Category: Politics
Florida Supreme Court backs paying attorney fees in public record violations
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday issued a broadly worded ruling that made clear public agencies are…
Gaetz announces ‘Fight Washington’ Bus Tour
Today, State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R – Fort Walton Beach) announced his campaign’s Fight Washington Bus Tour across the 1st Congressional District on Saturday, April…
Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18
LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on…
WTH: The city conducted no random drug tests of Pensacola Police for two years
For half a month, Inweekly has tried to get the City of Pensacola to release information on its random drug testing (Read more). City Attorney…
Inweekly prepares Public Records lawsuit against City Attorney
Apparently City Attorney Lysia Bowling’s public record training didn’t take. Since March 29, Inweekly has attempted to get public records concerning the city’s random drug…
Pensacola Speaks: Matt Gaetz, DIB chair John Peacock
Today I will interview Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board chairman John Peacock about the DIB decisions on Gallery Night and Pelican Drop. In the second half,…
Ingram: An eight-year guy (podcast)
When Clay Ingram was first elected to the Florida House in 2010, people in Tallahassee wanted to know if planned to serve a full four…
Pensacola Speaks: Clay Ingram, Rebekah Johansen Bydlak
State Rep. Clay Ingram will discuss his decision to run for another term in the Florida House on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:10 p.m. In…
Tale of Two Pensacolas
Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…
Another Republican files for Congress
Today 25-year-old native Floridian Rebekah Johansen Bydlak announced her Republican candidacy for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Born and raised in McDavid community in north…
White posts $112K for House District 2, raised in one week
Political newcomer Frank White posted impressive numbers for his first campaign report – $111,970. And he raised the money in only five business days. White’s…
Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer and David Stafford
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will discuss the Studer Community Institute’s initiative to improve early learning and school readiness in Escambia County…
Broxson raises $57K in March
State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, piled up campaign cash in March, bringing in $57,050, according to a newly filed finance report. The March contributions…
Evers’ indecisiveness becoming statewide news
State Sen. Greg Evers missed another self-imposed deadline to announce his political intentions for the 2016 election cycle, winning me a bet with Daily News…
County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15
Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….
Escambia County sets record for most smoke alarms installed by fire crews in single day
This weekend Escambia County Fire Rescue installed 60 smoke alarms in Lincoln Park homes thanks to the assistance of 35 volunteers from Deliverance Tabernacle Christian…
Congressman Miller speaks out on VA wait-time manipulation
Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding newly released Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General reports documenting patient wait-time manipulation at 40 VA facilities…
Food Stamp changes could impact Escambia and Pensacola
About 17,000 Escambia County residents who receive food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect Jan. 1 — and the possibility of…
Buzz: Ingram to run for Florida House, forgoes possible Senate race
State Rep. Clay Ingram called to say he has decided to run for a fourth term. Keys to decision: More family time; more time focusing…
New candidate files for Congress, District 1
James Zumwalt, former member of the elite Navy bomb squad and former Military Advisor for Congressman Jeff Miller, filed paperwork to succeed Congressman Miller in…
