Category: Politics
Juvenile Detention dispute over
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida House on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would end years of legal wrangling between…
Florida not feeling the Bern(ie)
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida’s presidential primaries looming, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to hold a big lead…
Trump wins in Michigan and Miss. makes Florida do-or-die for Rubio
Billionaire Donald Trump dominated the March 8 GOP primaries with wins in Michigan and Mississippi. Sen. Marco Rubio fell behind Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov….
Florida House and Senate reach budget deal
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping…
Cronley: OLF 8 should be about creating jobs
Contractor Jim Cronley addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners this morning and asked the board resist pressure to develop the OLF 8 site, which…
Deja vu: Rubio closing in on frontrunner
A month ago several polls had billionaire Donald Trump with a 20-point lead over Sen. Marco Rubio in the Florida GOP presidential primary. The most…
Pensacola Speaks II: Top Rubio advisor at 5:35
Albert Martinez, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s top advisor, will be on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:35 pm. The 36-year-old is a…
Inweekly endorses Rubio
Inweekly endorses for the Republican presidential nomination the son of an immigrant bartender and a maid, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. This newspaper built its foundation…
Florida House and Senate close on budget
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate budget chiefs drew closer Sunday to a final agreement on the spending plan for…
State Weekly Roundup: The game is afoot
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Nothing is ever dead until the final day…
Ingram-sponsored bill passed that closes legal loopholes for Spice and other synthetic drugs
Last week, the Florida House unanimously voted last week in favor of the HB 1347, sponsored by Representative Clay Ingram, which allows for categorically outlawing…
City crews pick up 52 loads in Dunmire Woods area, C&D on Saturday
Press Release: On Thursday, March 3, Sanitation crews collected 52 loads from Dunmire Woods. Today, crews will collect the area south of Creighton and begin…
