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Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers suffered two legal defeats in her fight over the county commissioners’ 401(a) retirement plan.

United Way of West Florida recently awarded $480,000 in grants to 25 local nonprofit agencies in support of 29 programs through the organization’s Community Investment Process. CEO Laura Gilliam explains the process.

The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a draft 5 Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program that includes 2 new lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. Healthy Gulf CEO Cyn Sarthou had the details.

Social Media is once again in the spotlight after another mass shooting: The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which monitors and analyzes extremist content online, has put together a briefing on suspected shooter Robert “Bobby” Crimo III. Bottom line, analysts say, Crimo appears to have had an extensive online presence that was littered with signs of mental health issues, hatred, and a gravitation toward hard-right and neo-fascist thought/ideologies. ABC News’ John Cohen has the details.

The University of West Florida excelled in finding jobs for its graduates and in several other performance metrics. UWF President Martha Saunders has the details.

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