DeSantis calls out Disney for being ‘woke’

From his latest solicitation for campaign contributions: I will never allow woke corporations to strong-arm our state. Yesterday, I announced that I am calling on…

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Blue Angels chapter of AFCEA meets tomorrow

On WCOA, Bill Dunn, president of the Blue Angels chapter of AFCEA (The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association), discussed his organization’s new focus: Connecting…

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DeSantis expands special session to punish Disney

Gov. Ron DeSantis modified his call for a special session today so that it will also include a discussion of eliminating the Reedy Creek Improvement…

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Few specifics provided on textbook rejections

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After a high-profile announcement Friday about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state,…

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UWF SGA tackles period poverty

The University of West Florida’s Student Government Association is taking steps to tackle period poverty on UWF’s Pensacola campus. Period poverty is the inability to…

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Young Florida judge vacates CDC mask mandate

The youngest federal judge appointed by Donald Trump has struck down the federal mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation, ruling the Centers for Disease…

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Real News podcast: Oil leases, Easter Egg Roll

The Biden administration could restart the sale of onshore leases for oil and gas drilling on federal lands this week, upsetting environmental activists in the…

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Fried calls Caulkins’ comments ‘disgusting’ [podcast]

Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Caulkins earlier this week accused Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried of intentionally trying to burn down Santa Rosa County. On…

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2019 numbers show more Escambia children hurting

United Way of West Florida has released its latest ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) report. The statistics are from 2019 – before the COVID-19…

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State reports Escambia added 8,300 jobs

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Pensacola area gained 8,300 private sector jobs (+5.3 percent) over the year in March 2022. The Pensacola area…

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Bands on the Bayou [podcast]

Donna Dickey previews the city’s newest neighborhood concert series, Bands on the Bayou.   WHAT: Bands on the Bayou concert series kicks off with Tyler…

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‘Martha and Mary: Heart and Hand’ on BLAB TV

This past weekend the First Presbyterian Church of Pensacola hosted “Mary and Martha: Heart and Hand,’ an original musical production by Allen Poe and Tom…

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