By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork Friday to formally enter Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial race, after landing praise from President Donald Trump and rounding up…
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White says his campaign has not paid for twitter followers, they just appeared (update)
Yesterday afternoon, Rep. Frank White responded to a blog post regarding the large number of Twitter followers that his campaign Twitter as collected, many of which appear to be of dubious origins….
Mayor Hayward-Airbnb video challenged
Last week, we reported that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward appeared in video paid for Airbnb Citizen that was being used to lobby state lawmakers in Tallahassee. This morning, Peter Schorsch and Florida…
Lara Trump on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
Lara Trump, Senior Advisor to Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and the President’s daughter-in-law, will be my guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA. We will discuss tomorrow’s…
Andrade raises $50K in first month
Republican Alex Andrade announced his campaign coffers for Florida House District 2 has over $50,000 in the first month of the campaign with over 170 donations. “We’re excited and encouraged by the…
Podcast: History of impeachment and White House obstruction of justice
Presidential historian, author and attorney Alan Manning was my guest yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks.” We discussed the three presidents that face impeachment – two were impeached, and how a president can be…
Open Carry Ban Stands
By JIM SAUNDERS The News Service of Florida The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to take up a challenge to a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying firearms in public,…
Gaetz believes in climate change, not EPA
On Monday, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL1) said he believes the science behind climate change and that those who deny the facts will be seen as being on the wrong side of history….
Pensacola Speaks: Gaetz Town Hall tonight
Inweekly and NewsTalk 1370 WCOA are hosting a town hall meeting tonight with Congressman Matt Gaetz from 5-6:30 p.m. in the old Suntrust building at the corner of Spring and Garden streets….
Heroin deaths up 21 percent in Northwest Florida
According to the Florida medical examiner’s report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such deaths, the most in any single year….
Gaetz believes second counsel still possible [podcast]
Congressman Matt Gaetz believes that it’s still possible that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appoint a second special counsel to investigate the Fusion GPS Dossier and the Uranium One deal. “What he…
Matt Caldwell visits Pensacola [podcast]
State Rep. Matt Caldwell met last night the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee. In October, he had a strong month of fundraising with $111,000 brought in between his committee and campaign accounts….
Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘Securing Florida’s Future’ budget
Gov. Rick Scott today released a proposed $87.4 billion budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a spending plan during the legislative session that starts…
Latvala lawyer calls for ‘clear and convincing’ evidence
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 7, 2017……… Sen. Jack Latvala, the Clearwater Republican who is under investigation for alleged sexual harassment, has enlisted the help…
Proposal takes aim at ‘coercion of sex’ in capitol
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 7, 2017……… Kentucky’s speaker of the House resigned from his leadership post amid reports he had secretly settled a staff…
Breaking News: Frank White files for Florida Attorney General
Inweekly has confirmed that State Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) will file this morning to run for Florida Attorney General. We will have more later.
National Park Service reopens Perdido Key area today
National Park Service officials reopened the Perdido Key Area on today at 5:00 am. The area joins the Fort Barrancas, Naval Live Oaks, and Okaloosa Areas in returning to normal operations following…
Frank White eyes Attorney General race
State Rep. Frank White (R-Pensacola) this morning confirmed that he is considering entering the race for Florida Attorney General and will make his decision before the end of this week “I’m seriously…
Gaetz and Nelson in agreement on Fee Simple [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Congressman Matt Gaetz said that he and Sen. Bill Nelson are working with the Escambia and Santa Rosa county commissioners on the final language of the legislation that…
State parks closed
The Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service announces the closure of 18 state parks in Northwest Florida due to imminent weather conditions including strong winds and rain. The following state parks were closed…
