Today Judge Casey Rodgers rejected a request by Gov. Rick Scott for mediation in a legal battle between the state and federal government about health-care funding. She issued an order that said…
UWF announces gift honoring local musician Larry Butler
Press release: Yesterday, the University of West Florida announced a new fund in memory of Pensacola native and celebrated musician Larry Butler. Gifts made by Butler’s family and friends led to the…
New poll has Jeff Miller in 2nd for U.S. Senate GOP nomination
A new poll by St. Leo University shows a wide-open race to win Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, especially on the Republican side with 43 percent of the GOP voters not sure…
City Council Agenda missing a few items
The agenda for next week’s Pensacola City Council meeting is missing a few items: CBRE update on Maritime Park and the proposed hotel and condo development. Actually any update from CBRE would…
Fish hatchery delayed 2-3 years
The $18-million fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council two years ago may not be completed until early 2018, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Legislature reaches agreement on juvenile detention dispute
The funding of juvenile detention has been an issued we’ve covered. We will have Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson on the show today at 5 p.m. to discuss this solution. Grover is…
Sacred Heart unveils redesigned lobby at its Children’s Hospital
Press release: A redesign of the lobby at The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart now means a peaceful and more welcoming arrival to the hospital for sick children, pregnant women and their…
Feds asks Judge Rodgers to reject mediation in LIP lawsuit
A day after Gov. Rick Scott sought mediation in a lawsuit about health-care funding, attorneys for the federal government asked a judge Tuesday to reject the request. Scott filed the lawsuit this…
Judge Rodgers orders White House to respond
Chief Judge Casey Rodgers has ordered the Obama administration to respond to Florida’s request to have its dispute with the federal government over the continuation of Low Income Pool dollars mediated. She…
Women’s Civic Forum: Archaeologist author to speak on lost cemeteries as historic record and sacred space
Press Release: What happens when a real estate developerâs backhoe unexpectedly pulls up human remains? What is the responsibility of the living toward the resting places of those long dead? Globe-trotting Pensacola…
Four Panhandle hospitals make top 50 list of highest charging hospitals
Health Affairs published yesterday a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals that charge on average more than 10…
Questions raised as children moved out of health program
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state last month removed about 2,000 children from a specialized program that provides services to medically fragile kids, finding that they were no…