Rick's Blog

Childers offers First Tee & WEAC $50 each to settle the lawsuit over funds she refused to pay. Here’s why that number isn’t an accident.

Florida Ethics Commission dismisses all 15 complaints against Kohler over his Facebook clash with Rep. Salzman. The backstory is messier than you think.

PEDC admits its website “is not great.” Children’s Trust posts agenda late. A library board meeting got canceled hours before it could discuss live-streaming.

Florida’s SNAP error rate hits 12.97%—nearly double the federal threshold. Rep. Andrade says DeSantis “checked out” while waste piled up.

Reeves: federal housing bill could speed affordable housing here; Birdon lease targeted for August vote, no city tax dollars if grants hold.

First Tee Gulf Coast director Marty Stanovich is setting the record straight on the nonprofit funding fight with Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers.

King Moreno rigged the library director hiring from day one—and his staff lied to cover it. Luna is still collecting county paychecks.

Brahier says the library board agreement “is not being upheld” as vacancies mount. Bare backs her: county “control” wasn’t handled right.

Florida House Speaker Danny Perez has appointed former Congressman Matt Gaetz to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board, effective July 1, 2026.

PEDC board debates who pays for parking garage at Tech Park. LOST renewal and property taxes could collide this fall. FloridaWest gives update on its prospects.

UWF professor Dr. Karishma Chhabria Unrue just landed $825K to help cancer survivors rebuild their health — nutrition, fitness, stress relief, statewide.

August 18 isn’t a “primary” for most Escambia voters—it’s the FINAL vote. Mayor, school board, and more could all decided that day. Don’t sit this one out.

Library board chair fires back at Moreno: “I have been unable to identify any provision” giving you that power. Special meeting demanded.

Pensacola clears 2nd hurdle for $76M Triumph grant backing Birdon’s 2,000-job shipyard at the Port. One step closer to the city’s biggest job win ever.

Moreno just canceled library board meetings for the summer—including today’s. Resolution and bylaws say he can’t. Here’s the proof.

Zack Smith just made himself chair of PSC’s presidential search committee. He ran UWF’s search too—and it produced exactly one finalist.

Childers told BCC she just put AG & CFO “on notice.” Records show she emailed the CFO 12 days before demand letter she blamed even existed. CFO not interested.

UWF trustees approve charter authorizer role for Somerset Academy — months after Diaz told the board the proposed campus school “is not a charter school.”

Escambia officials lied to cover a library hiring scandal—we have the videos & records to prove it. Plus data centers, DOGE & bond ratings

Roger Scott Pool will open for the 4th of July with a temporary restroom fix—after a vendor setback led to an emergency state variance.