According to the latest CBS News/NY Times poll, only 25% of the public approve of the current GOP-led Congress. These are the lowest numbers since the Republicans swept the Democrats out of…
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Gore: No more payroll taxes
Al “An Inconvenient Truth” Gore has come up with a unique tax method that may boost employment and help the environment. At speech yesterday at New York University Law School, the former…
New Commissioner will focus on jobs
The Escambia County Commissioner for District 2, Gene Valentino, was elected primarily because he offered the voters a solid platform. Economic Development and Jobs were big parts of this platform. From Valentino’s…
Touch Screen Voting – paper trail needed
We wrote about it on August 31 (Red, White & Screwed). Others in blogosphere have been concerned for months over the touch screen voting machines that leave no paper trail. Now Fox…
IN & PYP got out the vote
There was a tremendous increase in young voters (ages 18-35, 36-40) for Sept. 5th Primary over the March 2006 LOST Referendum. Overall, the City of Pensacola saw an increase in voting of…
St. Pete Times: Crist Scandal
Before the Sept. 5th, conservative Republicans and Tom Gallagher supporters were spending thousands of dollars trying to find dirt on Gallagher’s opponent, Atty. General Charlie Crist. There were persistent rumors that Crist…
Daily will endorse candidates
There’s a new executive at the Pensacola News Journal – Dick Schnieder. He’s already changing things. The media giant will start endorsing candidates for the elections. The PNJ was the only major…
One fifth of City vote – under 40 year olds
From IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo: The numbers are in from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office. What does the analysis tell us for the under-40 age group? Within the Pensacola city…
Voters vote on paper trail
In Sarasota County,a judge has ruled that the voters can decide with a Nov. referendum whether they want to pay for a paper trail feature be added to their touchscreen voting machines….
It’s late at night …and I’ve had too much to think – 9/12/06
It has been a week since the Community Maritime Park passed. Everything is the same, but everything has changed. The Pensacola City Council, except for Marty Donovan, is more unified than ever….
Escambia County Commission where every vote counts
Gene Valentino winning District 2 by 5 votes makes the total of county commissioners who will be elected with 102 votes or less. In 2004Â District 5 Kevin White beat Steve Barry…
Valentino Wins
It’s official. Gene Valentino is new commissioner for District 2. He beat Edwin Roberts 4,371 to 4,366, after five provisional ballots were counted. Provisional ballots are those given voters who show up…