Posted in Escambia County Politics

Podcast: Grover on juvenile detention costs

Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, president of the Florida Association of Counties, talks about the proposed solution with the state on juvenile detention costs.

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Posted in Health Care Battle

Judge Rodgers sides with feds, nixes mediation in LIP lawsuit

Today Judge Casey Rodgers rejected a request by Gov. Rick Scott for mediation in a legal battle between the state and federal government about health-care…

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Posted in Education

UWF announces gift honoring local musician Larry Butler

Press release: Yesterday, the University of West Florida announced a new fund in memory of Pensacola native and celebrated musician Larry Butler. Gifts made by…

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Posted in 2016 Election

New poll has Jeff Miller in 2nd for U.S. Senate GOP nomination

A new poll by St. Leo University shows a wide-open race to win Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, especially on the Republican side with 43…

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Posted in Pensacola

City Council Agenda missing a few items

The agenda for next week’s Pensacola City Council meeting is missing a few items: CBRE update on Maritime Park and the proposed hotel and condo…

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Posted in Business Pensacola

Fish hatchery delayed 2-3 years

The $18-million fish hatchery that Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward pushed through the Pensacola City Council two years ago may not be completed until early 2018,…

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Posted in Politics

Legislature reaches agreement on juvenile detention dispute

The funding of juvenile detention has been an issued we’ve covered. We will have Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson on the show today at 5…

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Posted in Caring

Sacred Heart unveils redesigned lobby at its Children’s Hospital

Press release: A redesign of the lobby at The Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart now means a peaceful and more welcoming arrival to the hospital…

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Posted in Health Care Battle

Feds asks Judge Rodgers to reject mediation in LIP lawsuit

A day after Gov. Rick Scott sought mediation in a lawsuit about health-care funding, attorneys for the federal government asked a judge Tuesday to reject…

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Posted in Health Care Battle

Judge Rodgers orders White House to respond

Chief Judge Casey Rodgers has ordered the Obama administration to respond to Florida’s request to have its dispute with the federal government over the continuation…

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Posted in Education

Women’s Civic Forum: Archaeologist author to speak on lost cemeteries as historic record and sacred space

Press Release: What happens when a real estate developer’s backhoe unexpectedly pulls up human remains? What is the responsibility of the living toward the resting…

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Posted in Business Health Care Battle

Four Panhandle hospitals make top 50 list of highest charging hospitals

Health Affairs published yesterday a study that lists the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most. The study used 2012 Medicare data to examine hospitals…

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