State Rep. Matt Gaetz, candidate for Florida’s 1st Congressional District, is hosting tomorrow a military and veterans event during which he will deliver remarks regarding his views on military policy. WHAT: Military…
Category: Politics
Mayor Hayward keeps millage at 2016 level
This week, Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to approve the property tax millage for FY 2017 be set at 4.2895, the same as it has been for the…
Mayor Hayward puts pressure on BCC re:Local Option Gas Tax
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is asking the Pensacola City Council to pass a resolution authorizing bonds up to $15 million to finance street work. The only problem is the Escambia Board of…
Center for Information Dominance gets new name
The Center for Information Dominance at NAS Pensacola Corry Station will now be known as the Center for Information Warfare Training. Capt. Bill Lintz, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) commanding officer,…
Breaking news: Rep. Miller to join Trump for important VA speech
Inweekly just received word that Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) will appear with the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in Hampton Roads, Va. for is being described as Trump’s “signature speech…
Education Crisis: Escambia County has some of the worst middle and high schools in Florida
On Friday, we reported that over 40 percent of Escambia County School District’s public elementary schools are on the state’s Bottom 300 list. Three of Escambia County’s nine non-charter, middle schools are…
State lawmakers seek hate-crime coverage for attacks on law enforcement
Two Republican lawmakers called Friday for expanding Florida’s hate-crimes law to include attacks on police officers and firefighters. The proposal by state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, and state Rep. Neil Combee, R-Polk…
Nichols named Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training
Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association has been selected Civilian of the Quarter for the Chief of Naval Training. She shared the honor on Facebook: Today was a great…
The top podcasts of the week ending July 9
The podcasts that got the most downloads this past week were: Diane Lea talks about Day 15 of her 50 Causes ride. Who is Matt Gaetz? Robert Weissert, Executive VP of Florida…
State Weekly Roundup: Brown interrupts the quiet
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Other than a steady stream of emails from politicians letting loose about mushrooming concerns regarding…
State Attorney clears Robinson
Late Friday afternoon, the State Attorney’s Office announced that Escambia Commissioner Grover Robinson had been cleared of any Sunshine violation for his call to Gulf Breeze Matt Dannheisser. Here are the announcement…
News we broke
We’re not really known for breaking news, but this week we did break news on two major stories and followed up on a story from last summer. The other media will catch…