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Prof. Andrade’s Guns and Money 101

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Rep. Alex Andrade knew it was going to be a tough evening. The District 2 Republican was sitting in the Brownsville…

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Posted in Business Escambia County Pensacola

Group calls for carving out $133 million in ‘turkeys’

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida TaxWatch says $133 million should be slashed from the state’s proposed budget, though Gov….

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Posted in Crime Escambia County Guns Pensacola

Officials speak out on gun violence

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Following another shooting Monday in a string of shootings in recent weeks in the Pensacola area, local officials joined with victims’…

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Posted in State & National News

Mike Hill issues apology

From State Rep. Mike Hill: “As everyone already knows, I am a Bible believing Christian, I am publishing this press release to address the controversy…

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Posted in Politics

Gaetz: Hill, Mueller, Offshore drilling

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Following his question-and-answer session with attendees of his Pensacola town hall on Saturday, June 1, Congressman Matt Gaetz took a few…

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Posted in Politics

Leftover Gaetz ‘milkshake’

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The ‘milkshaking,’ of Rep. Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), as he exited a Pensacola town hall event, became that day’s predominant headline for…

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Posted in Florida Pensacola Politics State & National News

Hill takes to talk radio to spin, defend, attack

While he refused to talk with Inweekly and PNJ reporters, State Rep. Mike Hill did appear on local radio stations on Monday, June 3 to…

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Posted in Politics Protests State & National News

Inweekly asks for legal opinion on Mike Hill blocking his Twitter account

Inweekly publisher Rick Outzen and several News Journal reporters have been blocked from State Rep. Mike Hill’s official Twitter account. This morning we sent a…

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Posted in Pensacola Protests

‘Milkshaking’ of Gaetz at town hall (video)

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, (R-FL), knew to expect the protesters as he walked out of his town hall event in Pensacola…

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Mayor finally speaks out against attack on LGBTQ community

It took three tries and criticism from Inweekly and the Pensacola News Journal, but Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson did condemn the statements made at recent…

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Posted in Pensacola Protests

Pensacola mayor speaks out against hate speech, sorta

Eight days after a group meeting in Pensacola City Hall that joked about passing legislation that would make homosexuality a crime punishable by death, Mayor…

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City plans sitting on a shelf

In this week’s Outtakes – Maybe This Time, I write about my hope that the SCAPE waterfront plan will be treated better than post city…

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