Category: Politics
Presser Notes: Ollies, Lemonade and Cross Re-do
by Jeremy Morrison While the skatepark planned for downtown Pensacola is still at least a year away from becoming a reality, skateboarders will have something…
Escambia Public Education crisis in a nutshell
Escambia County only has two 10 grades that exceed the state average (53%) for students that are performing on grade level or higher for English…
New laws start on July 1
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s record $90.98 billion spending plan for next fiscal year and more than 100 new…
Oops: Supreme Court has ruled for lower court to rehear Bayview Cross case
The American Humanist Association has announced that the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the rulings of the district court and court of appeals had concluded that…
Mayor, dust off plans and go to work
Mayor Grover Robinson doesn’t have to go too far to find ideas about what to do on Moreno Street after Baptist Hospital relocates. There’s the…
Baptist Hospital making a move
Baptist Health Care is moving. Described as “a transformational investment and commitment for generations to come,” plans for a new campus at the corner of…
Grover’s big leadership challenge
The announcement that Baptist Health Care is building a $550 million hospital facility on Brent Lane and leaving west Pensacola poses a big leadership challenge…
Salzman takes on Hill
Press release: Michelle Salzman proudly announces her Republican candidacy for the 2020 Florida State House, District 1, challenging incumbent Mike Hill. As a Mother, a Veteran, and…
Pensacola has no black majority districts
For decades, the city of Pensacola has had two districts with a majority of African-American voters, Districts 5 and 7, and one that was nearly…
Buzz: Thomas backing out on Triumph grant … again
With Gov. Ron DeSantis and nearly the entire state of Florida talking about the need to improve vocational education and create a stronger young workforce,…
What happened to $18.7 million for hatchery?
In June 2018, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asked the City of Pensacola to terminate its lease to build a $18.7-million fish hatchery on…
Presser: Few answers, no follow-ups
City Administrator Chris Holley yesterday filled in for Mayor Grover Robinson at the city’s weekly press conference. He was accompanied by City Attorney Susan Woolf,…
Pensacola hit by budget vetoes
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed Airport expansion for a MRO campus – $1.5 million, as well as Cervantes Street pedestrian improvements, $600,000. From Christine Sexton, The…
The UK $656.50 milkshake
In May, British politician Nigel Farage was doused with a $6.50 banana and salted caramel milkshake while campaigning. The political protest was labeled “milkshaking” by…
Blackwater prisoner indicted for bomb threats
A 24-year-old man who was housed at a privately run state prison has been indicted on federal charges of making bomb threats to multiple federal…
City expects ruling on Bayview Park cross soon
In light of today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of crosses on public land, the Pensacola mayor’s office issued a statement that the court is…
Breaking news: SCOTUS rules in favor of cross
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning, by a 7-2 vote, that a cross on government land in Maryland does not have to be moved…
Hill loves Inweekly now
After being called “fake news” for two weeks by the state lawmaker and his supporters, Inweekly has picked up an unlikely new fan–Rep. Mike Hill….
Magaha passes
Former Escambia County Clerk of the Court Ernie Lee Magaha, Sr. passed away yesterday at the age of  91. Magaha first ran for clerk of…
Presser: Terhaar takes the mic
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson out of town, his weekly press conference featured a guest stand-in Monday: Pensacola City Council President…
