Category: Politics

Will increasing the salary of Pensacola’s mayor from $100,000 to $125,000 attract more citizens to run for the office? We may soon find out. Council…

In the wake of a mass shooting that took the lives of 17 students and teachers at a South Florida high school, a vast majority…

FAU Business and Economics Polling Initiative will be releasing its poll on a range of gun-related issues in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 Stoneman…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward used fewer outside law firms from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2017, but the firms were paid more than any previous first quarter…

By Lloyd Dunkelberger THE NEWS SERICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — A new proposal to pay $51 million in cash to buy “Bo’s Bridge,” a controversial…

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit against Florida State Rep. Chuck Clemons (R-Newberry) for blocking a constituent from the…

Yesterday, Circuit Judge W. Joel Boles accepted a Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice from former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino in his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner…

On Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott held a news conference announcing a plan to revamp state laws after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory…

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday offered a $500 million proposal to address school safety, gun laws and mental-health issues after the mass shooting this month…

By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Better integration of data, coordination of care and services and early screening and assessment were…

While he believes the U.S. needs to develop better strategies to deal with the “sophisticated Russia malign influence campaign,” Congressman Matt Gaetz doesn’t believe the…

On Friday, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of 13 Russians and three Russian corporations for conspiring to “defraud the United States by impairing,…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Police Department and the Escambia County School District have been dealing with a rash of social media threats that…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward doesn’t like to explain or defend his decisions in face-to-face situations, town hall meetings, or anywhere he might have to answer…

On Tuesday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ransom Middle School student for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school. The student faces charges…

A new study shows that a convention/conference center in combination with an indoor sports facility could generate as much $90 million revenue for the local…

Due to extensive structural damage, Gulf Islands National Seashore officials will remove several dilapidated structures at Johnson Beach in the Perdido Key Area of the…

The state would have the option of acquiring the Garcon Point Bridge near Pensacola under a bill (HB 1281) approved Tuesday in a 13-1 vote…

For the second consecutive year, the Hayward administration has failed to present the quarterly financial reports for the first quarter on a timely basis. The…

By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Most of the Panhandle would remain an hour behind the rest of the state under…