How News Service of Florida views Gaetz v. Evers

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In what could be one of the state’s most hotly contested congressional primary battles, state Sen. Greg…

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State required to pay legal fees in gay-marriage fight

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawyers representing plaintiffs who successfully challenged Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage are entitled to collect legal fees…

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Beulah Interchange…I mean Escambia Beltway to be discussed today

Escambia County will host a public kick-off meeting for the Escambia Beltway Alternative Corridor Evaluation Study Tuesday, April 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at…

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Councilwoman Myers sets ‘Come Hell or High Water’ town hall, April 26

Her February meeting was canceled because of a tornado. Councilman Sherri Myers promises this one will go as scheduled. From her flyer: It’s Your Money…

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Gaetz announces ‘Fight Washington’ Bus Tour

Today, State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R – Fort Walton Beach) announced his campaign’s Fight Washington Bus Tour across the 1st Congressional District on Saturday, April…

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Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18

LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on…

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WTH: The city conducted no random drug tests of Pensacola Police for two years

For half a month, Inweekly has tried to get the City of Pensacola to release information on its random drug testing (Read more). City Attorney…

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Ingram: An eight-year guy (podcast)

When Clay Ingram was first elected to the Florida House in 2010, people in Tallahassee wanted to know if planned to serve a full four…

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Tale of Two Pensacolas

Last week, Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, published a column that showed our region’s economic recovery has…

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Another Republican files for Congress

Today 25-year-old native Floridian Rebekah Johansen Bydlak announced her Republican candidacy for the state’s 1st Congressional District. Born and raised in McDavid community in north…

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White posts $112K for House District 2, raised in one week

Political newcomer Frank White posted impressive numbers for his first campaign report – $111,970. And he raised the money in only five business days. White’s…

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Tornado victims eligible for SBA disaster loans

Florida businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes on either Feb. 15 or Feb. 23-24, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from…

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