Author: Rick Outzen

The Joint Investigation Team of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (“BOEMRE”) (formerly the Minerals Management Service or “MMS”) and the United…

Attorney General Eric Holder asked Ken Feinberg, head of Gulf Coast Claims Facility, to hire an independent auditor to review the claims process. Feinberg agreed,…

PolitiFact tracks down the truth about GOP presidential Mitt Romney and NYT columnist Gail Collins’ story of how Romney drove his family to Canada with…

The City of Pensacola pays nearly $13 million annually for its general, fire and police pensions. Imagine what the City could do with that money….

North Escambia is the county’s red-headed stepchild. Few people realize that when they drive to the University of West Florida campus that they have reached…

The First District Court of Appeals declared Monday that it will not revisit its decision to overturn rheft and grand theft convictions of former Okaloosa…

The 16th Annual Angel’s Garden New Beginnings Art Show will be held Sept. 16-18 in Cordova Square park located at 12th Avenue and Gonzalez Street…

Through a public record request, I received a April 25 letter from Escambia County Administrator Randy Oliver to TDC chair Denis McKinnon that stated the…

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Executive Director Steve Sorrell told the Chamber board yesterday that the demolition contractor is onsite and the Main Street Sewage Treatment…

Yesterday, I made two suggestions to the Executive Committee of the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. I spoke as a member of the general…

CBS News website has the story on the Hooters Vampire, adding to the Pensacola image. Read “Vampire” woman bites Fla. man asleep in wheelchair

Sheriff’s Office Investigators are looking for any information regarding the unsolved homicide of 27-year-old Lee Ann Dozier. Dozier’s body was found in a wooded area…

Three years later, little has changed. The County Commission did its Civic Center study, but still is using bed tax dollars to subsidize the facility…

Here is the first of two letters that Ellis Bullock referenced in his statement to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The first is…

Statement to Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee September 12th, 2011 By Ellis W. Bullock and Denis McKinnon First, thank you for giving…

Denis McKinnon, TDC chair, Ellis Bullock, TDC ad firm, and Dave Cleveland of Highpointe Hotels spoke Monday afternoon to the Executive Committee of the Pensacola…

I received confirmation from an independent source that Denis McKinnon and Chamber CEO Jim Hizer met with shortly after Hizer started at the Chamber. The…

Another email to Chamber board: I am using this email because everyone is on it. I am shocked that the private sector leadership has allowed…

George: I absolutely understand the Sunshine Law, much better than you. There were no emails or meetings with me and anyone else on either the…

George Hawthorne has responded to Grover Robinson’s response to his original letters about possible Sunshine Law violations: Grover: Firstly, it is very unbecoming of you…