Category: Politics

I’m hearing that the downtown YMCA may be relocated to Maritime Park. There has been a concerted effort to find a suitable,high-traffic replacement for the…

West, a leading provider of technology-driven communication services, recently announced plans to hire new, part-time Sales/Care Associates in Pensacola. To support its hiring efforts, West…

Press Release: Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) has announced the appointments of Senator Nancy C. Detert (R-Venice) and Lewis Bear Jr. to the Enterprise Florida…

Press Release: Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), the world’s leading retail real estate company, announced a host of new tenants today for the redeveloped University…

Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores are hiring. Job interviews are Thursday, Jan. 17 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Pensacola State College –Main Campus Amos Performance…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott appointed last Thursday five members to the Board of Governors of the State University System. Our sources are telling us that…

From the airport newsletter: In December, Pensacola International Airport regained 1 percent more seat capacity over December 2011. Total enplanements for December 2012 were up…

My Florida Voices column -“Come on, Gov. Scott, drop the scare tactics” – was run in the Miami Herald Opinion page today. Please like on…

The newest national poll by Public Policy Polling shows Hillary Clinton with a wide lead both among Democratic primary voters and against most of the…

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, David Stafford, past president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, scheduled to testify next Monday before the…

Press Release: Tourism in Escambia County is presently setting all-time lodging revenue records for FY 2012-2013 to date, with lodging revenues generated in October and…

In an effort to curb illegal guns and gun violence, Miami police is holding its first 2013 gun buyback operation of the year. Beginning on…

The Miami Heralds’ Naked Politics Blog is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott may have knowingly overstated the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the…

Escambia County press release: The West Florida Public Library System is looking for individuals interested in participating in focus groups to help shape the future…

I got his email from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL): Rick, The federal government has a spending problem. Simple math shows it to be the…

With the exception of our Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), Florida’s 27-member House delegation was shut out of chairmanships of any of the 21 permanent committees…

The Daily Beast reported last Friday that national retailer Hobby Lobby became the largest corporation to defy new Affordable Care Act regulations, after the Oklahoma-based…

Alfresco’s, the food court on the corner of Palafox and Main streets, is close to opening, at least partially. Two Airstream trailers are being placed…

Three on the most popular bill in front of the Florida Legislature, according to the website Florida Current, concern the banning people from texting while…

For the last couple days, the Tea Party has been bragging that it had the votes to unseat Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the Speaker…