Backroom Briefing: Corcoran Goes Wawa In Incentives Debate

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Gov. Rick Scott…

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Tanyard residents protested stormwater pond in 2014

Yesterday, I reported that the city had not held a public hearing on the Government Street Stormwater project for Tanyard residents. A reader pointed out…

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City makes more updates to Government Street project page (update)

The City of Pensacola made additional updates to its page concerning the Government Street Stormwater Project. For the first time, residents can see on the…

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Corcoran: State budget needs to be cut $1 billion

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has doubts about the projected $145 million budget surplus this year is real. “When you look at it, they were…

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Buzz: Downtown water cleared

ECUA PIO Nathalie Bowers called to confirm downtown Pensacola water lines have been cleared.

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Buzz: Brown water is back in downtown Pensacola (update)

Update: We spoke with ECUA Public Information Officer Nathalie Bowers about the issue. Crews were on site to address any residual issues and have been…

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Government St. Stormwater Project new completion date: Summer 2017

The residents of Pensacola’s Tanyard neighborhood may have to endure the Government Street Stormwater construction another six months, according to the City of Pensacola website….

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Third grade reading scores predicted graduation rate

On Monday, the Florida Department of Education reported that the high school graduation rates for the Escambia County School District are up -moving from 72.7%…

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Thirty Million Words Newborn Initiative coming to Pensacola

Dr. Dana Suskind announced Tuesday that the University of Chicago is partnering with the Studer Community Institute to pilot its Thirty Million Words® Newborn Initiative…

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Pensacola Children’s Chorus has Mid-Year auditions Jan. 8

Two audition sessions will be held for the second half of Pensacola Children’s Chorus’ 27th Season at the Margaret Moore Nickelsen Center, 46 East Chase…

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Escambia County State Legislative Delegation meets Jan. 4

State Representative Clay Ingram, chairman of the Escambia County State Legislative Delegation, announces that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017…

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Pensacola Dysfunction Junction: Tanyard Day Six

Sorry to report, no change at in Tanyard neighborhood near the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Government Street Stormwater Project, which is being construction only two blocks…

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