League to honor Crist

Not everyone wants to bash former Gov. Charlie Crist. The League of Women Voters of Florida will present Crist with its “Making Democracy Work” Award…

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ECSO re-accredited

Press Release: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan presented staff with a certificate acknowledging The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office being awarded full re-accredited status by the…

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Infographic: who got fired by Scott, about 1662 workers

Florida Tribune: According to the Department of Management Services, 519 of the 1,662 state employees have already been placed in different positions. These layoffs represent…

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Escambia accounts for nearly 20 percent of new A schools

According to the press release from the Florida Department of Education, of Florida’s 2,547 graded elementary, middle and non-high-school combination public schools earning “A” through…

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How Fox News brainwashes America

Dr. Cynthia Boaz describes on Truthout how Fox News brainwashes its viewers. Much of it we’ve written about before in bits and pieces, but she…

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White House payroll cut

The White House cut its payroll by $1.7 million in 2011, according to an annual report of salaries the White House sends to Congress. The…

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Liberty Counsel says money from insurance carrier

Ignore that Santa Rosa taxpayers pay the insurance premiums. Ignore the federal judge said Liberty Counsel had no standing in the case. There is apparently…

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Liberty Counsel paid off to drop suit involving Santa Rosa schools

What strikes me about this announcement is that Liberty Counsel —the conservation religious group who intervened in the original consent decree—could walk away with $265,000…

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Crist bashing part of GOP debate (corrected)

You have to love how Florida Republicans debate. They have to find someone to bash so that they can deflect any attention on their personal…

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New Florida Laws

About 160 Florida statutes go on the books today. Here are few: HB 353 requires welfare applicants to take drug tests at their own expense….

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Orlando Food Not Bombs Rally

Press Release: Food Not Bombs Solidarity Rally–Locals Rally with Father Nathan against Orlando’s Food Sharing Ban June 29, 2011 – Pensacola, FL – Father Nathan…

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Smoke from Alabama park fills west side

Mobile Press Register reports Gov. Robert Bentley plans to visit Gulf State Park today, as firefighters work to control a roughly 700-acre conflagration that has…

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