by Jeremy Morrison The Florida Department of Transportation hosted the third and final public meeting Tuesday for the State Road 196/Bayfront Parkway Feasibility Study. Representatives from FDOT’s District 3 were on hand…
Category: Politics
Podcast: U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox visits Pensacola
Todd Wilcox is running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Who is Todd Wilcox? This is what he said on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday: I grew in Florida. I was one…
Rick Scott is not running, but PAC rakes in cash
SCOTT COMMITTEE NEARS $3.5M FOR YEAR A political committee that plays a key role for Gov. Rick Scott raised $118,300 in September, bringing its total this year to about $3.45 million, according…
Podcast: DeSantis talks about his U.S. Senate campaign
Congressman Ron DeSantis, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, is in Pensacola. He came on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday. He said that Rep. Kevin McCarthy made the right decision to drop out of…
Wilkins may have inside track for assistant city administrator post
Keith Wilkins, Escambia County’s Community & Environment director, may have the inside track to being the next assistant city administrator. Wilkins could bring much need government experience to city hall, having worked…
DeSantis on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ at 5:05 pm
Congressman Ron DeSantis is in Pensacola today and tomorrow campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by presidential hopeful Marco Rubio. DeSantis will be on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s…
From The News Service of Florida: local people on the move
PERSONNEL FILE – PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, OCTOBER 12, 2015 By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA MARK FAULKNER has been installed as chairman of the Florida Hospital Association Board of Trustees. Faulkner…
Matt Gaetz proposes bill to allow pot for terminally ill
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Two key lawmakers have proposed allowing terminally ill patients to obtain medical marijuana to help grapple with pain, the latest twist in a nearly…
Three candidates for two assistant city administrator jobs
The mayor’s office has narrowed down to 67 applicants for the two assistant city administrator positions created this past August. Five finalists were shortlisted, but PNJ reporter Will Isern is reporting that…
Zoning Change in Limbo
by Jeremy Morrison Neighborhood residents, businesses and potential developers pleaded their cases before Pensacola City Council Oct. 8, as the council considered rezoning a pocket of the city north of downtown and…
Panel votes to remove Confederate flag from Senate seal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers took a step toward removing the Confederate battle flag from the Senate’s official seal Thursday, as a committee unanimously voted to establish a…
Open house on the future of Bayfront Pkwy, Oct 13
Is a roundabout at the end of Ninth Avenue in the future for Bayfront Parkway? How will truck traffic be routed to the Port of Pensacola? Residents could find out tomorrow. The Florida…