Category: Politics
LWV Public Forum: ‘State of the Counties’ – April 16
County Administrators from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will discuss progress and problems in their counties in the “State of the Counties ” April 16th…
Move To Amend screens ‘Legalize Democracy,’ April 20
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will host a viewing of “Legalize Democracyâ€, a film about the history behind the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United…
Now legal to shack up in Florida. Thank you, Rick Scott
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA For the first time since shortly after the Civil War, it is no longer a crime for…
Viewpoint: Gandhi’s Salt-How a Fistful of Mud and Seawater Shook the British Empire
By Rivera Sun On April 6, 1930 at 6:30 a.m. after morning prayers, Mohandas K. Gandhi raised a lump of salty mud and declared, “With…
Perdido Key Master Plan presented and debated at Planning Board
For nearly two decades, Escambia County and Perdido Key residents have argued over a master plan for development on the barrier island. Some issues still…
Sean’s Outpost gets a continuance
Escambia County issued this announcement to the release: At a hearing today, the Escambia County Special Magistrate granted a continuance of the meeting until June…
Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone
The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I…
News Service of Florida has: Five Questions for Rick Wilson
Rick Wilson is a friend and has been a regular quest on my radio shows over the years. The News Service of Florida spent time…
Feds open investigation into Pinellas schools for discrimination; how do the failing schools in Escambia County compare
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Pinellas County School District systematically discriminates…
City of Pensacola award $1.5 million stormwater grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Monday that it will award the City a $1.5 million Emergency Watershed Protection Program grant to complete…
Five questions with Congressman Ron DeSantis
Congressman Ron DeSantis stopped by the Inweekly offices yesterday. The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was making a campaign stop and spoke last night at…
Not so fast on Florida ban on Planned Parenthood funding
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A new Florida abortion law seeks to ban Medicaid funding for family-planning services at clinics that also…
