In a rare Sunday conclusion, Florida lawmakers ended their 2018 legislative session that also marked Scott’s last regular session as governor. The House approved the budget 95-12 vote and the Senate approved it 31-5. Republican leaders touted increases money for the education system. Funding in the kindergarten-through-high-school system increased by $101.50 per student, while performance…… MORE
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NEW 1-10 EXIT RAMP 3-13-18
The new Interstate-10 exit ramp onto Highway 29 is open, and a new traffic signal has been activated. Westbound drivers on Interstate 10 intending to go north or south on Highway 29 North can use the new Exit 10. Traffic will be controlled by the new signal at the bottom of the exit ramp. The…… MORE
MOBILE CHILD FATALLY SHOT
A one-year-old child in Mobile died after being shot yesterday afternoon. Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste said officers responded around 2 p.m. to the home in West Mobile. The weapon, is believed to be a 9mm handgun and the shooting appears to have been accidental. Another child may have been the shooter and the case…… MORE
FLORIDA U.S. SENATE RACE POLL
A poll of likely voters, conducted this month by the Tallahassee-based firm Clearview Research, shows Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott holds a small lead over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in a potential U.S. Senate race. Scott received 43.3 percent of the support, while Nelson gets 41.3 percent. The difference is within the poll’s margin of…… MORE
CLAY INGRAM FAREWELL
With the ending of the Florida Legislative Session State Representative Clay Ingram said his farewells on the floor of the Florida House. After serving eight years in the House, Ingram cannot run again because of term limits, but said it was the honor of a lifetime to serve as a state representative. Ingram represented District…… MORE
ESCAMBIA TAX COLLECTOR EXPRESS LANE
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford has announced a new Express Lane service that allows for online renewal and same-day pickup of vehicle, boat or mobile home registration. Residents who renew online before 3 p.m. Monday through Friday can pick up their registration the same day. Renewals after 3 p.m. can be picked up the…… MORE
SCHOOL SAFETY LAW
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law a sweeping school safety package. One provision in the law raises the age from 18 to 21 to purchase rifles and other long guns and imposes a three-day waiting period. The age and waiting-period requirements already apply to buying handguns, but the NRA immediately filed a lawsuit…… MORE
NEW JAIL CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WANTED
Whitesell-Green/Caddell, the construction group who will build the new Escambia County Jail, is seeking to prequalify subcontractors and vendors who want to participate in the construction of the new jail. Interested subcontractors and vendors may meet with project team members from local agencies to discuss employment opportunities for qualified individuals this Wednesday, from 3-6 p.m.…… MORE
FLORIDA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Daylight savings time began yesterday for what may be the last time for Floridians after the Legislature approved a bill to keep Florida on daylight-saving time year-round. Governor Rick Scott still has to sign the bill, but even if he does, Congress would have to approve the proposed change. If that happens Northwest Florida would…… MORE
HIGHWAY NAMED FOR SENATOR EVERS
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill naming a stretch of road in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties as “Senator Greg Evers Memorial Highway.” The 62-year-old Evers, died last summer in a single-vehicle accident near his home in Baker in Okaloosa County. The road to be named is part of State Road 4 between Munson…… MORE
