Jan. 13 Capitol Briefs

MORGAN PUTS $1.8M INTO MARIJUANA DRIVE Orlando attorney John Morgan is going all-in as he tries to get a measure on the November ballot to…

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Morgan files for third term

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan pre-filed this afternoon to run for a third term in 2016. He will be a guest on IN Your Head…

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Pensacola Children’s Chorus to present choral concert, The Angels Sing

The Pensacola Children’s Chorus, under the direction of Susan and Allen Pote, is pleased to announce its upcoming choral concert, The Angels Sing, Sunday, February…

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PNJ gets a new publisher

Gannett Co. announced earlier today that Terry Horne has been named president and publisher of the Pensacola News-Journal. Horne had been publisher of the East…

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Latvala: DEP land sale program has been a disaster

By Jim Turner THE News Service of FLorida A legislatively approved initiative to sell surplus park lands to raise money to buy more environmentally sensitive…

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Walk on the Wine Side set for Feb. 1

The Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) presents the 1st Annual Palafox Wine Walk, set for Saturday, February 1st from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown…

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Varona asks when will city council decide on airport food concessions

Varona Enterprises has the food concessions contract at the Pensacola International Airport. That contract expires March 31,2014. Robert de Varona sent a letter on Jan….

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School-to-Prison Pipeline: Southern Poverty Law Center questions Escambia County school system practices

Last week I interviewed David Utter from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. He said that in Escambia county…

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Scott wants $100 million for Visit Florida

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott will seek $100 million to help bring 100 million visitors a year to the…

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State capitol briefs

CRIST, COMMITTEE BRING IN $1.04M IN DECEMBER Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and an affiliated committee collected about $1.04 million in December, bring their combined…

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Rep. Mike Hill hands out food

Farm Share is partnering with Representative Mike Hill to sponsor a free food distribution on Saturday, January 18, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Brownsville…

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PETA goes after Gulf Breeze Zoo

PETA has filed formal comments with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) opposing the Gulf Breeze Zoo’s (GBZ) application for a permit to breed…

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IN Your Head Radio for Jan. 10: Economic Development, Lionfish Threat to Gulf Coast, Pro-Fish Hatchery, Lumon May

The guest list today is solid. We have been asked by Cumulus Media to continue the show another week. This reminds me of the line…

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More on PYP forum for Mayor Hayward and 2012 URAC report

The Pensacola Young Professionals is hosting on Tuesday, Jan. 14 a forum to get an update from Mayor Ashton Hayward on his implementation of the…

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Nurse organization points out Florida ranks 2nd in nation in high hospital charges

New data released by the nation’s largest nurses’ organization, National Nurses United, this week revealed that Florida is one of the primary actors nationwide in…

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City issues a press release on airport flooding

At approximately 3:40 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Pensacola International Airport experienced a break in a water line that feeds the terminal fire sprinkler system. The pipe…

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WOB holds fundraiser for Typhoon victims

World of Beer (WOB) Palafox, a beer-centric tavern known for an extensive collection of craft brews from around the world, will host a fundraiser to…

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What is happening in Tallahassee today

VEHICLE FEES: A Senate committee will take up a proposal by Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, to roll back vehicle-registration fees that were increased in 2009….

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IN Your Head Radio for Jan. 9: UWF football, Mobile alt-weekly, RESTORE and taller buildings in Pensacola

We have a more local flavor today for IN Your Head Radio: Dr. Judy Bense, University of West Florida president Dr. Bense, having served at…

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City overlooks plumbing during freeze…fair criticism

I reported this last night: Water mains have broken at Tyron branch and airport concourse. Someone forgot to protect pipes. WKRG had reported Pensacola Airport…

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