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By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott’s request for $1 billion in tax cuts, which the House initially sought to match,…

Corcoran Cha-Cha The Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran claims that giving $300 million in BP Settlement to Triumph Gulf Coast is unconstitutional. “Florida has not…

City Attorney Lysia Bowling has rendered an opinion that the resolution passed by the Pensacola City Council granting them access to city hall without an…

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 2— Statement by Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran Regarding BP Oil Spill Settlement Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida House Speaker-Designate Richard Corcoran (R-Land…

Students Environmental Action Society (SEAS) is hosting Justice on the Green tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the University of West Florida campus between…

On “Pensacola Speaks,” I will have Colin Christopher, a clinical hypnotherapist and author of “Success Through Manipulation: Subconscious Reactions That Will Make or Break You.”…

VoterGuru, a New York-based tech startup that matches users with declared presidential candidates, announced today the launch of its Web platform. The company has raised…

In coordination with the City of Pensacola, West Florida Regional Planning Council has launched the Pensacola Parking Strategies as a Catalyst to Economic Development Facebook…

This Saturday, March 5, Panhandle for Bernie will have the Grand Opening Ceremony and open house from noon to 3 p.m. The headquarters is 4595…

A month of ago, City Administrator Eric Olson placed Fire Chief Matt Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover on paid administrative leave pending an…

CollectorSolutions, Inc., the debit and credit card processing company started in 1999 by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino, has signed a merger agreement with…

Yesterday, the University of West Florida Foundation announced a gift commitment by the D.W. McMillan Foundation to the University’s BSN Nursing Program. The $250,000 gift…

By JIM SAUNDERS AND DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After a tense debate, a Senate committee Monday backed a bill that calls for…

State Sen. Greg Evers is being mentioned in Tallahassee as a possible candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture in 2018. Adam Putnam, the current commissioner,…

PredictIt traders are projecting that Donald Trump will win 10 of 11 states in the GOP Super Tuesday markets. Trump’s largest margins are in Alabama,…

As I reported over the weekend, $300 million of BP settlement funds intended for the Panhandle counties that were impacted the worst by the Deepwater…

On Feb. 29, Governor Rick Scott requested that President Barack Obama issue an emergency declaration, after touring damage in the Panhandle last week caused by…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will talk with Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera who has been urging the Florida Legislature to take…

Pensacola Energy is providing relief to tornado-affected neighborhoods in their service area by bringing lunch to the most affected areas and offering special rebates to…

Exceptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law have increased from 250 to more than 1,000 and it has Barbara Peterson upset. The Florida Legislature makes its own…