Category: Politics

The Escambia County Commission is considering raising the caps on electric and natural gas franchise fees by 50 percent. Such an increase would generate between…

By Shelby Smithey… The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has called the statements by Rep. Todd Akin (Rep-Missouri) on rape and pregnancy “medically inaccurate,…

The Escambia County School Board breezed through its first regular meeting of the school year last night. Their was a presentation from the PTA, the…

By Ryan Barnett…. On the surface of the recent discussion relating to Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Ryan as running mate is the interesting question…

After drawing fire from the East Government Street crowd in July, Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer came prepared last night. Slipping on a blue hardhat,…

Charles Bare soundly defeated incumbent Council President Sam Hall for the City of Pensacola’s At Large B seat – with 58 percent of the vote….

Lumon May won every precinct in the Democratic primary for County Commission District 3. His team did a better job in getting out the votes…

Pensacola City Council President Sam Hall made an announcement of sorts last night during the board’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “I’m at a state…

The ‘Citizens in the East Government Street Neighborhood’ have weighed in on the reconnection of that street. A report from the group has been added…

Rep. Todd Akin opened his mouth and once again a Republican nut case has taken any meaningful debate of issues out of the media. When…

PENSACOLA, Fla.- For the sixth year in a row, IMS ExpertServices was named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies…

Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to…

Over the course of the summer, the city of Pensacola and the West Florida Regional Planning Council held a series of public workshops concerning the…

The Wisconsin Reporter has a profile on Romney’s running mate and his hometown, Janesville, Wisc. Congressman Paul Ryan was a prom king and junior class…

The Escambia County Commission divvied up more than $1.5 million between area organizations earlier this week. The money stems from the fourth cent of the…

The statewide opinion services. Florida Voices, picked up my Outtakes column that I wrote about the issues in the poor neighborhoods are than just bad…

These are the two segments with Mary Kissel on Wall St. Journal (WSJ) TV. It took awhile for me to hit my stride…and yes, my…

With other details hammered out, the lease deal between Quint Studer, the Community Maritime Park Associates and the city of Pensacola apparently hinges on parking…

Realtor.com reports today that the July 2012 real estate search results are in and Pensacola, FL was the #112 most searched market in the country…

I’ve been asked to be a guest on WSJ TV – Opinion Journal Live at about 4:10 pm today. We will be talking about the…