In his weekly roundup, Brandon Larrabee of The News Service of Florida reports: If Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran intended to shake up the legislative session with a House rule requiring that…
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Scott gearing up for a campaign, raised $1.7M in Jan.
The political committee closely tied to Gov. Rick Scott raised almost $1.7 million in January, including collecting a handful of six-figure checks, according to a finance report posted Friday on the state…
State CFO to resign
The News Service of Florida reports: State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced Friday that he will resign from his Cabinet position after the 2017 legislative session wraps up. Atwater, a Republican,…
Police increase presence at Booker T. Washington High
Parents and students are still in the dark over the gun incident that occurred on Booker T. Washington High campus on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Both home pages of the Escambia County School District…
Finding more diversity among suppliers
By Eurydice Stanley… On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD), City of Pensacola and Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Supplier…
Washington High gun incident: A relative says student only intended to harm himself
A relative of the boy who originally brought the handgun on the Booker T. Washington High School campus called Inweekly to say that the student had no intention of hurting anyone but…
DIB seeks input on Jefferson Street beautification [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Downtown Improvement Board executive director Curt Morse talked about the conception plans for improving the aesthetics near the Jefferson Street Garage. See Phase One.
Trumbull on future of Triumph Gulf Coast [podcast]
The House Select Committee on Triumph Gulf Coast released a draft of the committee bill that will establish the process for how the BP oil settlement funds ($300M) will be appropriated. Read…
Scott uses Twitter to scold Florida House
Governor Rick Scott continues to use Twitter to communication his displeasure….sound familiar? After the Florida House’s Careers & Competition Subcommittee passed a bill that would eliminate Visit Florida, Enterprise Florida and other…
Some states have form letters for principals to report a weapon on campus
What is the procedure for the Escambia County School District to inform parents about a gun incident on a school campus? The Booker T. Washington High principal used a robocall to tell…
Other principals do not hesitate to inform parents about guns on campus
In January, a student at Goose Creek High School in South Carolina was arrested after he was reportedly found with a gun at the school.Goose Creek High principal Jimmy Huskey sent the…
Florida House committee votes to eliminate Visit Florida, Enterperise Florida and more
The Florida House of Representative’s Careers & Competition Subcommittee passed a bill today that would eliminate programs that Speaker Richard Corcoran and conservative groups, like Americans for Prosperity-Florida, believe prop up unfair…
Oops, mystery Baylen pole coming down
People have asked about the tall wooden pole that suddenly appeared on Baylen Street near the county’s parking garage. We’ve jokingly called it downtown’s latest tourist attractive – the tallest telephone in…
Police report on Washington High incident
Inweekly has received a redacted copy of the arrest report of William David Caldwell, age 16. According to the report, a female student at Booker T. Washington High School brought the gun…
Audio, transcript of Washington High robocall
Here was what Dr. Michael Roberts told the parents and students yesterday about the student found with a gun on campus: Good evening, parents and students. This is Dr. Roberts calling from…
Washington High principal did not tell parents about gun in school (update)
Booker T. Washington High School principal Dr. Michael Roberts sent out a robocall to parents yesterday, but he did not tell the parents a student was arrested for carrying a gun on…
Pensacola Blue Wahoos to host All-Star Game
by Duwayne Escobedo… In 1962, Pensacola hosted its last all-star game when it showcased the best players from the Class-D Alabama-Florida League at Admiral Mason Ballpark. This summer – 55 years later…
Breaking news: Student arrested with gun at Booker T. Washington High School
Pensacola Police have confirmed that a Booker T. Washington High student was arrested yesterday after he was found with a gun on campus. The rumors are rampant. (See update below) We have…
Rawson Lane closure debated
By Duwayne Escobedo… For the second time since July 2010, Pensacola Christian College asked for Escambia County to close Rawson Lane that borders its east side to enhance its student safety and…
Scott, Corcoran incentives debate gets personal
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With a House committee poised to approve a bill that would eliminate economic-development and tourism programs, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday personally criticized House…