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Buzz: Is Florida Senate creating a state income tax?

The Florida Senate approved a system that will require state workers to put in 2 percent, 4 percent or 6 percent in the Florida Retirement…

Buzz: Jim Paul asked to run

A source close to Jim Paul told me tonight that the former superintendent has been approached to run in 2012. Many of the teachers that…

Buzz: Lawmakers worse than Spring Break

The word I get from Tallahassee is that our lawmakers are like college kids on Spring Break, They have no restraints. Lobby money is flowing…

Buzz: WALL-E quits, moves to court security

The robot nicknamed WALL-E, which is being credited with aiding in the peaceful end of an eight-hour standoff Thursday morning in Cantonment, has quit SWAT…

Thomas: No plan to cut SROs

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas called to say the rumors of him reducing School Resource Officers aren’t true. The District is negotiating its contract with the sheriff’s…

Buzz: Rick’s Blog blocked by School District

The Escambia County Public School District has now blocked my blog on its server. Apparently criticism will not be tolerated.

Buzz: Is Scott soliciting funds to repay himself?

Very quietly, below the shouting of the protestors and out of earshot of the hardcore GOP party members, there was a buzz yesterday that Gov….

Buzz: Hayward to appoint Simmons

Mayor Ashton Hayward will announce this afternoon his appointment of Chip Simmons as Pensacola Police Chief.

Buzz: Who lied?

The Investigation Report by the School District’s John Dobbs is very different from the earlier reports of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Last week, the…

Buzz: Thomas investigation to blame SRO

Buzz: Superintendent Malcolm Thomas is set to release March 24 the findings of his investigation on how he, his school district administration and Tate High…

Buzz: Townsend wants out-of-district nominee

The Pensacola City Council is appointing its redistricting committee. Each current district should be represented on the committee that will decide the boundaries of the…

Buzz: Hayward to buy ‘green’ vehicle

The City of Pensacola is ready to announce the purchase of its first vehicle that will be powered by compressed natural gas. Goes well with…

Buzz: GOP Heaven

Local Republicans are giddy. In the next two weeks, locals can see, touch and hear Gov. Rick Scott, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield and Fox…

Buzz: Tate incident could be tip of the iceberg

I received this email from reader whose wife teaches in the Escambia County Public School District: “I’ve always told my spouse and other friends who…

Buzz: Physical assault at Escambia High

Buzz: The IN has also received a report of Escambia High School athletes beating up students on campus. We will find out if this incident…

Buzz: Alleged sexual assault at Tate High goes unreported

On March 1, a felony sexual assault allegedly happened on the campus of Tate High School. A male athlete is alleged to have forced a…

Buzz: Lincoln Park on chopping black

Another school in an American-American neighborhood is up for closure–Lincoln Park Elementary. If the School Superintendent does recommend it and the school board approves, Lincoln…

The King’s Speech connection

Everything has a connection to Pensacola or Germany. Latest proof: The King’s Speech, Oscar-winning film about King George VI. In the movie, King Edward abdicates…