Category: State & National News
Bookies like Trump, Haley and DeSantis for 2024
Following the CPAC this weekend, SportsBetting.ag changes its 2024 Election odds. The bookies dropped Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 Republican nominee odds to 5/1 after being…
Buzz: Gaetz for Ag Commish persists
After Biden’s inauguration, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) teased the media that the only office statewide office he would consider running for in 2022…
Florida Senate moves to the right —and fast
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate has long been considered the saucer that cools the hot tea, a…
Florida Cabinet buys land in Santa Rosa
From The News Service of Florida, Gov.Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet today approved proposals to spend about $5.3 million to conserve more than 2,500…
No surprise: Gaetz aide cheered Capitol rioters
The website Gizmodo reported how Congressman Matt Gaetz’s aide, Joel Valdez, cheered the rioters as he watches them storm the U.S. Capitol from the rooftop…
Desantis rolls out $96.6 billion budget plan
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed a record $96.6 billion state budget for the upcoming…
Gaetz in or out of Congress
In his weekly Backroom Briefing, News Service of Florida reporter Jim Turner mentions how Congressman Matt Gaetz (Trumpican, Fort Walton Beach) might run for a…
Huntsville lands Space Force HQ
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Space Force’s permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama’s Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area…
Gaetz sort of backs off Antifa hoax…not really
On Wednesday night during the debate over the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Congressman Matt Gaetz said there was “pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition…
Keefe vows to prosecute those who stormed US Capitol
By The News Service of Florida staff Lawrence Keefe, the U.S. attorney for Florida’s Northern District, vowed to identify and prosecute individuals who engaged in…
Biden wins third recount of Ga vote
“We have now counted legally cast ballots, three times, and the results remain unchanged,†Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference…
Poll: More Florida voters undecided, keeping race tight
On the eve of election, Inweekly had Listener Group/Political Matrix poll likely Florida voters on one last time. President Trump held his percentage since Friday,…
Poll: Biden narrowly edges ahead of Trump in Florida
According to the latest Listener Group/Political Matrix poll, President Donald Trump has seen his 13.3-point lead in Florida a week ago evaporate. As of Friday,…
Escambia will have election results Tuesday night
While it may take some time on the national level to determine vote tallies and a winner of the presidential race, Stafford said that he…
Over 40% of registered voters have cast ballots
As of 9 a.m., the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports that 94,489 votes have been cast, one week before election day. The total is…
Trump rally confirmed
Friday, October 23, 2020 at 7:00 PM CDT President Donald J. Trump Delivers Remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Pensacola, Florida…
Socialist presidential candidate stops in Pensacola
Gloria La Riva, Socialist candidate for President in 2020, will be in Pensacola on today during her national campaign tour. She will speak Armstrong Park,…
Tax collector keeps offices open for voter registration
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford has announced that three tax collector office locations will be remain open until 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 6,…
DeSantis lets eviction moratorium expire
Pointing to a move by the federal government to halt evictions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday let expire an executive order aimed at limiting evictions…
Local organizers discuss state legislative proposals
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In this week’s print issue of Inweekly, two local organizers discussed efforts being made in the region to empower Black voters….
