Real News podcasts: Thursday, Oct. 14
Daniel Gade discusses his new book, Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy Is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer. Mike Lowery, ATU Local 1395 president, talks about…
Out of Order & Fired Up
City Council to Consider Maritime Park Development by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore said earlier this week, Thursday night’s discussion…
Breaking News: TDC gets bed tax audit (podcast)
TDC chairman David Bear texted the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee granted an independent audit of bed tax expenditures to determine whether they conform with state…
Hayward joins Public Affairs firm
Suskey Consulting, the firm run by lobbyist Alan Suskey, is merging with Shumaker Advisors Florida, Florida Politics reports. Former Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was listed…
Jail medical director abandons job, terminated
Dr. Rayme Edler has abandoned her job as medical director of the Escambia County Jail and was terminated under county employment policies, according to a…
Real News podcast: May on Children’s Trust, administrator search
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May recaps yesterday’s meeting of the Escambia Children’s Trust and talks about the need to start search for new county administrator.
Real News podcast: Childers continues to try to derail bed tax audit
Why is County Clerk Pam Childers so upset about the Tourist Development Council wanting to audit of how she and the county administration spend bed…
The guardianship of Sarah Wurzbach
During her birth, Sarah Wurzbach was injured. As result, she was awarded $5 million in a malpractice lawsuit. Funds were placed in an irrevocable trust….
Real News podcast: Attorney offers to pay inmate’s filing fee
Gene Mitchell and his fellow criminal defense attorneys have been in conversations with Escambia County over the conditions at the county jail. Last week, six…
Pensacola celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly For the second year, the city of Pensacola officially observed Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The occasion was marked Monday with a display…
No Florida election audit
Florida does not plan to review the 2020 election, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday during an appearance in St. Pete Beach. “What we do in…
Real News podcast: Ethics and the Law
The Pensacola News Journal recently attacked the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm for representing the Escambia Board of County Commissioners in a dispute with County…