Category: Politics
RESTORE deadline restored to Oct. 2
RESTORE Project Submission Deadline Extended to October 2 Due to a scheduling error, the RESTORE Project Portal closed Tuesday, September 29, at 11:59 p.m. The…
Corrections Department passes Florida Model Jail Standards inspections
Press Release: The Escambia County Corrections Department recently completed the annual Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS) inspections. Corrections passed both the Jail Standards and Medical…
Terhaar stands with council executive choice
Inweekly asked Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar whether he was bothered by the recent revelations that newly-hired Council Executive Donald Kraher had filed for…
Guns and Medical Marijuana on tap for Florida House next week
As lawmakers continue preparing for the 2016 legislative session, House panels next week will take up a bill that would allow people to openly carry…
Escambia BCC General Fund budget increased by 8 percent since FY 2011
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Good news from the blog, Sept. 26
Pensacola Children’s Museum adds private, themed birthday parties for kids Written by Rick Outzen on 20 September 2015 Press release: The University of West Florida…
