Category: State & National News
Calkins PAC backs Calkins wife
I received another text from America First Alliance, the PAC run by Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Lee Calkins’s grandmother. Granny Sorenson likes Moms for…
Daily Outtakes: PAC interference, Calkins, Salzman
Escambia County voters finally have something over on Santa Rosa County. Escambia doesn’t have to deal with James Calkins and weird political action committees. However,…
Scott meets with local veterans
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott made a campaign stop in southwest Escambia County yesterday at Warrior Beer Company. The theme was supporting our military veterans, which…
Blackface mailer architect paid $50K in defamation case
The architect of the mailer that attacked Walker Wilson for having a “trusted” Black friend last year settled a defamation suit filed by a Santa…
Daily Outtakes: Florida ‘hostile’ toward covering kids’ health insurance
Roadblocks to health persist for kids in FL By Eric Tegethoff, Florida News Connection Health insurance prospects for Florida kids are not improving, despite pushes…
Thank you, Fred Levin
This week the News Service of Florida provided the list of future payments from Big Tobacco to the state of Florida. Fred Levin was the…
Death Penalty Appeal cites Dozier abuse
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Death Row inmate who spent time at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for…
JD Vance vs. Tim Walz
On “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Lincoln Project chief of staff Ryan Wiggins discusses how Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz may impact the…
Daily Outtakes: Hurricane Debbie
Last night the Florida Division of Emergency Management issued its voluminous report that listed the pre-landfall and post-landfall work of all the state agencies. I’ve…
Bergosh pledges to honor OLF-8 master plan
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh repeated his commitment to the OLF-8 master plan. “I’m not going…
OneBlood hampered by ransomware attack
OneBlood, the not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States, announced its critical software systems utilized to manage its daily operations are starting…
Hurricane Debbie ‘very near landfill’ in Big Bend area
We will provide updates throughout the day as Hurricane Debbie makes landfall in the Big Bend area – most likely near where Hurricane Idalia in…
