Category: Politics
Broxson tops $50K in bid for Florida Senate
Trying to succeed outgoing Sen. Greg Evers in a Northwest Florida Senate district, State Rep. Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, raised more than $50,000 in April…
Stafford warns council of adding too many charter amendments to ballot
Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford is concerned that adding a lot of city charter amendments to the ballot might cause problems next November. May…
Johnson wants to attract young talent to Pensacola City Council
Today, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to discuss 11 proposed amendments to the Pensacola City Council. The News Journal published a viewpoint…
First District state attorney and public defender elected unopposed
With the end of qualifying at noon Friday, 12 state-attorney candidates across the state clinched election as they did not draw opposition. Incumbents made up…
Fire Station No. 3 evacuated due to mold
Former Pensacola City Council President Maren Deweese reported yesterday that Fire Station 3 that’s located on Summit Boulevard has been evacuated. She wrote that station…
Candidate Rebekah Bydlak signs term limits pledge
U.S. Term Limits (USTL), a leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised Florida U.S. House candidate Rebekah Bydlak (FL-District…
Maybe the time has come for new Pensacola Charter Commission
Next Monday, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop concerning possible changes to the city charter. The most publicized proposal is to reduce the…
Hayward says things can change investigation of Pensacola fire chiefs, report is ‘not the end all, be all’
On 1620 AM, Andrew McKay interviewed the mayor of Pensacola today and asked for an update on the investigation of the fire chiefs. Mayor Hayward…
Podcast: LWV FL president discusses battle for fair congressional districts
On News Talk 1370 WCOA, Pamela Goodman, president of the Florida League of Women Voters, discussed on Monday the battle to have the Florida Congressional…
City of Pensacola faces lawsuit over cross in Bayview Park
The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center and the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) are suing the City of Pensacola to challenge a 25-foot…
OMG, Scott could be running mate for Trump
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Most of the speculation around Gov. Rick Scott’s political future has centered on a bid for the…
PNJ agrees with Inweekly, Pensacola mayor needs to call press conference on fire chiefs
In today’s editorial, “No transparency, no trust,” the Pensacola News Journal walks through the litany of misstatements by Mayor Ashton Hayward and his two administrators…
