Category: State & National News
League of Women Voters seeks registration extension to Oct. 18
From The News Service of Florida: With a federal judge poised to hear arguments in a related case, the League of Women Voters of Florida…
Frankel: Trump ‘unfit’ to lead [podcast]
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-D) discussed yesterday the second presidential debate on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” “I feel like Hillary Clinton tried to go…
Trump in Panama City Beach today
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally today at Aaron Bessant Park on Panama City Beach.The gates open Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. and…
Judge extends voter registration one day, for now
By BRANDON LARRABEE, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA with additional information from Inweekly A federal judge ordered a one-day extension in Florida’s voter registration deadline…
No word on challenge to voter registration deadline
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With little more than 24 hours to go before Florida’s voter registration deadline, there was no word…
New study: Clinton has 33-point lead among college students
New Haven CT — Oct. 6…The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale today released Part One of its annual national survey measuring the opinions…
Pensacola Speaks: Post VP Debate
On “Pensacola Speaks” on 1370 WCOA, I will open with Sam Clovis, co-chair of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In the second half, my guest will…
Lawmakers expected to act on workers’ comp
By JIM TURNER AND JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida businesses facing a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, state…
Viewpoint: Amendment 1- Utilities Effort to Kill Solar in the Sunshine State
From the League of Women Voters of Florida: Like the ancient story of the Trojan Horse, Florida utilities have brought into our gates, under the…
Pensacola Speaks: Post-debate discussion with both campaigns
On “Pensacola Speaks” today, I will have spokespersons from the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We will open with U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham…
New Florida laws become effective Oct. 1
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA County elections supervisors are up for pay raises, while penalties increase for trafficking in the modern version…
Florida Chamber poll shows presidential race tight
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump make final preparations for their first presidential debate tonight, the latest Florida Chamber Political Institute (FCPI) statewide poll shows…