Category: Politics
More candidates qualify [podcast]
The following new candidates qualified yesterday for office in the 2016 election: Congress: James Zumwalt, Republican State Senate: Doug Baldwin Republican, Mike Hill Republican Sheriff:…
Buzz: Rubio will announce U.S. Senate run today
The Washington Post is reporting that Marco Rubio will announce that he is running for his U.S. Senate. The latest polls show he immediately becomes…
Timeline shows Hayward administration created stormwater pond crisis
Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward didn’t get the $316,600 that he requested from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners for the clean up of…
Trump sends out ‘ask’ email, pledges to match contributions up to $2M
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has sent out his first fundraising email. He has pledged to match all contributions made in the first…
Evers and his AR 15 giveaway create uproar
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Barely a week after the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history, state Sen. Greg Evers —…
Poll: Clinton opens lead in Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Getting a boost from independent voters and adding to her advantage among women, Democrat Hillary Clinton has…
Qualified candidates as of June 20
Here is the list of candidates that qualified yesterday, including former boxer Smoke Gainer of ECUA District 3. The deadline to qualify is noon, Friday,…
BCC meeting on mosquito control facility tomorrow
Escambia County has published its agenda for tomorrow’s special Board of County Commissioners meeting that will be held at 4 p.m. in commission chambers –…
Miller: Pretending radical Islamic terrorism doesn’t exist isn’t going to make it go away
The FBI today released a redacted transcript of the 911 call Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen made during his attack. The transcript has been scrubbed…
Evers announces AR-15 rifle giveaway
On Father’s Day, U.S. Congressional Candidate Greg Evers announced a Facebook contest to award a custom-built AR-15 rifle to one randomly chosen resident of the…
Olson talks about airport annexation, Government Street pond, BP funds and MWBE
City Administrator Eric Olson gave his monthly report at the Pensacola City Council meeting on June 16. His five-minute report covered the Airport Commerce Park,…
Jolly exits Senate race, will battle Crist
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Another political domino fell Friday as Republicans wait to see if U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will run…
