Presser Notes: Oysters, Overlay & ‘Parochial Poison’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During this week’s press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson dove into the politics of aquaculture, forecasts some DIB picks and also…

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Poll: City voters satisfied with council’s performance

Over the weekend, Inweekly hired Political Matrix to conduct a poll to see how satisfied city voters are with the performance of the Pensacola City…

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Campus Early Voting battle continues

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nearly a year after a federal judge’s ruling allowed early-voting sites on college and university campuses,…

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New DIB board members sought

Mayor Grover Robinson announced today he is beginning to take applications for appointment to the Downtown Improvement Board (DIB).  Mayor Robinson will be making three appointments…

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City voters care more for needs of city than individual districts

According to a recent Inweekly/Political Matrix poll, city voters aren’t as concerned about their districts as they are about their city council representatives doing what’s…

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Did EMS union try to ‘game’ dispatch to get more trucks?

Inweekly has a received a series of county emails that show the EMS union president was upset with how dispatch was routing ambulances because he…

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Tribe says no dice to paying state

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida The Seminole Tribe of Florida made good on threats Tuesday by telling Gov. Ron DeSantis it is…

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Presser Notes: Scooters Are Back & a Gulf Breeze Peace Pipe

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During Monday’s press conference, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson spoke on a number of issues, including the announcing of new hires and…

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State moves to bolster human trafficking fight

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis could soon sign legislation that creates a statewide registry for pimps and…

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Review: Laws and Addiction

Mike Papantonio’s third legal thriller has all his trademark touches—compelling characters, greedy mega-corporations, high-priced defense law firms, and insights into mass tort battles against seemingly…

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Poll: Voters weigh in on hot 2020 issues

In a InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 909 likely Florida voters, we found very strong opinions for five issues that failed to pass in the 2019…

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Former Milton mayor pleads guilty

Former Milton Mayor and executive director of United Way of Santa Rosa County Guy Thompson pleaded guilty today to 20 counts of wire fraud and…

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Breaking news: Coughlin agrees to stay as interim administrator

At today’s Committee of the Whole, Assistant County Administrator Matt Coughlin announced that would serve as interim county administrator to July, when Janice Gilley will…

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Trump pledges more recovery funds

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed Tyndall Air Force Base will be rebuilt after sustaining…

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Poll: City voters favor cutting bottle club hours

In a InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 538 likely voters in the city of Pensacola, we found that 40.1 percent supported closing the bottle clubs in…

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Ten dead issues from 2019 session

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Maybe next year. When lawmakers hit the road Saturday after ending the 2019 legislative session,…

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Biggest Loser: Mike Hill

Peter Schorsch has named the Winners and Losers of the 2019 Legislative Session. There’s one loser he overlooked–State Rep. Mike Hill. The District 1 Florida…

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Transit union approves contract, not interim transit head

The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 139 met yesterday and overwhelmingly approved the labor agreement with Escambia County Area Transit. The union also expressed its displeasure…

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Poll: Residents satisfied with Mayor Robinson

The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 538 likely voters in the city of Pensacola found that 73 percent of those polled were satisfied with the…

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Kids on Climate Change

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Friday afternoon, in downtown Pensacola’s Plaza Ferdinand, local youth will gather to raise awareness about the issue of climate change. The…

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