Posted in 2016 Election

What do the Twitter accounts of the presidential candidates tell us?

If Twitter voted for the Presidential Primary, it would be Hillary Clinton (3.81 million) versus Donald Trump (3.11 million), according to website Spokeo.com. The contest…

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Posted in 2016 Election

NRSC Memo: Miller close to making decision on U.S. Senate race

Ward Bake, executive director of National Republican Senatorial Committee, sent out a memo giving his analysis of the various U.S. Senate races in the 2016…

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Posted in Caring Health Care Battle

Nurseries seek piece of new pot industry

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In a key step toward making a type of medical marijuana available to patients, the Florida Department…

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Posted in Pensacola

Lutimothy May laid off by city of Pensacola

Rev. LuTimothy May is no longer Mayor Ashton Hayward’s community outreach administrator. The man who chaired the mayor’s transition team in 2010, and whom Hayward…

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Posted in 2016 Election

National Sheriffs’ Association Presidential Straw Poll has Huckebee leading

Several candidates for president spoke at the the National Sheriffs’ Association’s (NSA) 75th Anniversary Conference and Presidential Forum in Baltimore, MD last week. NSA members…

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Posted in Business Escambia County

Hayward fails to put Studer leases on July agenda

Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t starting off the second half of 2015 much better than the first half. The most talked about new projects for downtown…

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Posted in Escambia County Newpoint Investigation

Podcast: Bergosh pre-files for County Commission District 1 seat

School Board member Jeff Bergosh has pre-filed to run for Escambia County Commission District 1 seat. Incumbent Wilson Robertson has already announced that he will…

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Posted in Education

Court looks at allowing guns in university housing

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a high-profile legislative debate this spring about concealed weapons on college campuses, a state appeals court…

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Posted in Escambia County

No version of the Confederate flag will fly over Escambia County buildings

The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners last night voted unanimously to no longer fly the Confederate flag in its five-flag displays and to replace…

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Posted in Politics

County sued over invocations

Alleging violations of the state and federal constitutions, the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Brevard County Commission…

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WSRE seeks questions for lawmakers

WSRE SEEKS CONSTITUENTS’ QUESTIONS FOR “LEGISLATIVE REVIEW” “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation” Airs Live on July 9 Press Release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf…

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UWF Foundation announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors

UWF Foundation announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors Press Release: The University of West Florida Foundation, Inc., today announced its 2015-2016 Board of Directors, as new…

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