escambia voters
Absentee ballots are available upon request, Supervisor of Elections David Stafford told Inweekly yesterday. Over 33,000 absentee ballots have been sent out as of Tuesday,…
Appeals court weighs restoration of felons’ rights
By Dara Kam The News Service of Florida… ATLANTA — Yraida Guanipa, a Miami consultant, stood outside the federal appeals court Wednesday morning in downtown…
Father of the late Sen. Greg Evers endorses Dosev
From Cris Dosev campaign: John Evers, father of the late Senator Greg Evers and patriarch of the Evers family, has endorsed Republican Cris Dosev for…
July 25 blog posts over the past 12 years
2017: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced, in a press release, that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with…
Local candidates: Deadline for WSRE ‘Rally 2018’ spots – Aug. 2
WSRE’s “RALLY 2018†candidate forum for the primary election will air live at 7 p.m. Monday–Wednesday, Aug. 20–22. Candidates in the following races are invited…
Florida AG race goes negative
State Rep. Frank White and Circuit Judge Ashley Moody have both aggressively gone after each other as they try to win the GOP nomination for…
Putnam in Pensacola on Friday
Florida Agriculture Commissioner and GOP candidate for governor Adam Putnam will be in Pensacola for an “Up & Adam†grassroots breakfast on 8-9:30 a.m. Friday,…
Follow up: Judge rules against state on campus early votiing
Last week, our reporter Sammi Sontag wrote an article on UF and FSU students fighting to have early voting spots on their campuses. Judge Walker…
More candidate forums
The Pensacola News Journal will host a mayoral candidate forum at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 30 at the Pensacola Little Theatre. Executive Editor Lisa…
Pensacola City Council budget workshops next week
The Pensacola City Council have scheduled budget workshops for Wednesday, Aug. 1 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. 6 from 8:30-11:45 a.m. BUDGET WORKSHOP…
Port of Pensacola had been in discussions with Incoa since first of the year
On February 5, Port Director Amy Miller gave the Pensacola City Council an update on the Port of Pensacola. Miller listed unders key prospects a…























