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 had a number of conversations with Jimmy…
Category: State & National News
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 aims to transfer control of presidential libraries…
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 of this Congress. Gaetz responded on X,…
Lifelong Democrat endorses Valentino
Last week, GOP congressional candidate Gene Valentine chastised CFO Jimmy Patronis for being endorsed by politicians. The PNJ reported he said at a Navarre forum: “Hey, Jimmy, stay in Tallahassee and fix…
Rudman files yet another bill
Outgoing State Rep. Joel Rudman is filing more bills, even though his resignation is effective Jan. 1. This makes three bills in eight days. My bookie Gizmo is considering setting up a…
Top reads: 12/15/24 edition
1. Waverly, Westmore request six-month extensions: The developers of the Waverly condos and Westmore apartments can’t meet the deadline to begin construction by Dec. 31. They have asked CRA for six more…
Top listens for the week, 12/14/24 edition
Spotify now hosts our podcast – (we don’t) color on the dog. Listeners heard Congressional candidate Jimmy Patronis say why he is running, find out when American Magic returns to Pensacola, learn…
Daily Outtakes: Patronis said yes when President-elect Trump called
For (we don’t) color on the dog, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis reflects on his experiences during the BP oil spill, the importance of infrastructure for economic growth in Northwest Florida, and his…
Will term-limit pledge put Valentino in the House?
Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino announced that he supports term limits for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Will it be the ticket for him to win the Republican…
Chris Paulos: Contraceptive linked to brain tumors
The Levin Papantonio law firm has filed suit (Case 5:24-cv-02524) against Pfizer, Upjohn and related companies on behalf of Alicia Wilson from Upland, CA. The lawsuit alleges inadequate warnings about Depo-Provera’s potential…
Does Rudman know he won’t be a state rep any longer?
State Rep. Joel Rudman announced a second bill he filed with the Florida House for the 2025 session. The Navarre Republican has resigned his seat, effective Jan. 1. The bills die when…
(we don’t) color on the dog: new episode drops at 4 p.m.
The new podcast episode drops on YouTube today at 4 p.m. We also interview Port of Pensacola Director Clark Merritt for the latest news on American Magic, attorney Chris Paulos on the…
Daily Outtakes: Andrade endorses Patronis for Congress
State Rep. Alex Andrade endorsed Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis in the special election for the Northwest Florida congressional seat formerly held by Matt Gaetz on the new episode of “(we don’t) color…
Outgoing Rudman files pro-gun bill
Last month, State Representative Joel Rudman announced his resignation from the Florida House to pursue a congressional seat in Florida’s First District, which was vacated by Matt Gaetz. The resignation is effective…
Top Five Reads for the week, 12/8/24 edition
The blog had a 15% increase in readership last week, even though I spent one day out of town. 1. We broke the news that five Beggs & Lane attorneys were leaving…
Dimmock, McDaniel and Green qualify to run for Congress
Aaron Dimmock, the Republican candidate backed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy against Matt Gaetz in August, has qualified to run for Gaetz’s seat. He is joined by Write-in candidates Stan “Quick…
Daily Outtakes: Congressional primaries begin to take shape
The qualifying period run for the First Congressional District seat has begun to take shape. The period ends at noon today. A new candidate announced and qualified yesterday: Navarre High School math…
Daily Outtakes: Sheriff Simmons discusses DEA nominee
On our new podcast “(we don’t) color on the dog,” Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, whom President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated to serve as the…
Nelson drops out. Who?
Nathan Nelson Ends Campaign For U.S.Congress SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL – Today, Nathan Nelson announced he is ending his campaign for U.S. Congress. “I’m grateful for the outpouring of support from the…
Quick Draw returns to Florida Politics
Stan “Quick Draw” McDaniels has pre-filed run for with the state to run for Congress as a member of the Libertarian Party of Florida. McDaniel successfully ran as a Republican against County…
