State decision on Uber drivers appealed
A former Uber driver is appealing a decision last week by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration that drivers for the app-based transportation company should be considered…
Former city planner says city staff knew radio tower was illegal
Elizabeth Schrey worked as a city planner for the City of Pensacola from December 2012-February 2015. She told Inweekly this morning that both her boss,…
White Christmas comes to Pensacola
Press release: Pensacola is going to have a white Christmas this year and we’re not talking about snow or the sandy white beaches. Pensacola Little…
More opinions sought on Long Hollow radio tower
Several Pensacola City Council members have been told that the city administration is seeking to find another attorney to render opinions on the non-conformity of…
Environmental group set to report on EPA Superfund mismanagement
On the 35th anniversary of Superfund, the environmental group Citizens Against Toxic Exposure (CATE) plans to release a new study of Superfund activity and what…
County Corrections Director fired
County Administrator Jack Brown has fired his Director of Corrections, Mike Tidwell. Starting today, jail command, community corrections and road prison staff will report directly…
City stonewalls request for public records of Divine Word Communications
Inweekly has made five requests for the Divine Word Communications’ records regarding the demolition of the old radio tower and the construction of the new,…
Medical marijuana bill moves thru Florida Senate
A measure that would allow terminally ill patients to use full-strength marijuana has just one more committee stop before going to the Senate floor for…
State DEO determines Uber drivers are independent contractors
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director, Jesse Panuccio, has issued a final order on the employment classification for Uber drivers in the state. The…
New HAAS Center announced
The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity recently announced Zachary Jenkins as the new director of the Haas Center. Jenkins will…
State lawmaker look to divert mentally ill from criminal justice system
A House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill aimed at keeping Floridians with mental illnesses out of the criminal-justice system. The House Children, Families…
Underhill: Zero is the only acceptable standard on jail deaths
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill was interviewed about the six deaths in the county jail over the past…
