Scott gearing up for a campaign, raised $1.7M in Jan.
The political committee closely tied to Gov. Rick Scott raised almost $1.7 million in January, including collecting a handful of six-figure checks, according to a…
State CFO to resign
The News Service of Florida reports: State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced Friday that he will resign from his Cabinet position after the 2017…
Police increase presence at Booker T. Washington High
Parents and students are still in the dark over the gun incident that occurred on Booker T. Washington High campus on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Both…
Finding more diversity among suppliers
By Eurydice Stanley… On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD), City of Pensacola and Gulf Coast African…
Washington High gun incident: A relative says student only intended to harm himself
A relative of the boy who originally brought the handgun on the Booker T. Washington High School campus called Inweekly to say that the student…
DIB seeks input on Jefferson Street beautification [podcast]
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Downtown Improvement Board executive director Curt Morse talked about the conception plans for improving the aesthetics near the Jefferson Street Garage….
Trumbull on future of Triumph Gulf Coast [podcast]
The House Select Committee on Triumph Gulf Coast released a draft of the committee bill that will establish the process for how the BP oil…
Scott uses Twitter to scold Florida House
Governor Rick Scott continues to use Twitter to communication his displeasure….sound familiar? After the Florida House’s Careers & Competition Subcommittee passed a bill that would…
Some states have form letters for principals to report a weapon on campus
What is the procedure for the Escambia County School District to inform parents about a gun incident on a school campus? The Booker T. Washington…
Other principals do not hesitate to inform parents about guns on campus
In January, a student at Goose Creek High School in South Carolina was arrested after he was reportedly found with a gun at the school.Goose…
Florida House committee votes to eliminate Visit Florida, Enterperise Florida and more
The Florida House of Representative’s Careers & Competition Subcommittee passed a bill today that would eliminate programs that Speaker Richard Corcoran and conservative groups, like…
Oops, mystery Baylen pole coming down
People have asked about the tall wooden pole that suddenly appeared on Baylen Street near the county’s parking garage. We’ve jokingly called it downtown’s latest…
