The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be hosting a two-day cybersecurity job fair on Monday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday, June 23, from 9…
House lines up potential health care changes
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After rejecting a controversial expansion of health coverage for low-income Floridians, House Republicans took a far-different approach Wednesday to revamping the state’s health-care system….
City Council workshops planned, transparency still a problem
Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar emailed the schedule for upcoming workshops on many of the issues I brought up yesterday. The CBRE and Maritime Park proposals will be discussed in a…
AFCEA Pensacola Chapter Awards Ten College Scholarships
Press Release: The AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Chapter has announced recipients of the 2015 STEM scholarship for graduating high school seniors. Funds for these scholarships were a result of tremendous community support…
Podcast: Grover on juvenile detention costs
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, president of the Florida Association of Counties, talks about the proposed solution with the state on juvenile detention costs.
Judge Rodgers sides with feds, nixes mediation in LIP lawsuit
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…