Posted in Environment

Bondi calls Bloomberg a ‘bully’

Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Florida’s environmental record and called former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg a “billionaire bully” after she became a target…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Rubio holds ‘mobile office hours’ in Jay today

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s staff will hold “mobile office hours” in Gadsden, Pinellas, Calhoun, Santa Rosa and Polk counties. 8:30 a.m., Havana City Hall, 711…

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Posted in Long Hollow Pensacola

Long Hollow Cell Tower issue getting attention

On May 14, Melanie Nichols, president of the North Hill Preservation Association, asked Mayor Ashton Hayward, City Administrator Eric Olson, and the Pensacola City Council…

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Posted in Business

EntreCon: The Power of a Dream

This morning, I was the moderator for an EntreCon panel that featured Scott Zepp, co-founder of World of Beer, and Celeste Beatty, founder of the…

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Posted in Long Hollow Pensacola

Podcast: Spencer on Long Hollow cell tower

Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer wants the council to look into the controversy surrounding the Long Hollow cell tower.

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Posted in 2016 Election

‘Jump the shark moment’ – Sessions crashes

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A last-ditch effort to keep the courts from drawing state Senate districts collapsed Thursday, as senators voted…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Florida Senate votes down redistricting plan and adjourns

Well, it looks like the Senate districts will be drawn by the courts. The Florida Senate rejected S9124, by a 23-16 vote. The plan will…

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Posted in Business

Long delays in airport food services opening may have cost city quarter of million dollars (Update)

Former City Council President Maren DeWeese reported today that that the food concessions at the Pensacola International failed to meet its revenue projection by $255,185….

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Posted in Politics

PS: Gaetz, TaxWatch and Long Hollow Cell Tower

On “Pensacola Speaks,” I will have State Rep. Matt Gaetz to discuss his UBER bill and today’s vote on the Florida Senate redistricting. At 5:20…

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Posted in News

Florida Senate to vote on redistricting at 3 p.m. Central

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Legislature’s redistricting chiefs agreed Thursday to move forward with the House’s version of districts for the…

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Posted in Caring Health

Escambia County gets ‘F’ on premature births

The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign aims to reduce preterm birth rates across the United States. The organization has set a goal of reducing the…

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Posted in 2016 Election

Evers to ask lawmakers to draw him out of his district

State Senator Greg Evers (R-Baker) told Inweekly that he will ask his fellow lawmakers to draw him out of District 2 and set its boundary…

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