PSU scandal: Wake up call for judges

Justice at Stake, a legal reform group dedicated to protecting fair and impartial courts, has issued the following statement on the case of Jerry Sandusky,…

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Nodine to be retried for murder

Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin denied a request by murder suspect Stephen Nodine’s attorneys to dismiss charges in the death of his girlfriend, Angel…

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Taj Mahal judge to resign

St. Pete Times’ Lucy Morgan has the scoop: 1st District Court Judge Paul M. Hawkes is resigning from the court to avoid an ethics trial…

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IN Cover: Ills of the Spill

IN reporter Jeremy Morrison spent a month traveling the gulf coast attending meetings and listening to stories of people worried about the impact of the…

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Florida ECO funding nearly doubled in 2010

The National Institute for Money in State Politics has issued a staff report on how independent political spending changed in Florida since the U.S. Supreme…

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Video: Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope

Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope Sarah Palin has weighed in on the Penn State rape case (why her?)…

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Greater Escambia Community Foundation Gives $296,350 in Grants

It was a “Who’s Who” event with Mayor Ashton Hayward, Guy Thompson, mayor of Milton and Beverly Zimmern, mayor of Gulf Breeze in attendance. Sheila…

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Officials Occupy Meeting, Briefly

Occupy Pensacola’s sit-down with city officials was a breezy affair. A chilly exchange lasting but a few moments. “What just happened here?” said Nicholas Alford,…

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Newt Gingrich Made Big Bucks from Freddie Mac, Uh Oh (video)

Newt Gingrich has said he was a consulting historian for government-backed mortgage giant Freddie Mac but not a lobbyist. He also insists he warned them…

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Pensacola downtown gets kudos from NY Times

The article is titled “Cola Buzz:” Pensacola is the first stop on what some disparagingly call “the Redneck Riviera.” But a few miles inland from…

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Col. Bill responds

Mayor’s Office press release: Statement from Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds: “At a meeting this afternoon as part of the permitting process for Occupy Pensacola…

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Occupy responds to permit requirement

Occupy Pensacola Press Release: Occupy Pensacola Set Up for Political Posturing Pensacola, Florida November 16, 2011 – Representatives from Occupy Pensacola entered the meeting today…

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BP faces probation

I wrote about it two weeks again. BP is serial criminal. Federal prosecutors in Alaska agree. They have alleged BP, one of the three big…

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Occupy to Fall at City Hall?

As cities across the country crack down on the Occupy Wall Street movement, local officials will meet today with Occupiers encamped on the lawn at…

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Congress: Pizza is a vegetable

Center for Science in the Public Interest Policy Director Margo G. Wootan is upset that Congress wants pizza declared a vegetable in school cafeterias: It’s…

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Grand jury investigates Evers on billboards

The SaintPetersBlog just broke the story. A grand jury in Leon County was convened yesterday to investigate an environmental group’s claims that State Senator Greg…

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Postal Services has $5.1B loss FY 2011

USPS Press Release: he U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011) with a net loss of $5.1…

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Weight Loss coaching is effective

Obese adults who received weight loss coaching via phone, Web, and email contact, as well as support from their primary care providers often lost a…

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NWC defends Penn State assistant coach

The National Whistleblowers Center defends people who come forward and point out injustices and crimes where they work. It’s motto is “Honesty without Fear.” NWC…

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BP Sticks Around (Sort of)

The man at BP’s claim’s facility Tuesday night couldn’t speculate about the decision to keep the doors open. He could only provide a freshly printed…

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