Category: Politics
New poll has Jeff Miller in 2nd for U.S. Senate GOP nomination
A new poll by St. Leo University shows a wide-open race to win Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, especially on the Republican side with 43…
City Council Agenda missing a few items
The agenda for next week’s Pensacola City Council meeting is missing a few items: CBRE update on Maritime Park and the proposed hotel and condo…
Fish hatchery delayed 2-3 years
The $18-million fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council two years ago may not be completed until early 2018,…
Legislature reaches agreement on juvenile detention dispute
The funding of juvenile detention has been an issued we’ve covered. We will have Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson on the show today at 5…
City PIO tells PNJ Hayward not running for Congress
The PNJ asked City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart if the mayor was considering a run for Congress next year. Stewart said the…
Telephone polling for Hayward
Last night, I received a couple calls that someone was polling about the U.S. Congressional race —if Rep. Jeff Miller choses to run for U.S….
Matt Gaetz says dad has a lot more to give
What does State Rep. Matt Gaetz think about his father, State Sen. Don Gaetz, running for U.S. Senate or Congress? “Here’s what I know about…
GOP Debate Playoff gets statewide attention
At least one person thought my GOP Debate Playoff was a good idea. Peter Schorsch picked it for his daily newsletter “Sunburn”: BEST IDEA OF…
Replace GOP presidential debates with a playoff system
The 2016 Republican presidential field continues to grow. Yesterday Rick Santorum announced. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce next week. People are…
D.C. Buzz: Gaetz vs. Hayward for Congress
The talk from Washington, D.C. is Rep. Jeff Miller will run U.S. Senate. I was told it’s a 85 percentage chance he will jump in…
Federal LIP offer may help impasse
A day after receiving word that Florida likely will receive about $1 billion next year for a key health-care program, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt…
Once again City of Pensacola receives award for budget presentation
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) once again has given the City of Pensacola its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award….
FDLE report: State has lowest crime rate in 44 years
Florida Department of Law Enforcement released its 2014 Annual Crime in Florida report today. The report shows Florida’s crime rate dropped 4.9 percent compared to…
Groups file brief in Pensacola to support feds in LIP lawsuit
Pointing to their knowledge about Medicaid-related issues, three Florida groups Monday asked a judge to allow them to file a brief on behalf of the…
HCA offers a solution to health care crisis
HCA, the for-profit health care system that Rick Scott once served as its CEO, has sent a letter to the governor offering a solution to…
Gaetz reports on his bills: what did or did not make it to the governor
From State Sen. Don Gaetz: What happened during the Regular Session: Overall, 1,755 bills were introduced in the Senate this year. Two hundred twenty passed….
PS Today: SaintPetersBlog.com
Peter Schorsch, creator of SaintPetersBlog.com, will be on the show today. He has been watching the Jeff Miller situation: If Jeff Miller runs for Senate,…
CLC strongly considering Senate bid
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (CLC) publicly confirmed Saturday that he is “strongly considering” a U.S. Senate bid…
Miller courts support at RPOF quarterly meeting
The odds of Congressman Jeff Miller running for U.S. Senate got a little better Friday night. The U.S. representative from Chumuckla attended the quarterly meeting…
Gaetz: ‘Continuation budgets; that’s Washington talk’
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) mocked Governor Rick Scott’s efforts to force Florida hospitals to share their revenues with less profitable facilities. On the radio…
