Category: State & National News
Daily Outtakes: Matt Gaetz’s RNC speech
On Wednesday, Matt Gaetz spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Read the transcript Donald Trump is unstoppable. Elect him president again, and America…
DeSantis speech at RNC
My fellow Republican, Let’s send Joe Biden back to his basement, and let’s send Donald Trump back to the White House. Life was more affordable…
Beulah interchange construction to start mid-2025
The much-anticipated Beulah Interchange may start construction as soon as mid-2025, thanks to Sen. Doug Broxson’s help. The Senate Appropriations chair says FDOT has shifted…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz punks McCarthy
The Wall Street Journal reports that Rep. Matt Gaetz taunted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the GOP convention floor yesterday. Gaetz led the coup…
GOP: Classified docs case dismissed, Sheriff provides tick-tock, Convention update
Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed former President Trump’s classified documents case, ruling that the appointment of the special counsel, Jack Smith, violated the Constitution. The…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz hosting ‘Never Surrender’ prayer vigil and rally
Congressman Matt Gaetz will host a ‘Never Surrender’ rally and prayer vigil to honor former President Donald Trump today at 5 p.m. at Marcus Point…
Salzman hosts Constiuents Services Day – today
Constituent Services Day PENSACOLA, FL ? The office of Florida House Representative Michelle Salzman, in partnership with local, state, and federal officials will host in-person…
Breaking: Biden administration announces $4.9 millon grant for Cervantes
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a RAISE grant of $4,872,791 for the Cervantes Street Complete Streets Improvements project in Pensacola. This project will fund…
Dozier bill signed, new laws go in effect on July 1
On Friday, Gov. DeSantis signed the bill that provides $20 million to compensate victims of abuse at Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and another…
Andrade: Childers error not unusual
On WCOA this morning, State Rep. Alex Andrade said Form 6 is not “the be-all and end-all of financial disclosures and keeping government officials on…
Daily Outtakes: Who Qualified?
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen,” we will discuss who has qualified to run…
Real New: PFAS, Santa Rosa boom, Sunday talk shows
Last year, 3M agreed to pay at least $10 billion to water utilities across the United States that had sought compensation for cleanup costs of…
Andrade on the radio
State Rep. Alex Andrade was my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We talked about having the one-two budget punch of Sen….
Papa Gaetz has a challenger
Don Gaetz will face a challenger in the race to fill State Sen. Doug Broxson’s seat this fall. Lisa Newell, the owner and publisher of…
Daily Outtakes: Budget Turkeys
The taxpayer watchdog group Florida TaxWatch found 450 budget projects totaling $854.6 million they deem to be “turkeys” — a 43% increase over last year…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz v. Dimmock noticed
National media are noticing that Congressman Matt Gaetz has a primary challenger, Aaron Dimmock. Politico interviewed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy who they say is…
Daily Outtakes: EMS passes inspection again
Escambia County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) passed a surprise inspection by the Florida Department of Health. The Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight’s Compliance Monitoring site…
Space agency points to expansion needs
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Space Florida anticipates the need to add a large amount of wharf property around one…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz punks Dimmock
Florida Politics reports Rep. Matt Gaetz has bought several web domains using his GOP primary challenger Aaron Dimmock’s name. Gaetz is using the sites to…
Man who set up DeSantis-Trump brunch date in trouble
Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met Sunday in Miami to patch up their differences. The Washington Post reported the meeting was set…
