State DEO determines Uber drivers are independent contractors
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director, Jesse Panuccio, has issued a final order on the employment classification for Uber drivers in the state. The…
New HAAS Center announced
The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity recently announced Zachary Jenkins as the new director of the Haas Center. Jenkins will…
State lawmaker look to divert mentally ill from criminal justice system
A House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill aimed at keeping Floridians with mental illnesses out of the criminal-justice system. The House Children, Families…
Underhill: Zero is the only acceptable standard on jail deaths
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill was interviewed about the six deaths in the county jail over the past…
Broxson speaks in favor of fracking bill as it gains House support
House Republicans continued moving forward Wednesday with a bill that would create a new regulatory structure for oil and natural-gas drilling in Florida, with most…
Breaking News: Supreme Court signs off on Congressional districts
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling about the state’s congressional districts, ending at least one phase of a nearly four-year…
Wells to be reassigned
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has notified the City Council that he will retain and reassign Rusty Wells, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Wells was the city…
Council members wait for more info before debating radio tower quagmire
Inweekly shared with the Pensacola City Council the two legal opinions from John Asmar regarding the non-conformity of the new, larger radio tower built in…
Former jail mental health counselor says infirmary lacks full-time medical staff
Lynn Laird worked for Prison Health Services as a mental health counselor in charge of all the men and juveniles in the county jail. Prison…
Prison health firm cancels contract with state
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying a contract with the state is “too constraining,” a company that provides health care to 75,000…
Dannheisser and Dickey moved up to First Judicial Circuit Court bench
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointments of Judge Thomas V. Dannheisser and Judge Darlene F. Dickey to the First Judicial Circuit Court. Judge Dannheisser,…
Escambia RESTORE invitations go out this week
Knee-deep in the final stages of its work, the Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee continued Monday afternoon to wade through potential projects in line for…
Locals named to Florida’s Influence 100 list
The Saint Peters Blog published today its first-ever Influence 100, a list for the most powerful, non-politicians in the state of Florida. Pensacola has three…
Jail infirmary is not the same under county
When you ask Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown and some of the county commissioners about the rise of suicides and other deaths in the county…
Legal Opinion 2: Divine Word lease and building permits null and void
In light of his legal opinion that the radio tower violates Florida Statutes, the City of Pensacola Land Development Code and its Comprehensive Plan, Inweekly…
Escambia County has little positive news for World AIDS Day
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those…
Florida Trend gives four Pensacola restaurants ‘Golden Spoon’ awards
Global Grill, Jackson’s Steakhouse, McGuire’s Irish Pub, and Restaurant Iron have been given 2016 Golden Spoon awards by Florida Trend magazine. According to its website,…
WSRE seeks questions for lawmakers
Press release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, is now collecting questions from Northwest Florida residents for the live broadcast of “Legislative Review: Dialogue with…
Valentino strikes out again
A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and…
May 2015 death points to problems with jail infirmary
Since Nov. 1, 2014, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has had six deaths in its county jail, three of which were suicides. Nationally, around…
