FDOT could help fund VT-MAE taxiway and runway
I made a few calls to Tallahassee. Apparently the city has approached Florida Department of Transportation for help with the $3.5 million needed for the…
FAA denies $3.5 million for VT-MAE project, but city says it has a plan
The Federal Aviation Authority has denied the city of Pensacola’s request for a $3.5 million AIP grant needed to extend the taxiway at the Pensacola…
PS Podcast: Sgt. Andy Hobbs on disaster training
Sgt. Andy Hobbs, who heads Homeland Security for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, discusses how local agencies dealt with last year’s ice storm, floods and…
Lawmakers eye major changes in mental health services
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As Florida lawmakers study the impact of mental illness on the state’s troubled criminal-justice and child-protection systems,…
Florida has the fastest growing metro area in the nation: The Villages ….Panama City 19th
Florida was home to the nation’s fastest growing metro area from 2013 to 2014, according to new U.S. Census Bureau metropolitan statistical area, micropolitan statistical…
Grover fights for funds in Tallahassee
County commissioners from various parts of the state urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve a proposal that could end a long-running battle about how to split…
Bondi early favorite for U.S. Senate in 2016
GOP insiders keep telling me that Marco Rubio will run for president and forego an second term in the U.S. Senate. If he does, then…
Bense contract extended
Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted to keep Dr. Judith Bense as the President of the University of West Florida until…
PS Today: Tax cuts, murder mysteries and cyber help
On Pensacola Speaks this afternoon, I will have Rep. Matt Gaetz, chairman of the House Finance & Tax Committee, on the $690-million tax package that…
PS Podcast: Cyndi Warren on Impact 100
On Pensacola Speaks, Cyndi Warren with IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area talks about its 2015 Membership Drive that successfully concluded with a record of 1060…
Gonzalez release request denied
After a hearing in Tallahassee, the Commission on Offender Review unanimously voted to deny Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr.’s request for early release. Gonzalez, Sr. requested…
PS podcast: Myers on Move to Amend
Tomorrow night, the Pensacola Coffee Party and Northwest Florida Move to Amend will attend the Pensacola City Council meeting to speak out in favor of…
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