Yesterday, Inweekly broke the news that Jarrell Reynolds, the former director of the ECUA Materials Recycling Facility, had been arrest on Monday, Nov.. 4 for stealing over $510,000 from the utilities authority….
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Breaking News: Passidomo to be Senate President
Sources in Tallahassee called to say Florida Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) has been chosen to be Senate President in 2022-24. Passidomo’s selection is considered very good for Northwest Florida and…
Steps to Impeachment
Step 1:Â Inquiry – Impeachment investigation conducted by three House committees: 1) Intelligence, 2) Foreign Relations, 3) Government Reform & Oversight. Step 2: Articles Approved – House Judiciary debates and votes on…
Weekly Roundup: What is the meaning?
By Dara Kam Recap and analysis of the week in state government TALLAHASSEE — Floridians a year ago overwhelmingly approved a change to the state Constitution that advocates declared was “the greatest…
Buzz: Matt Gaetz to replace Pence on GOP ticket
Last night, we renewed Inweekly Martini Nights at Angelena’s. About 30 people showed up, and, as with past Martini Nights, several shared gossip and news tips. The most intriguing tidbit came from…
Signatures piling up for pot initiative
Racing to try to get on the November 2020 ballot, a political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana had submitted more than 57,000 petition signatures to the state…
Yovanovitch testimony shows diplomat undermined by business interests
I spent my afternoon reading the testimony of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. It details a public servant being undermined by an attorney and his associates who didn’t have the United…
Questions remain after felons’ rights ruling
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee has sent a memo to county elections supervisors with direction about complying with a federal judge’s…
Gaetz again attempts to derail impeachment process
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Ft. Walton Beach) last week tired a sit-in to derail the depositions regarding President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Today, he has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Adam Schiff,…
Former U.S. attorney for our area to head First Amendment group
Former U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh will become president of the First Amendment Foundation on Dec. 1, the open-government advocacy group announced Friday. Marsh, who served as U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2015…
Nobody wants Mike Hill to sponsor their local bills
No one wants State Rep. Mike Hill to sponsor any local bills for appropriations–another sign of how ineffective the District 1 Republican is in Tallahassee. Hill has proposed again three bills –…
Poll: Florida Panhandle against impeachment
Fox News last week released a national poll that showed more than half of the country believed President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. Inweekly wanted to see what…