The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released its latest report that evaluates the state’s colleges and universities. Florida didn’t do too well. • Only 27 percent of Florida high…
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Who will replace Mel Martinez
The biggest name being batted around is popular former Gov. Jeb Bush. However, I wouldn’t rule out MSNBC host and former Congressman Joe Scarborough. Yes, he’s moved to the Washington, D.C., but…
CMP could begin Feb. 2009
The summary of the Master Developer Agreement has a timeline for the various phases. It shows that Land Capital plans to start moving dirt on the site in February 2009. Stadium will…
Boone Report: Port director says lease is good deal
by IN reporter Sean Boone by Sean Boone Pensacola Port Director Clyde E. Mathis says the proposed Council amendment to the lease between the Pate Stevedore cold storage company and the city…
More layoffs
This time it’s at the Pensacola News Journal. Owner Gannett has ordered another 10-percent cut throughout the system. We hear the cuts include three employees from the Sports staff, a features writer…
Free our CMP
I read the daily newspaper’s article on yesterday’s Community Maritime Park Associates Board meeting. It’s titled “Maritime Park plan in flux.” Folks, we have to get rid of this notion that the…
Century approves All-For-One concept
The Century City Council listened last night to Scott Remington and Jason Crawford talk about consolidating Escambia County into one unified government. The council then passed a resolution that endorsed asking the…
Severe buy-out clause in Port lease
City staff is presenting on Dec. 8 to the city council’s Enterprise Committee a lease amendment for Pate Cold Storage that will extend the lease through 2022 and take away the city’s…
Boone Report: GOP retreat
By IN reporter Sean Boone According to Florida State Rep. Greg Evers, the Republican state lawmakers that met in Destin two weeks ago for a four-day retreat, focused primarily on the budget…
All For One in Century tonight
Escambia All-For-One is in Century tonight What: Century City Council Meeting When: Tonight, Dec 1st @ 7pm Where: Century City Hall Purpose: Presentation to city council asking for their support and involvement…
End lame duck councils
The Pensacola Charter Review Commission needs to move up the timeline for when a new council takes office. This two-month lag time between the election and when the new members are sworn…
Florida has real financial crisis
State economists report that they project Florida will collect $31.4-billion less in taxes than expected over the next four years. Why? Fewer people are moving to the state for the first time…
Saturn of Pensacola casuality of bailout?
The Big Three Automakers will be submitting this week to Congress their detailed plans on how they will use government funds to turnaround their companies. The New York Times reports that GM…
Magaha has budget shortfall
The lack of real estate sales has impacted the Escambia County Clerk of Courts office, according to NorthEscambia.com Clerk of the Court Ernie Lee Magaha has asked employees to voluntarily take time…
Panama City has gangs
News Herald reports on the gang known as “Crazy White Boys.” The group’s activities came to the attention of authorities while investigating the June 2004 murder of a Panama City Beach teenager….
St. Pete Times on Ray Sansom
Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom isn’t getting off easy when it comes to new VP job at Northwest Florida State College. The St. Petersburg Times reports that the school had snagged $25.5-million,…
Mobile Chamber gets five stars
Mobile Chamber has achieved the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top five-star ranking for the second time in five years. Why? – $4.5 billion ThyssenKrupp steel mill in north Mobile County, – Newly…
Shop Local
It’s time to think about something other than your shrinking stock portfolio, Sarah Palin’s glasses, the Obama family’s new dog and who is trying to block the Community Maritime Park now. Let…
More on Art Rocker
Art Rocker and his wife Angel made a fortune off creating schools that ran primarily on state voucher money, McKay Scholarship voucher program. They ran two schools in Pensacola, Bellview Junction Academy…
Test model of Century car unveiled
For $2.4 million, the county gets to pick the color