State Capital Briefs: Pot Petitions, Redistricting
From: THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA MARIJUANA INITIATIVE HEADED TOWARD COURT REVIEW Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana appear to have…
350 Pensacola: What are legal and policy responses to climate change
Press release: Florida’s coastline is slowly drowning as a warming planet pushes seas higher, and all levels of government are taking steps to plan for…
State Attorney: City needs to rewrite federal email policy
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson has to rethink his policy on how city employees  handle emails from federal accounts after the State Attorney’s office notified…
Only 30 days remain to submit RESTORE project ideas
Press release: Escambia County is reminding citizens who wish to submit their ideas for Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) projects…
StudioAmped begins recording Sept. 28
WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, has moved the taping of “StudioAmped†from spring to fall. Now the free Amos Studio concert series is happening…
New battle over crematory inside city limits
On July 15, the city of Pensacola posted a notice of code violation on the building at 4020 N. Davis Highway. Family Funeral and Cremation…
FloridaWest and Summit Bank honor four nationally ranked businesses
Press release: FloridaWest EDA and Summit Bank honored four local businesses that were named in Inc. Magazine’s 2015 list of the 5,000 fastest- growing private…
Superintendent calls for investigation of dump truck owner
WUWF is reporting that Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas wants an investigation into the fleet of vehicles, maintenance program and practices, and operator hiring…
Springfest seeks to sell 3,000 tickets in 30 days
Press release: The community spoke, believers listened and have been working behind the scenes to bring back a music festival centered around Spring Street in…
DeSantis’ military background appeals to Northwest Florida
Last week, I had Congressman Ron DeSantis on “Pensacola Speaks.” The Republican is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by presidential…
IHMC to celebrate robotics challenge performance at open house, Sept 3
Press Release: Innovation Coast and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will hold an open house event Thursday, Sept. 3, to celebrate the IHMC…
State panel moves forward with medical pot licenses
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA State health officials have named the three members of a panel that will choose five nurseries to…
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