Category: Politics
Voting Restoration Amendment qualifies for November ballot
ORLANDO, FL – With the help of a committed grassroots effort, Floridians across the Sunshine State signed and submitted more than 1.1 million petitions and…
Police arrest driver who killed pedestrian on West Cervantes hit-and-run
An arrest has been made in a recent vehicle vs. pedestrian crash. The incident occurred on Jan. 5, on West Cervantes Street at North “F 
Thirty-one people hit on West Cervantes, seven killed
West Cervantes from Palafox Street to Pace Boulevard has 31 accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists since 2011, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s first year in office. Two…
Gaetz to hold Veterans town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 24
Concerned Veterans for America will host a townhall-style event on Wednesday, Jan 24, at 6:30 p.m., featuring Rep. Matt Gaetz and CVA Coalitions Director Diego…
Horning files for ECUA District 2 seat
Now the 2018 election cycle has gotten really interesting. Environmental activist Dr. Gloria Horning is filing to run the District 2 seat on the Emerald…
Movie featuring Levin Papantonio case debuts at Sundance
Last night, the documentary “The Devil We Know†debuted at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to a sold out crowd and was received with a…
Nelson says Florida is not “off the table†for drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a House Natural Resources Committee hearing this morning, Walter Cruickshank, the Trump administration’s director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…
Which is more important – a life or boathouse
My Outtakes column this week gives another example of how government has money to spend on the projects it wants. Others are delayed and “slow…
Pensacola Bay Bridge open
11:15 a.m. Update: Bridge Closures and Openings All lanes of the 3 Mile Bridge between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze are now open to traffic. Please…
Pensacola Bay Bridge closed (update)
7:30 a.m. Update: Bridge Closures and Openings The Theo Baars Bridge on Perdido Key Drive is open. Law enforcement has closed the following bridges due…
Freezing weather to close schools on Wednesday
Temperatures are expected to drop more than 30 degrees over the next 12 hours. Wind chill could drop temperatures to upper single digits to lower…
Gaetz: Treasury Secretary to protect bank accounts of marijuana dispensaries [podcast]
Congressman Matt Gaetz yesterday said on “Pensacola Speaks†that he met last week wth Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in the Oval Office to discuss medical…
MLK day: Black & White six years later
In February 2012, I wrote a cover story, “Black & White,” on the wide disparities in business, education, health and juvenile justice between blacks and…
Deadline for bids for Bruce Beach fish hatchery delayed another month (update)
The submittal date for bids to construction the Bruce Beach fish hatchery has been delayed to 3:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, Feb. 8. The pre-bid…
Nelson calls out Zinke and Scott on offshore drilling flip
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter yesterday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke demanding specific details on any new five-year offshore drilling plan the…
Phillip Levine on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today at 5 p.m.
Miami Beach Mayor Phillip Levine and his Florida’s Living Rooms Bus Tour will in Pensacola this afternoon. Mayor Levine will also be my guest on…
Feds drop possible drilling off Florida Coast
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida waters were removed Tuesday from White House plans to open previously protected parts of…
Gaetz: Soup not ‘fully cooked’ on offshore drilling [podcast]
On Jan. 4, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke that the White House plans to allow offshore drilling for crude oil and natural gas…
News Service of Florida article demonstrates value of ‘State of…’ addresses
Gov. Rick Scott and nearly every strong mayor in the state of Florida give annual speeches about the status of their governments. Pensacola Mayor Ashton…
Levine in Pensacola on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Pensacola will have a chance to meet Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, who running for the Democratic nomination for governor. His…
