Category: State & National News
Florida, Escambia have a ‘Gulf of Mexico’ problem
A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to…
Trump Day 2: Ending DEI, Tariff on China, more on pardons
I am doing my best to bring the most recent executive orders and other actions of the Trump administration. In this post, I ask that…
Daily Outtakes: Voting in Special GOP primary very anemic
Florida’s First Congressional District has 309,270 Republicans, but only 11,178 have voted in the GOP primary that will likely decide who will replace Matt Gaetz….
Trump’s Day One executive actions
I spent the morning summarizing President Donald Trump’s executive actions on his first office day, giving just the facts without any commentary. His transition team…
Daily Outtakes: Stay Inside and Off Roads Today
Yesterday evening, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves issued Declaration of State of Emergency 25-01, declaring a local state of emergency in the City of Pensacola due…
Special GOP Primary only about 10K votes cast
With the election a little over a week away, early and mail-in voting has been low, and the extreme winter weather will impact the turnout…
Patronis vs. Valentino: Early Voting edition
PATRONIS On Friday, the Jimmy Patronis for Congress Campaign announced former Congressman Jeff Miller’s official endorsement of CFO Patronis for the seat he once held….
Daily Outtakes: Heritage Foundation scripts Education policies
In Washington, D.C., the Heritage Foundation has become the ultimate political Cupid. Their matchmaking strategy has transformed them from a traditional think tank into the…
Breaking News: DeSantis to appoint Moody to Senate seat
AXIOS reports Gov. Ron DeSantis will appoint Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to replace Sen. Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the…
Daily Outtakes: One Family fights for changes to outlaw Deepfakes re: minors
In this week’s Inweekly, we have our interview with the Stevenson family, whose daughter, Lucy Adams Stevenson, was targeted by a high school student who…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis broke promises made to the UWF and community
When he announced his appointees to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, Gov. Ron DeSantis betrayed the public trust by ignoring the promises…
Lawmaker push back against DeSantis special session
Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he will convene a special session of the Florida Legislature the week of Jan. 27 to address immigration issues,…
Don’t tell Trustee Scott Yenor: Females Drive Army recruitment
File this post under things not to tell University of West Florida Trustee Scott “Damn Independent Women” Yenor. Female Recruits Drive Army’s Success in Meeting…
UWF has excelled in meeting Florida’s performance metrics
The University of West Florida (UWF) has shown significant improvement in recent years, according to the Florida Board of Governors’ performance-based funding metrics. In the…
Pay Attention: 2nd Anniversary of New College experiment
This month is the second anniversary of when Gov. Ron DeSantis began the transformation of New College of Florida into a bastion of right-wing conservatism….
For faculty, new trustees inject more politics into education
College and university faculty leaders see Governor Ron DeSantis’ and the State Board of Governors‘ trustee appointments across the state as “just the latest in…
Rudman withdraws all his Florida House bills
To garner publicity for this congressional campaign, State Rep. Joel Rudman made several press announcements about bills he was filing in the Florida House. All…
Sheriff Simmons endorses Jimmy Patronis
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons has joined his fellow sheriffs in Northwest Florida in endorsing Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis for Florida’s First Congressional District. “I’ve…
Daily Outtakes: Protecting potential Trump presidential library
State Sen. Don Gaetz is co-sponsoring new legislation (SB 118) that proposes state control of presidential libraries The proposed bill for Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session…
Daily Outtakes: Matt Gaetz on X
CNN has reported that the House Ethics Committee secretly voted earlier this month to release its report into former Rep. Gaetz’s conduct before the end…
