Press release: A redesign of the lobby at The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart now means a peaceful and more welcoming arrival to the hospital for sick children, pregnant women and their…
Feds asks Judge Rodgers to reject mediation in LIP lawsuit
A day after Gov. Rick Scott sought mediation in a lawsuit about health-care funding, attorneys for the federal government asked a judge Tuesday to reject the request. Scott filed the lawsuit this…
Judge Rodgers orders White House to respond
Chief Judge Casey Rodgers has ordered the Obama administration to respond to Florida’s request to have its dispute with the federal government over the continuation of Low Income Pool dollars mediated. She…
Women’s Civic Forum: Archaeologist author to speak on lost cemeteries as historic record and sacred space
Press Release: What happens when a real estate developer’s backhoe unexpectedly pulls up human remains? What is the responsibility of the living toward the resting places of those long dead? Globe-trotting Pensacola…
Four Panhandle hospitals make top 50 list of highest charging hospitals
Health Affairs published yesterday a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals that charge on average more than 10…
Questions raised as children moved out of health program
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The state last month removed about 2,000 children from a specialized program that provides services to medically fragile kids, finding that they were no…
The rest of the Standard & Poor’s rating story
Last week, the mayor’s office let the public know that Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services had revised its outlook on Pensacola, Fla.’s airport revenue bonds issued for Pensacola International Airport (PNS) to…
IP helps Florida win Silver Shovel award
Governor Rick Scott yesterday announced that Area Development magazine awarded Florida, through its principal economic development organization Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI), the Silver Shovel award for significant job creation and economic impact….
House, Senate agree on LIP total
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA After months of federal negotiations and proposals floated by Gov. Rick Scott, the House and the Senate, lawmakers on Saturday reached tentative agreements on…
Chamber to Host Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Seminar
Press Release: It can be difficult for businesses to fully recover after a natural disaster strikes. In an effort to help local businesses prepare for natural disasters, the Greater Pensacola Chamber will…
Judge Rodgers to hear Scott LIP lawsuit
Chief U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers will hear arguments June 19 in a lawsuit filed by Gov. Rick Scott against the federal government in a dispute about the Low Income Pool…
Deja vu: House set to defeat Senate Health Plan
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Despite several changes made in recent days to assuage the concerns of the Republican majority, the Florida House remains poised to defeat a health-care…
Newpoint board knew NEP was pulling out May 22, but kept news from teachers and district
Last night the 21st Century Academy of Pensacola board voted 4-0, with Tracy Adcock absent, not to appeal the notices of termination from the district for two of its three charter schools,…
The mystery man behind Newpoint Education Partners
When you go to Newpoint Education Partners’ website, you will find under “Leadership Team” the names: Mr. David Stiles, Vice President, Operations and Development; Carla Lovett, Vice President, Curriculum and Instruction; and…
Pensacola Speaks today – latest developments on Newpoint Education Partners
Is the charter school empire built by Marcus May about to collapse? There are definitely cracks showing on the walls. I will share on News Talk 1370 WCOA the latest information on…
No doubt Medicaid expansion will help low-income families
Gov. Rick Scott and his Agency for Health Care Administration might not know if the Senate’s FHIX and Medicaid expansion will help provide health care coverage to more Floridians, but the White…
NC State Board of Education places hold on Newpoint charter schools
NC Policy Watch reports today that the North Carolina State Board of Education voted to temporarily put the brakes on allowing that Newpoint Education Partners opening schools in its state. The Board…
The battle for Charlotte’s Web
June marks the anniversary of when Gov. Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Cannabis Care Act, which legalized Charlotte’s Web. This week’s cover story investigates why patients still can’t receive it. Read The…
Airport bond outlook improves from negative to stable
The City of Pensacola reports Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has affirmed the “BBB†rating of Pensacola International Airport’s revenue bonds and has revised its outlook on the bonds from negative to…
City PIO tells PNJ Hayward not running for Congress
The PNJ asked City of Pensacola Public Information Officer Vernon Stewart if the mayor was considering a run for Congress next year. Stewart said the mayor was focused on being a “great…