Category: Politics
INYR Feb. 11 topics: Pirates & shipwrecks, Coastal cleanup and Lion Fish
We have another strong line-up for today’s show: 11:05 am Dr. Amy Mitchell-Cook, associate professor of the Department of History at UWF. Cook’s specialization in…
City attorney gets ‘independent’ opinion on airport food concessions lease
The Pensacola City Council contemplated last month extending the current least of the city’s airport food concessions vendor, Varona’s, for the time necessary for Mayor…
Bare gathers necessary signatures to be on the ballot for Pensacola mayor
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare has received confirmation from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office that he had gathered enough signatures to be placed…
IN Your Head Radio: Mobile mayor’s first 100 days, UF Dean on 4-H controversy, UWF football coach Pete Shinnick
On the radio show today, I have at 11:35 a.m. Rob Holbert, co-publisher of Lagniappe, the independent newspaper in Mobile, Ala. We will discuss the…
The Future of 4-H in Escambia County
The University of Florida Dean for Extension and Director of Florida Cooperative Extension Service is concerned about the vote at last week’s Escambia County Commission…
Rev. Monk met with Cosson, Fountain…not Mayor Hayward or Castille
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward said last Friday in his ‘Upwords’ that he will support changes to his homeless ordinances the city council passed last year….
Dream Defender to speak on Feb. 13
The Democratic Women’s Club of Escambia County is hosting special event for Black History Month featuring Ciara Taylor, political director for the “Dream Defendersâ€. She…
Grover Robinson: Letter to the Editor on 4-H property
Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV Letter to the Editor I was at a funeral earlier this week and the speaker made a comment about this…
IN Your Head Radio: Hear latest on Dollar General and Cordova Park area
Greg Rettig, who has headed the grassroots effort, to stop the city of Pensacola from rezoning land on the corner of Spanish Trail and Summit…
New plan to rezone church property in Cordova Park area
On the “No Dollar General” Facebook page, it has been posted that East Hill Baptist Church now wants to rezone the 3300 Summit property from…
OHM threatens lawsuit if Varona given extension
The attorneys for the firm that Mayor Ashton Hayward recommended to be awarded the airport food concessions contract has sent City Attorney Jim Messer a…
Uh, one more gun bill. This time it involves schools and NRA. What could go wrong?
By Margie Menzek, The News Service of Florida A bill backed by the National Rifle Association that lawmakers said would add “common sense” to zero-tolerance…
IN Your Head Radio, Feb. 4: UWF Football, Florida politics and homeless issue
We have University of West Florida Athletic Director Dave Scott on the show at 11:05 am. Republican strategist Rick Wilson will be on at 12:05…
Christie loses ground against Clinton in latest poll
The latest poll Quinnipiac University finds Hillary Clinton tops all prospective Republican candidates, Jeb Bush Leads GOP field, and Christie has slipped against all candidates….
Florida TaxWatch likes Scott budget
Highlights from Governor Rick Scott’s proposed budget plan for FY 2014-15 are featured in the latest Budget Watch Report from Florida TaxWatch. The $74.20 billion…
Mike Hill wants to be Speaker of the House
Freshman State Rep. Mike Hill has set his sights on being the Speaker of the House by 2020. Though he likes to describe himself not…
Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! New campaign manager for Crist
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist has tapped Omar Khan to be his campaign manager, filling a position that has been vacant since Crist’s first choice…
Homeless ordinances generated from the mayor’s office
There is some confusion over how the city of Pensacola’s homeless ordinances become law. They were passed by the Pensacola City Council last May, but…
Petition for Mayor Ashton Hayward to repeal no blanket ordinance gets over 1200 signatures
This petition by Rev. Nathan Monk has gotten over 1,200 signatures: For the first time in recent memory, parts of Florida will be under a…
Rick Scott hits his goal of half million in tax cuts
Statement from John B. Zumwalt, III – Florida TaxWatch Chairman: “I am encouraged that the Governor’s proposed budget contains several Florida TaxWatch cost-savings recommendations. This…
