The Emerald Coast Regional Council is developing a Corridor Master Plan along US 90 in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. The purpose of the plan is to inventory and identify current…
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Crist announces run for governor
From his Twitter: Florida should be a place where hard work is rewarded, justice is equal, and opportunity is right in front of you. That’s a Florida for all — and that’s…
Ten dead issues as legislative session ended
TEN DEAD ISSUES AS LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDED May 3, 2021Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — From abortion restrictions to vacation rentals, many high-profile bills died Friday when the Florida legislative session ended. Here are…
An ‘important’ message from our former commander-in-chief
Received at 8:35 a.m. on Monday, May 3: – May 3, 2021 – Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020…
Gaetz pushes back against latest headlines
At 12:52 p.m. Congressman Matt Gaetz sent a plea for campaign contributions to fight the latest headlines that his buddy Joel Greenberg implicated him in having paid for sex with a 17-year-old…
FDOT says bridge on track to open May 31
Press release: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractors have completed the installation of multiple stay-in-place forms and are currently pouring and leveling concrete on the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Following the completion of…
Lawmakers revive, pass transgender athlete ban
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Democrats decrying the “eleventh-hour†move, the Florida House and Senate on Wednesday revived and passed a controversial plan that would ban…
Deal reached on COVID-19 liability protections
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Legislative leaders announced Thursday they have an agreement on COVID-19 liability protections for businesses, nursing homes and other health-care providers and that…
Lawmakers move to abolish Constitution Revision Commission
With the full Senate poised to take up the issue, a plan that would abolish an influential panel that can place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot began moving forward Wednesday in…
DeSantis offers blueprint for stimulus spending
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis pitched plans Tuesday to use nearly half of the money coming to Florida from a federal stimulus package to…
Gaetz tweets before and after Jan. 6 insurrection
The chair of the House Administration Committee, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) on Friday released the social media posts of her Republican colleagues that she felt may have contributed to the Capitol…
DeSantis quotes Merle Haggard and reaches for ‘new horizons’
To open the 2021 Legislative Session, Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the traditional State of the State that touted his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and set up his 2022 re-election run. The…