Author: Rick Outzen
Hill supporter claims GOP threw lawmaker under the bus
James Calkins, husband of Maria Calkins, legislative assistant for State Representative Mike Hill, protested what he claimed to be Hill’s exclusion from today’s signing of…
UWF soars to 2nd spot
The Florida Board of Governors named the University of West Florida as a top-performing public university for the third consecutive year, securing a spot in…
Bridge Name Game
By Danielle Brown, Inweekly Tensions ran high among Escambia and Santa Rosa County citizens in the final public meeting over renaming the Pensacola Bay Bridge….
Underhill sued over FB comments (update)
Editor’s note: County Attorney Alison Rogers emailed me this: “…the BCC recently voted to totally repeal the County Commissioner Technology policy, so it is no…
City puts Y- documents online
Documents related to the property exchange and use agreement between the City of Pensacola and YMCA are now available online as part of the backup…
City survey reveals five troubled departments
While Mayor Grover Robinson has tried to survey the recently released city employee engagement survey, the report did reveal five city departments that will need…
Poll: Locals not fond of school vouchers
In a recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 643 likely Escambia County voters, we found that less than 40 percent supported using school vouchers to pay…
Amtrak coming back, but not here
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced last Friday the award of a $33 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to fund infrastructure and capacity…
Poll: Voters are not satisfied with how schools prep students
In an InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 643 likely Escambia County voters, we found only one out of three voters was satisfied how the county’s public…
Poll: Voters split on rehiring Thomas, arming teachers
The recent Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found Escambia County voters are split on the school board hiring Malcolm Thomas as its first appointed superintendent, although the…
Young appointed judge
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Pensacola attorney Charles Young to replace Escambia County Judge Joyce Williams, who announced her resignation in March. Young, 58, of…
Group calls for carving out $133 million in ‘turkeys’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida TaxWatch says $133 million should be slashed from the state’s proposed budget, though Gov….
‘Ping Pong on Palafox’ rescheduled
PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 5, 2019) — Zarzaur Law, P.A., has decided to postpone its “Ping Pong on Palafox†community ping pong tournament event due to inclement…
Mike Hill issues apology
From State Rep. Mike Hill: “As everyone already knows, I am a Bible believing Christian, I am publishing this press release to address the controversy…
Governor agrees with push for Hill to apologize
The Miami Herald reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis commented on State Rep. Mike Hill’s issues with the LBGTQ community at today’s Florida Cabinet meeting. The…
Barry pre-files for another term
Escambia County District 5 Steven Barry had pre-filed for another term. “ I am excited to seek re-election for Escambia County Commissioner, District 5,” said…
Hill takes to talk radio to spin, defend, attack
While he refused to talk with Inweekly and PNJ reporters, State Rep. Mike Hill did appear on local radio stations on Monday, June 3 to…
Inweekly asks for legal opinion on Mike Hill blocking his Twitter account
Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen and several News Journal reporters have been blocked from State Rep. Mike Hill’s official Twitter account. This morning we sent a…
LGBTQ Solidarity and Response event tonight
On Monday, June 4 at 6 p.m. in MLK Plaza, there will be an event in solidarity with the LGBTQ community and response to Rep….
Mike Hill: ‘Do not let him fester’
Peter Schorsch, publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including Florida Politics and Sunburn, wrote a scathing viewpoint calling for GOP leaders…
