Florida has most disenfranchised voters

The Sentencing Project has released its report “Felony Disenfranchisement Facts and Statistics in relation to 2014 Midterm Elections.” An estimated 5.85 million Americans will be…

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‘Awake the State’ rally today across Florida, including Pensacola

Today communities across Florida will rally in support of issues important to working families an to remind Florida’s elected leaders in Tallashasee that they are…

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News story #2: Failure to Serve

At September Escambia County Commission meeting, a half-dozen disabled citizens and bus drivers appeared before the commissioners to speak against the extension of the ADA…

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Petition drive against Dollar General now has over 680 signatures

This grassroots effort continues to gain momentum. A petition has been set up on change.org and it has 686 signatures has of 7 a.m. this…

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Homeowners will be at Vickery Center tonight to talk with Mayor about Dollar General issue

This email has been circulated by homeowner associations in the Cordova Park area: To all our Homeowners, Two residents brought to my attention that East…

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No Dollar General Update: Spanish Trail residents claim the zoning change request was not posted clearly

Over the weekend Pensacola City Council received emails from citizens in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Summit Boulevard and Spanish Trail, where the city…

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Neighbors protest dollar store coming to Summit Blvd

We are getting several emails regarding a dollar store (not sure which brand – Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree or just Dollar Dollar) being…

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‘Panhandle Speaks’ town hall coming Saturday, Sept. 14

The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, ACLU of Florida and Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials are launching a series of town hall meetings,…

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County animal shelter mistakenly kills family pet

Facebook and the web were lit up this weekend over the story of a family pet being killed at the Escambia County Animal Shelter due…

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Coalition asks DOJ to reopen investigation of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

The newly-formed Coalition for Justice of Northwest Florida sent a letter on Monday, Aug. 18, to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of…

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The Endless List of BP Crimes (VIDEO)

Last weekend, I did an interview for Ring of Fire on the BP spin machine. The corporate-controlled media has let BP off the hook, not…

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Watch Sheriff David Morgan’s speech to downtown Rotary, the one about swallowing a turd

This speech that the daily newspaper reported, the one about shallowing a turd.

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NAACP state and local leaders misspeak…twice

Adora Obi Nweze, president of the Florida State Conference NAACP, made a misstatement while she was in Pensacola last Saturday morning for a town hall…

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BP fraud toll-free number hijacked

The fraud hotline that BP has been advertising in the Pensacola News Journal and other daily newspapers along the Gulf Coast has been hijacked by…

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Baptist Ministers Union to meet with Sheriff Morgan on Middleton Shooting

On Saturday night, the leadership of the Baptist Ministers Union held a press conference at Greater True Vine Baptist Church to show their support for…

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Matt Gaetz ready to debate over Stand Your Ground

The Miami Herald reports that Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to a televised debate with Dream Defenders Director Phillip Agnew on Florida’s controversial Stand Your…

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Wendy’s to be picketed

Press Release: Coalition of Immokalee Workers Solidarity Picket to be held at Wendy’s in Pensacola on June 29, 2013 at 12:00pm. Florida tomato pickers are…

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Fighting for Justice

This week the U.S. Department of Justice issued its findings on the Escambia County Jail. It gave the county 49 days to come up with…

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City Goes After Occupy Legal Fees

The city of Pensacola today filed a motion in the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida to reopen the Occupy Pensacola case so…

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Barricades Removed from Occupy’s Corner

The barricades encircling the corner sidewalk of Government and Spring streets – the Occupy Pensacola corner -have been removed. Occupiers are now being allowed to…

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