State board approves Bense as UWF president thru Dec. 2016

Judith Bense, president of the University of West Florida since 2007, received approval Thursday to remain in the post as the Pensacola school plans to…

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Lopez-Cantera challenges Murphy to debate on Iran deal (podcast)

Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera called on Representative Patrick Murphy to join him at a joint town hall with Florida voters so Murphy could explain his…

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Gulf Power bills could drop $3.71 per mo.

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Millions of Floridians could find it a little cheaper to run the air conditioning in 2016. The…

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City of Gulf Breeze funds street paving using other sources, not just gas taxes

Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy told Inweekly that the city of Gulf Breeze spends about $450,000 on paving and sidewalks. Half of the expenditures…

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Big drop in city transportation expenditures over the past five years

Included with Olson’s letter is a spreadsheet that shows how the old allocation formula was calculated in 2006. The city expenditures were much higher from…

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Mayor Hayward and Olson fight to keep old tax allocation

Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown a letter requesting the county continue the current Local Option Gas Tax…

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How Escambia County calculated gas tax allocation

Amy Lovoy, Assistant County Administrator, calculated the new allocation formula for Local Option Gas Tax revenue. Here are the notes she provided with her spreadsheet:…

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Bad News: City could lose $1 million-plus in local option gas tax

City of Pensacola may lose $1,086,400 in local option gas tax revenue if the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passes a proposed resolution to adjust…

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Bud Light Charity Tennis Challenge returns Oct. 23-24

Press release: The Pensacola Sports Association, in partnership with the Lewis Bear Company, is hosting the 11th Annual Bud Light Charity Tennis Challenge October 23…

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Circuit Judge candidates announced

The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission received applications from the individuals listed below to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Judge Terry Terrell…

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Florida cities can sue banks for targeting minorities for predatory loans

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A federal appeals court Tuesday said the city of Miami can pursue lawsuits alleging that three major…

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City releases new policy for federal emails (update)

Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent out this email to city department heads: After consultation with the City Attorney I am clarifying my email dated…

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