The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors on Wednesday passed leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 that contained the 24 changes that Mayor Ashton Hayward’s attorney – John Daniel of…
Category: Politics
Bush fires up local supporters
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush took his campaign to the Florida panhandle today, where he conducted a town hall-style meeting at the Pensacola Bay Center. “I’m fired up to be in Pensacola,…
Negron says he has the votes to be Senate president
State Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart) today issued the following statement regarding the 2016-2018 Florida Senate Presidency term. “I am grateful to the majority of the Florida Senate Republican Caucus, who have declared…
Judge wants court direction in redistricting case
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Leon County judge will ask the Florida Supreme Court how to move forward with a redistricting lawsuit after the Legislature failed to draw…
State capital briefs: Tuesday, Aug. 25
SCOTT APPROVAL RATING IMPROVES Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating among Florida voters has climbed to 45 percent, a substantial improvement from earlier this summer, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday….
U.S. Senate race cloudy
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida could be a key state next year in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate. But first, Florida voters will have to…
Iran deal unpopular in Florida
From The News Service of Florida: A majority of Florida voters don’t like the way President Barack Obama is handling his job — and even more oppose a proposed nuclear deal with…
Congressman DeSantis on Pensacola Speaks today
We will have Congressman Ron DeSantis on News Talk 1370 today at 5:05 p.m. The Republican Congressman from the Jacksonville area is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by GOP…
Trump Stump hits Mobile, Ala
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison attended Donald Trump’s rally in Mobile, Ala. We will have his full article in the Aug. 27 issue, but here are a few nuggets: Like most Trump appearances,…
Mayor Hayward advertises for two assistant administrators
From the career portal on cityofpensacola.com: Assistant City Administrator – Policy and Support City Hall | Pensacola, FL | City Administrator Office | City Days Worked: Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Open…
Newsom finalist for Marion County job
Former Assistant Escambia County Administrator Larry Newsom is a finalist for the administrator job in Marion County. The other two finalist are James Walker of McDonough, Georgia and Michael Brillhart of West…
County Commissioners reach out to their constituents
Commissioner Lumon May yesterday hosted a Unity in the Community day in the Montclair neighborhood at Westernmark Park. See PNJ gallery. On Monday Aug. 17, Commissioner Doug Underhill held a town hall…