Fiorina jumps to second in post-debate poll

According to a new CNN/ORC poll, Carly Fiorina, whom many believed won the second debate, has moved into second place among the crowded field of…

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Escambia County not in a hurry to set Local Option Gas Tax allocation with Pensacola

Last Thursday, the Pensacola City Council passed an inter-local agreement with the Board of County Commissioners for the allocation of the Local Option Gas Tax….

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History: The Pensacola connection to the JFK assassination

From 2009 to 2011, Inweekly ran a Q&A column on Pensacola’s history called “The Public Record.” Readers sent in their questions, and our researcher would hit the…

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Good news from the Greater Pensacola chamber, Sept. 20

The Greater Pensacola Chamber shared these links about its partners: Lincoln Inspiration Through the Ages Input Requested for Upcoming School Calendars United Way’s Campaign Kickoff…

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Gov. Scott announces plenty of jobs

Around the state,  ports, aerospace and job creation garnered the attention of Gov. Rick Scott. The Naples and Pensacola areas are within 200 jobs in their…

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Winners of the week, Sept 17 issue

Winners Blue Wahoos The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as the Don Mincher Organization of the Year. Votes…

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Good news from the blog, Sept. 19

UWF Volleyball jumps five spots in Coaches Poll Written by Rick Outzen on 15 September 2015 Press release: University of West Florida volleyball ranks No….

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Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 19

The Main Dish Can’t Miss Fall Food Events  * The Besh Chef   * EOTL Turns (Lucky) 13   * Hanging Out with the South’s…

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Good news from city hall, Sept. 19

We didn’t receive an “Upwords” from the mayor’s office, but Laura Bogan did post a few positive things on the mayor’s Facebook page: September 14…

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Council Week concludes, the episode about the charter

by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward came out swinging Thursday night, as City Councilman Charles Bare led an effort to wrest some of the…

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Lawmakers look for progress in fight against sex trafficking

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawmakers on Thursday reviewed Florida’s progress toward helping child victims of sex trafficking, as a 2014 law…

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Sallis defends his planning board vote for his client

In July, Inweekly reported that City Planning Board member Scott Sallis had voted on a project presented by his partner to the board. We thought…

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U.S. Senate race still a toss up, unless Rubio changes his mind

PPP’s new Florida U.S. Senate poll finds that the race is pretty much undefined, with the candidates largely unknown and ‘undecided’ leading the primaries on…

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Prison system, contractor accused of denying inmate surgeries

BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Lawyers for Florida inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and prison health-care…

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Buzz: Anti-discrimination ordinance may be headed to city council workshop

Councilman Brian Spencer has proposed an anti-discrimination ordinance that would extend civil rights protection inside the city of Pensacola to the LGBT community. The ordinance…

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Council Week continues, the episode about the budget

by Jeremy Morrison Pensacola City Council’s Wednesday night budget workshop was a three-hour stew of questions and numbers, with primarily two council members — Sherri…

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Wilson: Trump bubble will burst (podcast)

On Monday, I interviewed GOP political strategist Rick Wilson about his take on the latest CNN poll that has Donald Trump increasing his lead in…

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Matt Gaetz has a gun bill

A House Republican on Monday filed a proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to openly carry firearms. The bill (HB 163), filed by…

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Council Week begins, next episode Wednesday

By Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council dove into a jam-packed week last night, trying to wrap its arms around the Maritime Park lease process…

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Will anyone lease the Maritime Park parcels under new template?

Yesterday, Beggs & Lane attorney John Daniel presented his proposals for a template for future leases at the Community Maritime Park. See template. PNJ reporter…

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