Press release: Recognizing that parks play an integral part of a growing, vibrant urban environment, the City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation will evaluate the current parks system, and with…
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State ends contract with Santa Rosa juvenile detention firm
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice on Wednesday announced it will begin immediately phasing out all contracts for residential programs run by the private firm Youth Services International, Inc. YSI, which has…
Scott asks GOP to ‘Come Together’ behind Trump
A day after front-runner Donald Trump dominated Florida’s Republican presidential primary, Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday called on the GOP to “come together” and support the controversial real-estate developer. Scott had declined…
Pensacola Speaks: Rep. Doug Broxson today
State Rep. Doug Broxson, whose name is being mentioned as a potential candidate for Florida Senate should Greg Evers make a run for Congress, will be my guest on News Talk 1370…
Florida primaries by the numbers
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Statistics can sometimes obscure the truth. But not in Tuesday’s presidential primaries in Florida. The numbers tell the story: total dominance by Republican Donald…
FEMA Denies Emergency Declaration for Escambia County
From the Mayor’s Office: Escambia County officials received notification that FEMA has denied the state’s request for an emergency declaration as a result of the February 2016 tornadoes and severe weather. FEMA…
Gaetz: Northwest Florida delegation delivered, survived vetoes too
State Sen. Don Gaetz says that not only did Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward have two projects survive Gov. Rick Scott’s line-item vetoes – $750K for stormwater retention for IHMC’s new building and…
Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz today
State Sen. Don Gaetz will be my guest today on News Talk 1370 WCOA. We will discuss the 2016 legislative session.
Pensacola projects survive Scott’s veto
Gov. Rick Scott kept two Pensacola projects in the 2017 state budget: $1 million in funding for the Pensacola International Airport Commerce Park and $750,000 for IHMC stormwater retention. Pensacola Mayor Ashton…
Not so fast, Evers not ready to announce run for Congress
State Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker) is not ready to make any campaign announcements. Inweekly contacted him about rumors that he had made the decision to run for the U.S. House of Representatives….
Don Gaetz not running for Congress
State Sen. Don Gaetz made it clear today that he is not interested in running for Congress: Over the last few days, Vicky and I have heard from so many friends from…
Breaking news: Scott plans $256M in vetoes…could be messy
From The News Service of Florida: Gov. Rick Scott plans to veto $256.1 million from the newly approved budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, according to information released Tuesday…