Rick Scott campaign loses finance co-chair. Watch this story unfold

Sources in Tallahassee have alerted me this afternoon that there is controversy inside Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign that may begin to garner national attention….

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Scott vs. Crist on Vehicle Registration Fees

Scott was on the House floor last Thursday when the chamber unanimously approved his top election-year priority, a rollback in vehicle-registration fees authorized by the…

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Weekend Buzz: Scarborough reunion, Scott called and Bush in 2016

“I Was There!” Reunion Joe Scarborough, former Congressman (R-Pensacola) and MSNBC host of “Morning Joe,” was in Pensacola this past weekend to celebrate the 20th…

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Gov. Scott makes decision not to locate DCC near North Hill

Mayor Ashton Hayward is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott has made the decision not to locate a Florida Department of Corrections probation and parole office…

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North Hill residents picket Rick Scott fundraiser

Residents from North Hill stood outside The Fish House on the corner of Barracks and Main streets to protest the relocation of a state parole…

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North Hill creates Facebook page: Not In Anyone’s Backyard

The North Hill residents are following the example of the Spanish Trail and Cordova Park neighborhoods. They created a Facebook page to update each other…

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Navy Federal Credit Union named one of state’s top economic development projects

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that, for the first time ever, Florida ranked in the top 10 for the Governor’s Cup by Site Selection Magazine….

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Scott ‘State of State’ address has opportunity stopping at Panama City, overlooks Pensacola…oops

Governor Rick Scott gave is State of the State address today. Key quote that has Twitter buzzing: “The stories of opportunity in Florida stretch from…

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Pensacola Police Chief appointed to PSC board

Gov. Rick Scott announced yesterday the appointment of Chip Simmons to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Simmons, 49, of Cantonment, is the…

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State newspaper round-up

Miami Herald looks at how secretive Gov. Rick Scott is about his travel plans. Governors Charlie Crist, Jeb Bush and Lawton Chiles routinely released those…

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Scott hopes smaller ambitions propel re-election bid

By Brandon Larrabee. The News Service of Florida When Gov. Rick Scott entered his first legislative session in 2011, he had an ambitious series of…

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Merrill appointed by Gov. Scott to RESTORE board

Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday six appointments to the Gulf Consortium. The one most familiar to Pensacola is Collier Merrill, president of the Merrill Land…

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