Pensacola’s Energy Assessment Measures Municipal Energy Usage by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola’s long-awaited environmental assessment has arrived. This week, the city unveiled its baseline greenhouse gas emissions results, essentially establishing a municipal carbon…
Category: Politics
Real News podcasts: Wednesday, Sept. 22
We talked education, Florida House, football and seafood festival today on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA. Fiesta Pensacola executive director Bridget Middleton previews the Pensacola Seafood Festival. Retired NFL lineman Fred Robbins talks about…
Real News podcast: Friday, Sept. 17
Last Friday, I had a full slate of guests on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, covering a wide range of topics. UWF’s Teacher Education and Leadership chair, Dr. Bill Evans, discusses Gov. DeSantis’ proposal…
Homeless Task Force presents plan
By Jeremy Morrison The Homeless Reduction Task Force of Northwest Florida presented a report to the Pensacola City Council Monday on how best to spend $3 million in federal American Rescue Plan…
Check out the finalists to be our U.S. attorney
The Federal Judicial Nominating Conference for the Northern District of Florida has released its list of four finalists to the U.S. Attorney for our area: Winifred Acosta, Rod Smith, Argatha Gilmore and…
DeSantis names new surgeon general
Gov. DeSantis has picked Joseph Ladapo, UCLA associate professor and researcher that recently relocated to Florida, to be his surgeon general. Ladapo most likely caught the governor’s attention with a viewpoint published…
ECUA billing issues
Due to a COVID-related staffing shortage, ECUA’s third-party bill print/mailing processor is running behind in their production schedule. As a result, some of our customers’ bills are being delivered near or after…
Real News podcasts for Tuesday, Sept. 21
We had great guests on 1370 WCOA today. Jared Moore recapped yesterday’s Agenda Review. Hot topic: Whether to replace the vinyl banners at the Garden and Palafox intersection with a digital one….
Has DCF applied for federal funding for children? Fried says no
Today, in response to a report that the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) has applied for summer funding from the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki…
Entrecon nominations sought
The 2021 EntreCon® Awards presented by Cox Business will recognize the achievements and economic impact leaders and businesses have on a community. Have a friend that you feel deserves to be recognized…
Presser Notes: Silver linings, I-110 Evictions, Wrestling with noise
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly There’s still a lot of folks in the hospital due to COVID-19. But less than last week. And that is the silver lining Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson chose…
You Have the Right to an Attorney — Maybe
Escambia Examines Concerns Over Attorney Access at Jail by Jeremy Morrison Do inmates incarcerated in Escambia Country get full — and private — access to their attorneys? Some local lawyers have raised…