Category: Politics
State Board of Education lowers FCAT writing passing grade (update)
The Florida Board of Education voted today unanimously to lower the passing grade for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing exam. Preliminary results showed only…
Rubio misstates facts about student loans
Republicans in the Senate voted down a bill to block an increase in the interest rates for student loans last week. In explaining his “no”…
ATU Local 1395 grievance letter
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1395 1720 W. FAIRFIELD DRIVE, SUITE 307 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501 May 10, 2012 To: Honorable County Commissioners, Board of County Commissioners,…
Doubling Stafford interest rate harms African-American households
More than 7 million students and their families rely on federally subsidized Stafford loans to help pay for college. The loans are distributed by the…
Time to repaint the graffitti…
Although, he didn’t come right out and say it, Ron Paul in effect, has ended his campaign. Quote: “Moving forward, however, we will no longer…
WXBM, WMEZ sold to Cumulus for $6.5 million
Cumulus paid $6.5 million for Pamal’s two FMs in Pensacola area–“Soft Rock 94.5†WMEZ and “Your Country†WXBM, Milton (102.7). Radio-info.com reports the plan is…
Oh no, preliminary FCAT writing scores are dismal
Preliminary data released today shows that only 27 percent of all Florida fourth graders scored a Level 4 or higher on the writing portion of…
How to spot a lying politician
Marc Salem wrote a column for Men’s Health on how to spot when a politician is lying. In important public interviews, Yasir Arafat sucked in…
Independent News: finalist for 2012 Sunshine State Awards
The Independent News has been named a finalist for the 2012 Sunshine State Awards in Non-Deadline News Reporting (Small) for its cover story on the…
Chief of Staff quits
Last week Gov. Rick Scott’s chief of staff, Steve McNamara, was profiled by The Miami Herald, which spurred a series of news articles that raised…
Johnson Predicts ‘Tough’ Budget Season
The Pensacola City Council offered a glimpse last night of what upcoming budget workshops might look like. Council members signaled to Mayor Ashton Hayward that…
Hawthorne’s ‘Game Plan’
Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce Executive Director George Hawthorne said he is not concerned with—and does not feel threatened by—the recent moves made by…
Wu: Defender of Home Rule
The Florida League of Cities will honor Pensacola City Council Vice President P.C. Wu on Friday, May 11, with the Defender of Home Rule Award…
The GCAACC and the ‘New Direction’
A faction of Pensacola’s African-American business community appears intent on creating a new minority chamber of commerce. Jackie Miles, a board member of the existing…
VP Rubio could put Romney over in key states
The same Suffolk University poll that I reported earlier this morning also show that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) could make a difference if Mitt…
Presidential Poll Shows Dead Heat in Florida
The latest Suffolk University poll of likely Florida voters has President Barack Obama with slight 1-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Florida, 46 percent…
Congress could trim $688 billion from deficit over 10 years.
Congress can trim $688 billion from the federal deficit over the next 10 years by cutting unneeded weapons, including the unwanted airplane and the Navy’s…
‘Big Boys & Girls’ Clash with Mayor
The continuing back-and-forth between the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Ashton Hayward has found its newest venue: the audit selection committee. “I almost wish I…
Buzz: Cumulus buys WXBM
To build out its Pensacola, Florida holdings, Cumulus Media is acquiring “Soft Rock 94.1†WMEZ and “Your Country†WXBM at 102.7. The seller is Albany,…
Urban Advisory Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Urban Redevelopment Advisory Committee will meet this Thursday at Pensacola City Hall. The group—formed to offer recommendations to the mayor in regards…
