Posted in Caring News

Florida Senate takes Charlotte’s Web into its own hands

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Facing another legal challenge to the state’s attempt to craft a framework for a medical-marijuana industry, a…

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Posted in News Pensacola Politics

City attorney contract a ‘honest error’

The city of Pensacola’s chief operations officer sent an email to Pensacola City Council yesterday a little before 6 p.m. regarding what she called an…

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Posted in Entertainment

Rick Wilson on Pensacola Speaks today

GOP political strategist Rick Wilson will be on Pensacola Speaks today. We will discuss the 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls. We will also have Rep. Clay…

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Posted in Politics

House passes steeper tax cut, deeper than what Scott wanted

The Florida House passed $690 million tax-reduction package that offers sales-tax holidays and eliminating taxes on gun-club memberships, college textbooks, materials purchased at book fairs…

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PS Podcast: Underhill on his first 100 days

Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill came on Pensacola Speaks yesterday and talked about the county projects in District 2 and about the creation of cybersecurity…

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PS Podcast: Spencer wants to reduce size of CMPA board

On Pensacola Speaks, Councilman Brian Spencer talks about the issues with the CMPA board and suggests it may be time to reduce its size to…

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Posted in Crime

Gonzalez is dying, petitions parole board to be released

Leonard Gonzalez, Sr., who was convicted for his part in the July 2009 murders of Bud and Melanie Billings, will have a hearing tomorrow before…

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Posted in News Pensacola

It is official, Lysia Bowling is new city attorney

The Mayor’s office emailed last Thursday to the council copies of the contract for Lysia Bowling, the new city attorney. Strangely, the contract makes Bowling…

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School gun bill moving through Florida Senate

By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Florida Senate panel on Monday approved what backers call a “school safety” bill that would allow…

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Catching the CMP javelin, Part 8: ‘An opportunity to discuss an opportunity’

Tamara Fountain, the city’s chief operations officer, sent out a email late yesterday afternoon in response to the daily newspaper’s report on the CBRE new…

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PS Monday, March 23 edition: IMPACT 1000+, Doug Underhill and updates on CMPA and city

On Pensacola Speaks, I will have Cyndi Warren @5:10 to talk about IMPACT 100 on its latest announcement. Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill will discuss…

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Catching CMP javelin, Part 7: Executive director replaced with two persons

The daily newspaper is reporting today that former CMPA Executive Director Ed Spears has been replaced with two persons - Mandy Bills and Erick Wortendyke. Bills will…

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