Category: Politics
Rubio: FBI email investigation should impact president race
“How could you possibly elect someone as President who’s under FBI investigation?” asked Sen. Marco Rubio in phone interview this morning. “For example, what if…
More details on Trump rally
Donald Trump will visit Pensacola on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd at 7 p.m. Get your tickets here. Details about the event are below: Wednesday, November 2nd:…
Buzz: Donald Trump coming to Pensacola on Weds – update
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is making one more stop in Pensacola on Wednesday. Time and place haven’t been announced. Stay tuned. Update: Speech is…
Pensacola Speaks: Navarro and Kelly
We will open the show with Donald Trump’s senior policy adviser Peter Navarro to discuss Trump’s vision and policy for space as well as the…
Final day to request mail-in ballot: Weds. Nov. 2
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters who wish to be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8 General Election to…
Education and safety pull down City of Pensacola ranking, dropping 90 points
WalletHub compared 1,268 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 30 key indicators of livability. They range from “housing costs†to “school-system quality 
Escambia County has 206,554 registered voters – update over 210,000
Note: Supervisor of Elections David Stafford sent us this latest update on voter registration: Rick, we are actually up over 210,000 registered voters currently. The…
Jeff Miller on Trump, Rubio, National Guard bonuses and Federal Courthouse repairs [podcast]
Congressman Jeff Miller spend 20 minutes yesterday giving an update on local and national politics on “Pensacola Speaks.” On efforts to recollect bonuses from National…
Alfre Woodard stumps for Hillary [podcast]
Actress Alfre Woodard appeared on “Pensacola Speaks†yesterday to promote early voting and Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. Woodard has been nominated once an Academy Award, Grammy…
Comparing City of Pensacola murder rate with other Florida cities
In 2015, the Pensacola Police Department reported four murders. The City’s murder rate ranked 16th among all Florida cities and third among cities with populations…
City of Pensacola murder rate has nearly quadrupled in past 20 years
Twenty years ago the City of Pensacola had over 7,000 more people living within its city limits and only two murders. As I reported yesterday,…
Workforce housing meeting cancelled
From Escambia County: Workforce Housing Community Meeting The upcoming community discussion on 20 potential developments of workforce housing properties under the Florida Housing Finance Corporation’s…
Florida Lt. Governor on impact of early voting [podcast]
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera appeared yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks” to promote early voting. I asked him how early voting impacts an election. “One, a vote…
Florida Election Supervisor keeps Zombie voters in check [podcast]
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford discussed the reliability of the voting process in Escambia County and Florida. He agreed that since the 2000…
Child abuse cases continue to rise, DCF impotent
In August, an Escambia County grand jury indicted Alonzo Dewayne Thompkins, Jr., 26, for first-degree felony murder in the death of toddler Cornelius Savage. On…
Jean Wallace receives Florida Scenic Highway award
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Florida Scenic Highways Program (FSHP) honored Jean Wallace, Scenic Highway Foundation Vice President, with the Gary Balogh Inspiring Excellence Award…
Is panhandling the next big problem for downtown Pensacola?
In a letter sent last Friday, Downtown Improvement Board chair John Peacock has asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council to address “a…
Early voting and voting fears
On “Pensacola Speaks” today, I will have Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera will discuss early voting and the U.S. Senate race during the first half-hour. In…
Busting more voter fraud myths
Let’s bust a few more voter fraud myths: This meme has been circulated on Facebook and Twitter: Politifact has tackled all of these. Let’s start…
Zombies will not steal the election from Trump
Some in my “Pensacola Speaks” radio audience are convinced that dead people will be voting in this year’s presidential election, and all those votes will…
