The late Gov. Reubin Askew and civil-rights leaders Sallye B. Mathis and Edward Daniel Davis were named this week by Gov. Rick Scott as inductees to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of…
TaxWatch recommends more state funding for mental health
Seeing getting help for those battling mental issues as a public safety issue, Florida TaxWatch wants the state to increase funding for mental health service, pointing out that Florida ranks 49th in…
Evers will pursue investigation into DOC cover-ups with FBI, if necessary
Sen. Greg Evers, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, said in a radio interview yesterday that he plans to pursue an investigation into alleged cover-ups at the Department of Corrections, even…
Breaking news: Sen. Evers will be on Pensacola Speaks @ 5:05
Sen. Greg Evers will talk about yesterday’s testimony before his Senate panel on how prison investigators were pressured to not pursue certain allegations. We are on News Talk 1370 WCOA 5-6 pm
Tough Mudder may not return due to county alcohol restrictions
Santa Rosa Press Gazette is reporting that Santa Rosa County could lose its popular Tough Mudder event if alcohol sales aren’t allowed for its Sunday events. The organizers want to make it…
Gillette and Barrows to lead public speaking workshop for women
Press release: John Maxwell-certified trainer Rachael Gillette and former WEAR-TV anchor Mollye Barrows know what it takes to speak before an audience with ease and confidence and will share that knowledge at…
Pensacola Speaks: Sheriff David Morgan and Florida Water Advocates
On Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, Sheriff David Morgan will stop by the studio in the first half hour. Lee Killinger and Frank Bernardino of Florida Water Advocates will call-in during the second…
Clinton the Musical coming to Broadway
Clinton The Musical, the new headline making musical by Paul Hodge and Michael Hodge will begin its run on March 25. If President William Jefferson Clinton behaved like two different people—one moment…
Florida Senate panel moves to expand health coverage
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Trying to build momentum amid continued opposition from House leaders, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a plan that would expand health coverage to an…
Prison investigators silenced by ‘upper level management’
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Testifying under oath Tuesday before a Senate panel, current and former Department of Corrections investigators — including the sheriff of Gulf County — said…
USDA report says Florida citrus production will be below earlier forecast
The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said this season’s Florida orange production will be down 1 percent from an earlier forecast. “Citrus greening continues to…
City Council agenda cut to 30 items for Thursday meeting
The Pensacola City Council has moved 19 items from its March 12 regular meeting to a special meeting on Thursday. March 26. What will be discussed tomorrow? The Council staff and furnishings…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Rick Wilson on Hillary Clinton presser…’a clown car crashing into a dumpster fire’
GOP strategist Rick Wilson spoke with Rick Outzen about the press conference former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had on Tuesday to explain her use of a personal email account while she…
Dukes of Dixieland to headline the 2015 Pensacola JazzFest
Press release: More than 20 acts are scheduled to perform at this year’s Pensacola Jazz Fest, including the world famous Dukes of Dixieland, making it the biggest Pensacola JazzFest in history. The…
Pensacola Speaks: GOP strategist Rick Wilson at 5:15 pm today
GOP political strategist Rick Wilson was a regular guest on last year’s radio show. The owner of Florida-based political consulting firm Intrepid Media, Wilson is routinely called upon by major news networks…
City attorney nomination derailed
The Pensacola City Council has delayed its approval of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s nomination for city attorney. It will not be discussed until the next March council meeting—yes, the council realized it needs…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Duwayne Escobedo talks about W.D. Childers and the death of Willie Junior
On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with investigative reporter Duwayne Escobedo about his coverage of the fall of W.D. Childers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the 2004 death of former Escambia County Commissioner…
850 Magazine highlights Escambia County-Port, Airport, IHMC, Hospitals, Studers…and more
850 Magazine has published its Escambia County Journal. Here are the features: Small Town, Big Ideas Top researchers from around the globe come to the institute looking for ways to help machines…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: How to start a business
On Monday, I interviewed Kelly Massey, director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, on the challenges of starting a business and the center’s “How to Start a Business” Boot…
The ideas of City’s consultant on homelessness questioned
The Huffington Post published an article (“How A Traveling Consultant Helps America Hide The Homeless“) yesterday that questions the ideas of Robert Marbut, the national consultant that the city of Pensacola paid…