Atlanta Constitution Journal reports: The Home Depot announced today a layoff of 10 percent of its Atlanta headquarters. Roughly 500 of the 5,000 employees here were told by their managers that they…
Grouper fishing may be hurt
The St. Pete Times has a special report how Federal regulators may cut gag fishing in the gulf by 45 percent. Federal regulators took preliminary steps on Jan. 29 to reduce gag…
Paul pleads not guilty
PNJ reports that Defense attorney Frank Russo of St. Petersburg filed a written not guilty plea in court last Friday on Escambia County Schools Superintendent Jim Paul’s behalf. The court hearing is…
Why did Pensacola give pay raises?
Ghosts from the past: City of Pensacola automatic pay raises. The City wouldn’t be having such a hard time cutting its budget if it hadn’t given all its employees pay raises in…
Ricksblog picked up by Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing’s blog picked up my analysis on Amendment 1. The link is to my blog. The tax amendment won in South Florida; stunning, really, given the Democratic nature of Broward, you…
Revolt in Kingdom of Midway
Midway Fire District got spanked yesterday by the voters losing its referendum: Yes 1291 No 5391. This is a crushing defeat for MFD. Of course, the first reaction of Midway Chief Stephen…
Escambia County votes in big numbers
According to the Florida Secretary of State website, Escambia County had a 47.2% voter turnout – beating Santa Rosa (39.5%) and Okaloosa (41.6%). This is huge.
Hillary will win Florida in November
Did you notice how many people voted for Hillary Clinton – 856,944 (6900 of 6913 precincts). GOP winner John McCain only got 693,425. Yes, more Republicans voted overall – 1,835,822 to 1,679,710…
Amendment 1 wins
During our election coverage on NewsRadio 1620 last night, I told co-host Marty Stanovich that I believed that if Amendment 1 got more than 68 percent of the vote in Miami-Dade, Palm…
Bye, Bye Rudy
Guiliani insiders are saying that the former New York City mayor will pull out of the GOP presidential race and throw his support to Sen. John McCain. Rudy had counted on the…
Florida Beverage Sales makes German news
ERSOL NEWS: DNA Energy Drink to be Distributed by Florida Beverage Sales Aktuelle Nachrichten – veröffentlicht durch ad-hoc-news.de: MELBOURNE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– DNA Energy Drink (Pink Sheets:DNAB), the new and great tasting favorite…
WKRG to go digital
CNN Money reports Retro Television Network (RTN), which is owned and distributed by Equity Media Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:EMDA), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Media General to bring…
Davis is now a lobbyist
Newsmax.com reports that former Democratic candidate for Florida Governor, Jim Davis, is now a federal lobbyist: The one-year ban on lobbying by legislators who left Congress last year has just expired —…
Deputies getting signatures at polling places
We are receiving reports that Escambia County Sheriff Office administrator Mike Holloway and out of uniform deputies are at that Escambia Co. Extension Office, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment gathering petition signatures for…
Miller votes down child health insurance
Veto Override on Children’s Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement – Vote Failed (260-152, 19 Not Voting) The House fell 15 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to override President Bush’s…
Attaboy for Outzen campaign
Blogger Agent Flynn has researched the names on the GOP presidential primary ballot in Arizona (Feb. 5) and writes this on my grassroots campaign: Host of “IN Your Head Radio†afternoon radio…
FL Supreme Court puts Downtown in limbo
Spoke with two developers last weekend – one local, the other from out of town. Both have huge projects that they are trying to put together for downtown Pensacola. Both have put…
Vote No on Amendment 1
We should not have a constitutional amendment that restricts the funding of counties and cities. I am upset as nearly everyone is about the huge budgets of local governments. However, we can…
Important question before you vote
The National Beer Wholesalers want to know – Which of the Presidential Candidates Do Florida Voters Want to Have A Beer With? Washington, DC – Many Florida voters know how they will…
New proposed county administrator on radio
Bob McLaughlin is scheduled for this afternoon’s IN Your Head Radio on 1620AM between 1-2 p.m.
