Florida Senate panel moves to expand health coverage
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Trying to build momentum amid continued opposition from House leaders, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a plan…
Prison investigators silenced by ‘upper level management’
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Testifying under oath Tuesday before a Senate panel, current and former Department of Corrections investigators — including…
USDA report says Florida citrus production will be below earlier forecast
The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said this season’s Florida orange production will be down 1 percent from…
City Council agenda cut to 30 items for Thursday meeting
The Pensacola City Council has moved 19 items from its March 12 regular meeting to a special meeting on Thursday. March 26. What will be…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Rick Wilson on Hillary Clinton presser…’a clown car crashing into a dumpster fire’
GOP strategist Rick Wilson spoke with Rick Outzen about the press conference former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had on Tuesday to explain her use…
Dukes of Dixieland to headline the 2015 Pensacola JazzFest
Press release: More than 20 acts are scheduled to perform at this year’s Pensacola Jazz Fest, including the world famous Dukes of Dixieland, making it…
Pensacola Speaks: GOP strategist Rick Wilson at 5:15 pm today
GOP political strategist Rick Wilson was a regular guest on last year’s radio show. The owner of Florida-based political consulting firm Intrepid Media, Wilson is…
City attorney nomination derailed
The Pensacola City Council has delayed its approval of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s nomination for city attorney. It will not be discussed until the next March…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Duwayne Escobedo talks about W.D. Childers and the death of Willie Junior
On Pensacola Speaks, I talked with investigative reporter Duwayne Escobedo about his coverage of the fall of W.D. Childers and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the…
850 Magazine highlights Escambia County-Port, Airport, IHMC, Hospitals, Studers…and more
850 Magazine has published its Escambia County Journal. Here are the features: Small Town, Big Ideas Top researchers from around the globe come to the…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: How to start a business
On Monday, I interviewed Kelly Massey, director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, on the challenges of starting a business and the…
The ideas of City’s consultant on homelessness questioned
The Huffington Post published an article (“How A Traveling Consultant Helps America Hide The Homeless“) yesterday that questions the ideas of Robert Marbut, the national…
Who are the 2015 International Women of Courage
Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership…
Covenant Hospice celebrates National Social Worker Month
Press release: Covenant Hospice proudly celebrates National Social Work Month throughout the month of March. This year marks a special year for the social work…
Pensacola Speaks: How to start a business and the mysterious death of Willie Junior
We will open Pensacola Speaks today with an interview with Kelly Massey, the director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, about his…
Maygarden named new UWF College of Business Advisory Council chairman
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation and the University of West Florida (UWF) recently announced that Jerry Maygarden has been appointed chairman of the UWF College of…
City of Pensacola wants public input on 2015-16 budget
The City of Pensacola will hold two public meetings tonight to provide an opportunity to learn more about the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The first…
Jacksonville has innovative program to help mentally ill and homeless
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Jail Director Tara Wildes wants to place trained Supplemental Security Income processors at the jail to increase the success rate of getting…
Water conservation plan needed for the state
When I attended the AP preview press conference in Tallahassee, the need for the state legislature to pass a comprehensive water plan was pushed by…
Putnam: Citrus industry could collapse in two or three years
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was in Pensacola last week. He met with Inweekly to discuss the issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. “Well,…
