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 the storming of the U.S. Capitol on…
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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 this morning. President Donald Trump officially has…
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, Oct. 30, but the Undecideds went up…
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, Oct. 30, the GOP incumbent trailed the…
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 expects to learn the results of races…
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 more that votes cast either in the…
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 ST Aerospace 1 Merlion Way Pensacola, FL…
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, 300 West Lakeview Avenue in the North…
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, to receive voter registration applications. The Marcus…
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 and foreclosures. DeSantis on Aug. 31 approved…
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. But the discussion with Jamil Davis, North…
Talking with Commissioner Fried
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried on Sunday visited Escambia County to survey the hurricane damage She met with County Commissioner Lumon May at the distribution site set up at the Brownsville…
DeSantis activates Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program
Governor Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program to support small businesses impacted by Hurricane Sally. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) administers the Emergency Bridge…
Buzz: Trump expected to announce Major Disaster Declaration today
Sources shared with Inweekly last night that the hold up on the Major Disaster Declaration was FEMA checking on the paperwork submitted to FEMA by Santa Rosa County. President Trump has a…
Price Gouging Hotline activated
In the aftermath of the destruction and flooding left by Hurricane Sally, Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning those in impacted areas to guard against price gouging, contracting scams and fraud. Attorney…
Former interim county administrator passes
Larry Newsom, who held several leadership positions in Escambia County government, passed away this weekend. He had served as city manager of Flagler Beach since 2016 and been battling illness off and…
Poll: Trump leads Biden, DeSantis in trouble
According to an Inweekly/Political Matrix survey of 1,000 likely Florida voters, President Donald Trump had 11-point lead over former Vice President Joe Biden on the eve of the Democratic conventions. However, Gov….
Five local races where tomorrow’s votes may make a difference
According to the Supervisor of Elections office, 34,271 people have voted in the Aug. 18 primary – 23,109 by mail, 11,158 early voting and 4 provisional ballots. Many of the races probably…
Countdown for the Count
2020 Census Wrapping Up by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Every ten years, the United States government takes an official count of the country’s population. Currently, census workers are trying to wrap up the…
Fried protests DeSantis cancelling yet another Cabinet meeting
Yesterday, the Governor’s office canceled the upcoming August 11 meeting of the Florida Cabinet. In response, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Cabinet, offered the following statement: “So, it’s…
