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By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Sen. Durell Peaden, a soft-spoken Panhandle doctor who helped shepherd state health policy and funding, has…

Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley has filed suit in Atlanta, Georgia alleging the previous owners of the Skyview Atlanta Ferris wheel owe back taxes….

Politico.org published an article on the behind the scenes of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag…

South Carolina, Mississippi and several states are reconsidering the wisdom of flying the Confederate flag on government property and whether they should even allow it…

Last week, former Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds was sworn in as the city manager for the City of Shakopee, Minn. He started work on…

The City of Pensacola’s fiscal year 2016 budget, totaling $211,183,000, has been uploaded to the city’s website. As we reported earlier, Escambia County Property Appraiser…

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After months of wrangling about the issue, a top federal official Tuesday outlined a deal to continue…

The list of line-item vetoes by Gov. Rick Scott has been released the cuts total $461,387,164 –$220 million of which is from General Revenues. Northwest…

Today Escambia County Deputy Kerem Suhi will be awarded the Governor’s Medal of Heroism by Governor Rick Scott in Tallahassee. In March 2013, Deputy Suhi pulled…

WJHG TV reports that Carla Lovett, vice president of Curriculum for Newpoint Education Partners and Cambridge Education Group, has severed her ties with NEP for…

The Florida Board of Education will consider on Wednesday an amendment to charter school applications that would require operators to disclose their history with other…

We may have found the reason for Scott’s campaign-like “Victory Tour.” The News Service of Florida reports: About half of Florida voters disapprove of the…

The University of West Florida has jumped from 12th to 5th in the state’s performance-based funding (PBF) measurement system. Dr. Judy Bense sent out this…

When School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended that Escambia County School Board terminate the contracts for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy, his staff pointed out…

The Florida League of Cities today announced the following cities as winners of its 7th Annual Florida Municipal Achievement Awards: City Spirit Award -City of…

Two North Carolina charter schools seeking approval to open in 2016 have dropped Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) as their management company. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy…

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) that requires judges to order restitution and 250 hours of community…

The Panama City News Herald reports that Newpoint Education Partners violated Florida Department of Education rules. The Bay County School District’s staff found that 80…

On Monday, Governor Rick Scott is visiting seven Florida cities on his “KEEP FLORIDA WORKING” Tax Cut Victory Tour to celebrate more than $400 million…

On the eve of the Florida Department of Health accepting applications to grow low-THC cannabis, such as Charlotte’s Web, the Jacksonville City Council approved a…