Category: Politics
Time to resurrect JCI study to lower corrections expenses
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said on “Pensacola Speaks†last week that JCI study gave the county a road map for saving millions of dollars…
K-2 Archaeology Story Time: ‘Swap!’ & Underwater Archaeology on Aug 3
Join Florida Public Archaeology Network staff in enjoying an archaeology story time, specifically geared for our youngest members of the public! The program will take…
Don Gaetz to chair Triumph Gulf Coast
From The News Service of Florida: Former House Speaker Allan Bense on Thursday kept the position of chairman of the non-profit organization Triumph Gulf Coast…
Report on healthcare town hall
By Sammy Sontag INWEEKLY Indivisible Northwest Florida presented a Healthcare Town Hall meeting featuring the group’s founder, Vickie Neapolitan-Scott, and Dr. Jennifer Zimmerman at the…
Welcome to Black Hole Budgeting: Showdown looms
In the good old days – or should I say “good old boy days” – of county government, County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff Ron…
Shreveport reported to be finalist for NBA Pelican team
KSLA TV reports that Shreveport is a finalist to host the New Orleans Pelicans’ affiliate in the NBA’s new developmental league that will be begin…
County Jail: How to create a Black Hole…ignore experts
Yesterday, I sat down with a local judge to discuss the skyrocketing costs of the Escambia County detention program – up $12.5 million since the…
Voters remain concerned as data request put on hold
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Local elections officials are trying to talk voters out of unregistering, as privacy concerns continue to mount…
Downtown resurfacing should end in August
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson told the City Council at its July 10 Agenda Review that downtown resurfacing will be completed by Aug. 8. One…
County Jail: Feeding the Beast
Escambia County’s property tax revenues have risen $17.96 million over the past four years – a 20.2-percent increase. Why don’t you feel any benefit from…
Escambia County Jail: Thunderdome 2017
According to numbers given to Inweekly yesterday, the Escambia County Main Jail had 1,011 prisoners on July 10 in a facility built in the mid-1980s…
Jail: Black Hole of Escambia County Budget (update)
For the past two months, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has decried a projected $9-million shortfall in the county’s FY 2018 budget. The problem isn’t…
Santa Rosa teachers win pay dispute
From Rhonda Chavers, president of Santa Rosa Professional Educators: On May 11, 2017 there was an impasse hearing between the Santa Rosa County School Board…
Indivisible town hall July 12
Indivisible NWFL is organizing a healthcare town hall to educate and inform people about the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act. There’s a lot of partisan…
Gaetz: OLF-8 deal ‘BRAC-proofs’ NAS Whiting Field
With the military being more than half of his district’s economy, Congressman Matt Gaetz worked with the Department of Defense to shave off nearly $2…
Group protests fee simple transfer on Pensacola Beach
by Sammi Sontag INWEEKLY In the Escambia County Commission’s public forum on Thursday afternoon, an unnamed activist group tagged on their right arms by aqua…
John Morgan tests pot smoking ban
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying Floridians knew what they were voting on in November, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan on Thursday…
Gillum prods Scott administration on voter info
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Trying to ratchet up political pressure on Gov. Rick Scott’s administration to respond to a federal request…
CFO Patronis sends out first official letter
From: CFO Jimmy Patronis Date: July 5, 2017 at 9:13:20 PM CDT Subject: CFO Jimmy Patronis: It Is An Honor To Serve Dear Fellow Floridians:…
Mayor Hayward to appeal Bayview Cross ruling
From the City of Pensacola: The Mayor and City of Pensacola, Florida, today will ask a federal court to protect a cross memorial that has…






















