Florida Taxwatch supports a funding increase for state infrastructure

Florida TaxWatch believes the investments in transportation infrastructure provide greater productivity and improved quality of life for all Floridians. Its new report found that Florida…

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Pensacola city officials break commitment made to Florida Legislature

City Administrator Eric Olson and his Chief Human Resources Officer Ed Sisson recently abolished the Personnel Board that was created to handle employees’ appeals of…

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City officials altered appeal process after Pensacola fire chief and deputy chief placed on administrative leave

An preliminary analysis of the City of Pensacola Human Resources Policy Manual on the city’s website has revealed that the Chapter F – Administrative Appeals…

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‘CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap,’ Pensacola screening on Feb. 18

PensacolaCodes.com is hosting a one-time screening and the Pensacola premiere of “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap” at the Carmike Cinemas Bayou 15 theater Thursday, Feb….

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Jeb tells detractors to ‘take a chill pill’

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush sat down for an interview with NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell this morning. The Republican presidential candidate discussed Rubio’s momentum, his…

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Inweekly: Giant Killers, inside mass torts

How does a law firm take on Corporate America? What did it take to get British Petroleum to agree to a settlement for the Deepwater…

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U.S. presidential advisor to speak at UWF

The University of West Florida announced today Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will be the keynote speaker for…

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Building and repairing infrastructure a national, state, county and city issue

In my Outtakes, “Infrastructure: The Best Incentive,” I proposed that the City of Pensacola look at the infrastructure needed to spur economic development and job…

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Read memo given to Pensacola fire chief and deputy fire chief

Former Pensacola City Councilwoman Maren DeWeese posted on her blog yesterday the memo that Assistant City Administrator Keith Wilkins handed to Pensacola Fire Chief Matt…

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Spears helps all his Vernon High senior players get scholarships

Vernon High head football coach, Willie Spears, had a rare achievement yesterday on National Signing Day, the first day high school seniors can sign binding…

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Exclusive: Pensacola deputy fire chief speaks out

Yesterday, Pensacola Deputy Fire Chief Joe Glover, a 27-year veteran of the Pensacola Fire Department, was placed on administrative leave without any explanation. Glover said…

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Pensacola named ‘Florida’s most affordable beach town’

SmartAsset has identified the most affordable beach towns in America, and Pensacola takes the number two spot nationally and tops the list of Florida towns….

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