Category: Politics
Online Voter Registration gets approval over objections
Note: Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford will be on Pensacola Speaks today to talk about this. By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA…
Gaetz needs to decide if he has fire in his belly for U.S. Senate
State Sen. Don Gaetz is leaving his options open on whether to run for U.S. Senate in 2016, but he isn’t sure that he has…
Scott will sue Feds over Low Income Pool expiration
In the latest escalation of a complicated standoff between the federal government and the state, Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday he will sue federal officials…
Gaetz and others question the handling of LIP by Scott administration
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Senators raised questions Wednesday about how Gov. Rick Scott’s administration has handled negotiations with the federal government…
PS Today: Gaetz talks about possible 2016 U.S. Senate run
State Senator Don Gaetz will be on Pensacola Today this afternoon in the second half hour. His name is being mentioned a possible candidate for…
Weatherford stays out of 2016 Senate race
Former state House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, said Wednesday he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2016, pointing to his young family. “My…
Miller is not considering a 2016 run for Senate
On Pensacola Speaks yesterday, Congressman Jeff Miller, who represents Northwest Florida, said that running for U.S. Senate next year is not up for discussion. “I…
Florida almost got medical marijuana from the House
HOUSE TO BACK EXPERIMENTAL DRUG BILL The House appears poised to approve a bill that could help clear the way for terminally ill patients to…
PS Today: Jeff Miller talks about VA, Iran and Cuba
Congressman Jeff Miller will join us today on Pensacola Speaks. We will cover the Iran nuclear agreement, taking Cuba off the list of nations that…
Buzz: Gaetz could run for U.S. Senate in 2016
Republicans are scrambling to test the waters to run the U.S. Senate seat of Marco Rubio, who has announced his run for president in 2016….
Kevin Cate: The Hillary Clinton message will resonant with voters
On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with Kevin Cate, a rising star in the Florida Democratic Party, about Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. “What she was trying…
Rick Wilson: Hillary Clinton and her 1999 jalopy
GOP strategist Rick Wilson, as expected, was not impressed with Hillary Clinton’s campaign announcement. “This is the reboot of the Hilary software version 7.0 and…
City of Pensacola hires new PIO
City COO Tamara Fountain announced this afternoon that Vernon Stewart has been hired as the city’s public information officer. In her email introduction, Fountain said,…
Move to Amend meets on Wednesday
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will have a steering committee meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Tryon Public Library, 1200 Langley Avenue. They…
PS Today: Rick Wilson and Kevin Cate on Clinton and Rubio
Yesterday, former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton announced that she will be seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. This afternoon, U.S….
Viewpoint: What is a Strong Mayor?
By George Hawthorne, CEO, Diversity Program Advisors, Inc. Writing “strong memos†does not make a “strong mayor†in the absence of concise actions, transactional transparency…
Ryan Wiggins: What the heck is going on in Tallahassee
Ryan Wiggins, founder of Full Impact Strategies, talks on Pensacola Speaks about the circus going on in Tallahassee. She gives an update on Charlotte’s Web…
Out from behind the memos, Hayward speaks to WCOA
On Friday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was a guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Good Morning Gulf Coast” with Don Parker and Jim Sanborn. The…
Weekly State Roundup: Bills living, dying and in limbo
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA On a week when Jimmy Buffett came to the Capitol, one major piece of legislation ended up…
University gun bill holstered by Senate
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate likely will not move forward with a controversial measure that would allow people with concealed-weapons…
