The neighbors in the North Hill and Long Hollow area have been concerned about the work being done on the cell tower in the conversation district near their homes. Melanie Nichols of…
Category: Politics
Florida House redistricting veers away from Senate plan
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The House redistricting committee voted along party lines Monday to approve its version of new districts for the state Senate, potentially setting up a…
Poll places Carson ahead nationally, but Trump leads in FL, NH
Latest Wall St. Journal/NBC News poll has Ben Carson moving ahead of Donald Trump for the GOP presidential field. There are only five worthwhile candidates according to the survey. Ben Carson 29%…
Ben Carson book signing draws crowd
About 2,000 people braved Sunday’s downpour to make it out to Books-a-Million in Pensacola for an opportunity to meet GOP presidential candidate, and newly crowned front runner in the crowded Republican field,…
Fighting words further fracture Senate GOP
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Name-calling that erupted on the Senate floor Wednesday has deepened the divide within a Republican caucus embroiled in an acrimonious feud over who will…
Fur flies on Florida Senate floor on redistricting vote, Latvala v. Gaetz
Notes from the News Service of Florida on today’s meeting of the Florida Senate: CONVENED: The Senate convened at 10 a.m., President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, presiding. PRAYER: Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, led…
Talking about jail sites
by Jeremy Morrison Across the front of the room a series of renderings rested on easels, each detailing potential sites for a new Escambia County jail. One visual aid in particular seemed…
Ethics matter: State land director resigns
Last Friday, State Lands Division Director Kelley Boree resigned. The Tampa Bay Times had investigating a sole-source $500,000 contract awarded to a company founded by another DEP employee and her husband. As…
Latest poll shows why Northwest Florida Republicans like Carson and Trump
The latest NY Times/CBS News poll has retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson ahead of Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. However, the difference is well within the poll’s margin…
State attorney looks into credit card misuse in city of Destin
Destin City Councilwoman Prebble Ramswell and City Manager Greg Gisela are being investigated for “irregularities in the city credit card†use. Last week, Gisela asked the State Attorney’s Office to review the…
Florida deals with 17 redistricting amendments today
Today, state senators will face a slate of 17 amendments when they meet to consider a new set of lines for the chamber’s 40 districts. Four members of the Senate account for…