Month: April 2013

Sheriff David Morgan has officially submitted his 2013-2014 budget to the Board of County Commissioners: Law Enforcement: $50,773,658 Detention: $40,251,178 Court Security: $4,033,002 Total: $95,057,838…

Press Release: Leaders of Sacred Heart Health System say the Florida House’s vote to forgo billions of dollars in federal funding to expand insurance coverage…

House District 2 Race, Ed Gray This extended District 2 interview comes from Ed Gray. Gray is the head of Capital Trust Agency and Gulf…

The next interview in the District 2 series is with Jack Nobles. Nobles is a former Pensacola City Councilman—having spent 14 years serving locally—and now…

city press release: Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced this afternoon that Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have signed on to…

The fourth interview in the District 2 series is with Northwest Florida Tea Party President Mike Hill. Hill is a State Farm Insurance agent and…

Earlier this month, an anonymous donor threw some money on the table in hopes of sparking some generosity to fund a playground at the Community…

There is a budget battle about to break out between interim County Administrator George Touart and Sheriff David Morgan. The fight is inevitable. This first…

By: George Hawthorne, C.E.O., Diversity Program Advisors, Inc. The two types of City Council representation in Pensacola are at-large councilpersons, where the majority at the…

By Jessica Forbes Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women, visited Pensacola last weekend as part of her work…

The second installment of the IN’s extended District 2 interviews features the field’s youngest candidate, Mark Taylor. He is a local businessman and was recently…

Press Release—Jack Nobles, former small business owner and community leader, today received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and was hailed as…

Last month a video shown on ESPN led to the firing of the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice. In the video Rice is seen…

Several members of Pensacola’s African-American community expressed concerns Thursday night as the Pensacola City Council considered cutting its two at-large seats. “In the African-American community,…

Pat Bainter is a powerful political consultant that has pumped over the years millions into the campaigns of Republican lawmakers in the state through a…

This week’s print edition of the Independent News features excerpts from interviews with the District 2 candidates as they head toward June’s special election in…

I wrote last month about the lack of a set process for the CMPA/City Council/Mayor to lease the parcels at Maritime Park. During the debate…

Sen. Greg Evers is applauding passage today of a bill repealing Florida’s requirement that fuel sold in the state be blended with ethanol. He described…

A state senate bill amendment pertaining to RESTORE Act funds made local officials a bit nervous this week. It’s calmer now, after some language-tweaking and…

Press Release: Today, Governor Rick Scott showed his appreciation for Florida’s teachers and applauded their commitment to improving Florida’s education system by presenting the Governor’s…