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…and this from Matt Gaetz

Gaetz Amendment Passes Committee; Requests Information About Clinton and Comey Scandals WASHINGTON, DC: On Wednesday, July 26, Congressman Matt Gaetz brought an amendment before the…

Gaetz may have tipped off transgender-military issue

Rep. Matt Gaetz may have tipped off President Trump’s move to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military when the freshman congressman appeared on…

House passes Pensacola Beach fee simple bill

The U.S. House today passed H.R. 2370, the Escambia County Land Conveyance Act, by a voice vote. The bill, authored by Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01),…

Pensacola mayor spent $230K on losing legal cases

In May and June, Mayor Ashton Hayward paid Beggs & Lane $95,846 to represent him and his administration on a variety of issues. Mayor Hayward…

City-Firefighters agree on contract

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced, in a press release, that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the…

Governor Scott proclaims Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week

Governor Rick Scott has proclaimed July 16-22, 2017, as Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week. This week recognizes the Departmentâ€™s Office of Community Corrections and…

Military members boost concealed-weapon licenses

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida has fast-tracked concealed-weapons licenses to 82,000 military members and honorably discharged veterans since terror-related shootings at…

Early Learning Sensory Garden opens July 20

Grand opening of Early Learning Sensory Garden in downtown Pensacola is set for July 20. The custom designed and landscaped play area at Bodacious Brew-Thru…

City of Pensacola shuts public out of budget

Councilwoman Sherri Myers called Inweekly to say City Administrator Eric Olson and CFO Dick Barker got irate when she showed up for a budget briefing…

Viewpoint: The City’s Forgotten Panhandling Ordinance

By Christopher J. Lewis In a letter to the editor of the Pensacola News Journal (Support for ban on panhandling, May 20) Pensacola city resident…

Port of Pensacola 2018 budget is bleak

In May, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced plans to convert Warehouse 4 at the Port of Pensacola into a marine research center in conjunction with…

Faced with rising costs, Commissioner supports tax increase

Yesterday on WRNE radio, Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May said he would support a property tax increase to cover the rising detention costs, provide an…

Election 2018: For Dems, to Ehr may be divine

Democrat Phil Ehr to Run for 1st Congressional Seat By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Seven months into his first term as the U.S. Congressman for Northwest…

Pensacola Mayor proposes $226.7 million budget

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has proposed a $226.7 million operating budget for FY 2018 – a $8.66 million increase, or a 4-percent, over the current…

Time to resurrect JCI study to lower corrections expenses

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said on â€œPensacola Speaksâ€ 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…