New House Speaker Organization Session Address: Remarks
In his address to the House Chamber as Florida House Speaker, Representative Daniel Perez celebrated the Organization Session of the 92nd term of the Florida…
Albritton Targets Insurance, ‘Rural Renaissance’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, began a two-year term as Florida Senate president Tuesday, saying he…
City receives $141K grant for street light assessment
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program awarded the City of Pensacola a $140,800 planning grant to conduct a…
Breaking: Salzman announces her candidacy for Congress
State Rep. Michelle Salzman announced on X that she will run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. “I am making my intentions to run for Congress by…
Daily Outtakes: Congressional D1 Roundup; Lara Trump podcast
Despite social media posts touting that people have filed to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat, the special election date hasn’t been set, and no one…
PYP seeks 2025 Mentor Pensacola applicants
Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) announced that applications are now open for the 2025 Mentor Pensacola program, which pairs PYP members with local community leaders, fostering…
It’s official: Don Gaetz is not running for Congress
State Senator-elect Don Gaetz is not running for Congress. I just got off the phone with him – “No, no, hell no.” Gaetz also said…
Congress 2015: DeSantis may not name Rubio’s replacement until January; No special election date yet
Like many of his appointment decisions, Gov. Ron DeSantis is in no hurry to name who will complete Sen. Marco Rubio’s term. His team is…
Hospital Safety Scores: Ascension Sacred Heart – A; HCA Florida West – B; Baptist declines to report
Sacred Heart Pensacola earned an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the fall 2024 grading period. The Leapfrog Group, an independent national…
Inweekly – Nov. 14 edition
Winners & Losers: STEM-TALK The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) podcast has earned another accolade, winning the bronze award in the third annual…
Daily Outtakes: Who will Escambia back for Congress
The First Congressional District covers all Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties and about half of Walton County. Escambia County has only controlled the seat…
Expediting special election easier said than done
Mail-in Ballot Law Puts Crimp in Special Elections By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial 2021 state law making it…
Ice Flyers, UWF football team lose; UWF Women Basketball remains undefeated, Volleyball sweeps
RECAP: HAVOC 5, ICE FLYERS 3 PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers faced off against the Huntsville Havoc on Saturday night to finish their…
Top Five Reads of the week, 11/17/24 edition
Readers cheered Capt. Chandra ‘Mamasan’ Newman being named NAS Pensacola CO and Matt Gaetz’s resignation. They wondered about the damage the leaders of our top…
Salzman says she has $250K pledge, awaits word from God
State Rep. Michelle Salzman has a fever to run for Matt Gaetz’s vacant congressional seat and has been racking up cell phone minutes seeking campaign…
Weekly Roundup: Administration Gets Florida Flavor
Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — President-elect Donald Trump looked…
What Pensacola played this week, 11/16/24 edition
The last week of “Real News with Rick Outzen” was spectacular in the podcast world, setting records for downloads and plays. Interviews with journalists Mike…
Five Escambia County EMS employees honored
Five Escambia County EMS employees were honored as “Healers” during USA Health’s “A Night Honoring Healers” on Thursday, Nov. 7, for their role in providing…
Simmons not running for Congress
Sheriff Chip Simmons posted on his Facebook: “Over the past 24 hours, I have received dozens of calls from across the country inquiring about my…
Levin Papantonio gives $25K to Communities Caring at Christmas
Today, the Levin Papantonio (LP) law firm announced that it has donated $25,000 to Community Health Northwest Florida to support its annual Community Caring at Christmas…
