Papa Gaetz named Florida Senate Prez 2013-14

State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will be officially designated Monday as Senate president for the 2013-14 legislative sessions. According to a recent press announcement, his…

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This week’s #MuckReads

Here are this week’s top must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.

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New book shows dysfunctional White House

Washington Post reports that the book, “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President,” by journalist Ron Suskind, “paints an unflattering portrait…

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Go Fifth

State Republican party leaders want Florida to be the fifth presidential primary–behind Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. The Republican National Committee set forth…

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Lt. Gov. Carroll offers to help bring jobs to Pensacola

Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll visited Pensacola yesterday. She was honored at a reception at Jackson’s Steakhouse and later walked down Palafox to join in…

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Bondi recovers $20.2 million

Press Release: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today that Florida, together with Texas and New York local governments, has entered into a $70 million settlement…

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Pearl Harbor Honor Flight Initiative – “One Last Goodbye”

Press Release: The Pearl Harbor Honor Flight to Hawaii is for six remaining Pensacola area active Pearl Harbor Survivors to participate and be celebrated in…

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Carville to POTUS: ‘Fire, Indict, Fight’

Democratic strategist James Carville delivered in an interview on CNN a message to President Barack Obama. “The time has come to demand a plan of…

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New Book: Palin cheated, snorted…

Joe McGinniss’ new book, ‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ claims GOP presidential heartthrob had a fling with future NBA star Glen Rice,…

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Chamber to delay permanent search for Tourism VP

From Jim Hizer, Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO: I have received several calls regarding this quote from yesterday’s press release…. “We are prepared…

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Drug possession law unconstitutional?

Circuit Judge Scott Brownell in Manatee County threw out 42 felony drug possession cases, ruling that Florida’s drug possession statute is unconstitutional. This comes on…

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IMPACT 100 names 10 semi-finalists

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group is pleased to announce that ten grant finalists for 2011 have been selected by five…

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