Category: Politics
Santa Rosa County Commissioner charged with Sunshine violation
State Attorney Bill Eddins has charged Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole with a non-criminal violation of the Government-in-Sunshine Law. It is punishable by a…
NAACP never approved Hawthorne ‘compromise’ letter
At the commission’s Committee of the Whole, Charles Thornton, president of the Pensacola branch of the NAACP, told the Board of County Commissioners that his…
Advocate questions need to expand panhandling laws
Nathan Monk, a local advocate for the homeless, has concerns over the city of Pensacola considering stricter panhandling laws and only partially repealing the homeless…
Guns may be coming to an elementary school near you
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A measure that would allow school employees and volunteers to carry guns on campus was approved by…
TaxWatch recommends more state funding for mental health
Seeing getting help for those battling mental issues as a public safety issue, Florida TaxWatch wants the state to increase funding for mental health service,…
Evers will pursue investigation into DOC cover-ups with FBI, if necessary
Sen. Greg Evers, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, said in a radio interview yesterday that he plans to pursue an investigation into alleged…
Breaking news: Sen. Evers will be on Pensacola Speaks @ 5:05
Sen. Greg Evers will talk about yesterday’s testimony before his Senate panel on how prison investigators were pressured to not pursue certain allegations. We are…
City Council agenda cut to 30 items for Thursday meeting
The Pensacola City Council has moved 19 items from its March 12 regular meeting to a special meeting on Thursday. March 26. What will be…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Rick Wilson on Hillary Clinton presser…’a clown car crashing into a dumpster fire’
GOP strategist Rick Wilson spoke with Rick Outzen about the press conference former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had on Tuesday to explain her use…
City attorney nomination derailed
The Pensacola City Council has delayed its approval of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s nomination for city attorney. It will not be discussed until the next March…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Duwayne Escobedo talks about W.D. Childers and the death of Willie Junior
On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with investigative reporter Duwayne Escobedo about his coverage of the fall of W.D. Childers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the…
The ideas of City’s consultant on homelessness questioned
The Huffington Post published an article (“How A Traveling Consultant Helps America Hide The Homeless“) yesterday that questions the ideas of Robert Marbut, the national…
