Category: State & National News
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…
