Escambia Board of County Commissioners have increased their budget since FY 2011 by 8.21 percent. To make the comparison, a few adjustments needed to be made. In FY 2011, the Escambia County…
Category: Politics
Then it got weirder, anonymous source tries to derail Pensacola council executive hire
The News Journal reports today that Council Vice President Larry B. Johnson delivered two unmarked envelopes to Assistant City Attorney Rusty Wells at the council’s Sept. 17 meeting. Johnson refused to say…
Secretary asks judge to toss Hill’s ‘Fair Districts’ lawsuit
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of redistricting standards approved by…
Pensacola City Council passes budget, as city government continues to cost residents more
The Pensacola City Council last night passed the FY 2016 city budget of $211,183,000. On the surface, it appears to be a saving over the FY 2011 budget ($216,778,800)–the one approved before…
Weekly State Roundup: ‘Whistling past the graveyard’
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Evidence of widespread Republican angst cast a shadow from the nation’s capital to the Sunshine State this week. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on…
Good news from Pensacola Speaks, Sept. 26
Here are few podcasts that you might have missed – you can scroll them below Dr. Brice Harris on job creation incentive program Aiming for Pensacola University of Houston professor Matt Clavin…
Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 26
Making an IMPACT Women give back and step up in the community By Jennifer Leigh For more than a decade, IMPACT 100 has played an integral role in supporting the nonprofits that…
Good news from the blog, Sept. 26
Pensacola Childrenâs Museum adds private, themed birthday parties for kids Written by Rick Outzen on 20 September 2015 Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces the addition of pirate…
Gaetz will sponsor anti-corruption bill
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) has agreed to sponsor the anti-corruption bill supported by the Gannett newspapers, which includes the Pensacola News Journal. The senator had stopped in the Inweekly offices yesterday…
Jolly on Boehner’s resignation
Congressman David Jolly (FL-13): “John Boehner made a decision this morning that he believes is in the best interest of the nation. As a colleague and as someone who believes in the…
Breaking news: Boehner to resign
The New York Times is reporting that Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) will resign as speaker and leave the House at the end of October. Read more.
Trump leads three polls
Donald Trump still leads the Republican pack of presidential hopefuls: Fox News Donald Trump: 26% Ben Carson: 18 Carly Fiorina: 9 Marco Rubio: 9 Ted Cruz: 8 Jeb Bush: 7 Chris Christi:…