Category: State & National News
Guide to Florida Constitutional Amendments
Press Release: As a service to Florida voters, The James Madison Institute(JMI) released a special edition of The Journal of The James Madison Institute that…
Southerland comes to Pensacola for cash
Freshman Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Panama City) came to Pensacola for campaign donations and area Republicans wanted to show regional unity. Plus, it didn’t hurt that…
Boehner in Pensacola declares Romney won debate
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) was in Pensacola this morning at a private fundraiser for Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Panama City) hosted by Collier…
Oops, McCain is coming to Pensacola
The News Herald in Panama City missed in its story of Sen. John McCain campaigning for Romney in Northwest Florida that the 2008 Republican presidential…
BP settlement hung up on $18 billion, county could be shortchanged
The British newspaper The Sunday Times reported yesterday that oil spill settlement talks between BP and the U.S. government have stalled because the U.S. is…
Scott appeals FEMA denial of Issac damage claims
Governor Rick Scott filed a formal appeal on September 28, 2012, on behalf of Hurricane Isaac survivors throughout Florida, asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
League says vote no on all Florida amendments
Press release: This November, Florida voters will see 11 of the most complex, confusing and, in some cases, misleading constitutional amendments proposed in recent memory….
Romney campaign hosting events in Pensacola today
Congressman Jeff Miller is joining the Students for Romney today at 9 a.m. on the main campus of Pensacola State College. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…
Starting Down the RESTORE Road
The Escambia County Commission started down a long road this morning. It is a road potentially paved with many millions in treasure. When the federal…
Santa Rosa sends in its bill for Isaac
The following estimates were submitted to the State Emergency Operations Center for damage to county and municipal property: Hurricane Isaac Public Property Damage Estimates Santa…
Remembering 9/11
In commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedies, Naval Air Station Pensacola held a ceremony at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel aboard the base at…
Navy SEAL on bin Laden raid (video)
Scott Pelley previews his “60 Minutes” interview with former NAVY Seal “Mark Owen,” who told him about the female CIA agent who was 100 percent…
Don Gaetz: Obamacare, offshore drilling, home rule, ethics and more accountability for colleges
The incoming Florida Senate President, Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) visited on Wednesday afternoon with the Independent News to talk Florida politics and the 2013 legislative session…
Don Gaetz says education not where it should be
State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) said today, during his visit to the IN offices, the Florida Department of Education was hit with a “trifecta of…
Condoleeza Rice’s speech
The PNJ’s Andy Marlette wrote a glowing piece on the speech that Condoleeza Rice’s gave at the Republican National Convention. He said that the former…
Gov. Rick Scott is in Pensacola today
As a result of Hurricane Isaac, Florida is beginning to deal with not only a physical recovery but an economic recovery as well. This economic…
What the heck is legitimate rape?
Rep. Todd Akin opened his mouth and once again a Republican nut case has taken any meaningful debate of issues out of the media. When…
Army Suicides are up
A year agp, I wrote about the alarming rate of suicides among our military – “When Yellow Ribbons Aren’t Enough.” The problem hasn’t gone away….
Florida Voices picks up another column
The statewide opinion services. Florida Voices, picked up my Outtakes column that I wrote about the issues in the poor neighborhoods are than just bad…
Guest on Wall Street Journal TV
I’ve been asked to be a guest on WSJ TV – Opinion Journal Live at about 4:10 pm today. We will be talking about the…
