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 the Century Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast…
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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 and Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE). The…
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 talk about Congress’s work to repeal and…
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 millions of the cost of the land…
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 armbands spoke out against The Escambia County…
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 followed through on threats to sue the…
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 for voter information, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew…
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: My name is Jimmy Patronis and last…
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 stood in a city park for over…
Tanyard residents seek answers
By Sammi Sontag Inweekly At a Tanyard neighborhood meeting held at the Corinne Jones Resource Center Thursday evening, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn listened to her constituents as they spoke about her…
Escambia lawmakers given low C’s and a high D in Sunshine Scorecard report
The Florida First Amendment Foundation graded Florida lawmakers on their support for open government. Escambia County’s three didn’t fare so well. State Sen. Doug Broxson and Rep. Clay Ingram were given C-‘s….
City flooding issues expand as rain falls
From the Bay Cliff Neighborhood Facebook page. The photo above and this comment was posted yesterday afternoon: “What’s going on here at Shannon and Monteigne? Smells like sewage. I am on my…