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Miller links homeless vets & contraceptives
Yesterday, Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), who chairs the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued a statement regarding the President’s 2013 Budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs. In it, Miller warns, "VA’s goal to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015, while laudable, is [...]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the World’s Worst Valentine APPS
From cultofmac.com . I don't know.... An APP that tells me that there are other Lebowski fans out there seems like a GOOD thing.... READ
Clay Ford files special Valentine’s Day bill
State Rep. Clay Ford filed a bill today to make June 1, 2012 - "Men's Low TESTosterone Awareness Day." It's important that it is not confused with "Women's Testosterone Awareness Day." And who says our legislative delegation is impotent? I will let you suggest slogans for Rep. Ford's day.
Can’t get enough of President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget? The Gov Printing Office has an APP for you!
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) releases a mobile Web application (app) for President Barack Obama’s Budget for the U.S. Government, FY 2013. This is the first time the Budget is available as an app. GPO's mobile Budget app will provide users with access to the text and [...]
Bondi supports Ingram and Evers’s bills
Attorney General Pam Bondi today joined Senator Greg Evers and Representative Clay Ingram to advocate for legislation that will ban dangerous new synthetic drugs in Florida. Senate Bill 1502, sponsored by Senator Evers, and House Bill 1175, sponsored by Representative Ingram, will add new [...]
Just in time for Valentine’s Day
Court Ends Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s “Postcard Only” Mail Policy PENSACOLA – Federal judge Casey Rodgers signed an order yesterday reversing the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s “post card only” mail policy and ordering the jail to again allow inmates to exchange letters through [...]
Arrest Log Feb. 14
The following suspects were charged with felonies Monday at Escambia County Jail. Names, ages and addresses were provided by the individuals. Andre Marshon Bivins, 36, 3400 block of West Yonge Street, nonmoving traffic violation. Michael Clifford Bowie, 26, 800 block of West Gregory Street, [...]
Gulf Power drops rates
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today voted to reduce the fuel and purchased power charge on Gulf Power Company (Gulf) customer bills. Gulf residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours will see their total monthly bill, including gross receipts taxes, decrease by $3.33 to $122.46, [...]
Wahoo game times set
All game times are now set for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos inaugural season. The standard game time for all Monday-Friday games is 7:00 p.m. Saturday games will start at 6:30 p.m. with Sunday contests beginning at 2:00 p.m. There are three exceptions to the standard game times. The first is [...]
Gupta and Vena named Sunshine STEM scholars
Preeyal Gupta of Pensacola High and Roman Vena of Pace High have been named among the Florida Panhandle’s highest achieving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students. They will join their peers from around the state Thursday and Friday in Orlando to be honored during the [...]
BP faces fraud claims by investors
BP faces fraud claims by investors who said the company lied before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill about its accident response capability, thanks to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston yesterday. Ellison said that holders of BP American depositary receipts to [...]
Buzz: Buddy’s owner pays liens
We're hearing that the owners of Tom Ann Buddy's, the site of frequent public disturbances and violence over the years, paid their nearly $40K lien. Neighbors had hoped the liens would have lead to the closing of the lounge and liquor store.
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