Category: State & National News
Pensacola Speaks: House Speaker Richard Corcoran today
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran won his fight with the Visit Florida over releasing documents concerning its contract with rapper Pitbull. We will talk about…
Pitbull controversy raises concerns at Space Florida
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Another agency’s controversial contract with a Miami rapper, and its aftermath, was on the mind of Space…
Rep. Ingram gets key House chairs, White and Williamson land well, too
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran released the committee assignments. State Rep. Clay Ingram will chair the Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee and serve as vice…
Papantonio calls corporate media a ‘propaganda machine,’ the new Red scare ‘insane’
This winter, Pensacola attorney Mike Papantonio will launch “America’s Lawyer” on RT America. When asked in an interview with Inweekly about criticism that RT America…
Boston.com sees VA secretary as a battle between Brown and Palin
The title of the Boston.com article spoke volumes – “Sarah Palin Might Get Scott Brown’s Job at the VA.” What? No mention of Jeff Miller?…
Round 2: Battle over Corporate Incentives (or Welfare) begins Mar 7
Gov. Rick Scott is asking the Florida Legislature $85 million for incentives that Enterprise Florida can use to lure more jobs to Florida. When it…
Scott wants to give state law enforcement pay raise
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that he will propose a five percent pay raise for the state’s 4,000 sworn law enforcement officers in his 2017-2018…
Buzz: Miller vs. Palin for VA Secretary?
Rep. Jeff Miller may have competition to be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has told the…
Rubio: ‘Cuba today is governed exactly the same way as it was 48 hours ago’
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio yesterday appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd.†He said that while the death of Fidel Castro is a…
Pensacola Speaks: Hear from Florida delegate to Electoral College
My guest today on “Pensacola Speaks” will be Jeremy Evans, state committeeman of the Escambia County Republican Executive Committee. He is one of Florida’s 29…
Nelson asks for investigation into sales of Florida driver license database
Florida has sold the personal info of more than 15 million Florida drivers to 75 companies the past two year. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)…
Speaker Corcoran says local elected officials should do their own lobbying [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran discussed why he believes that city and county governments shouldn’t hire firms to lobby the Florida…
