U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $4,242,304 in a second round of grants to support18 local homeless housing and service programs in Florida. Provided through HUD’s Continuum…
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Sheriff Morgan submits $95 million budget
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 This is a $18,864,552 increase over last…
Sacred Heart says not expanding health coverage hurts area economy
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 will hurt local hospitals, the local economy…
Hayward’s Common $ense
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 join Common $ense Pensacola, his financial literacy…
County tries to block Jail Study from being released
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 volley has been over the Escambia County…
Viewpoint: At-Large Council Seats Do Not Equal Minority Representation
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 city level elects the representatives on the…
Interview: Dr. E. Faye Williams, National Chair of the National Congress of Black Women
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 to raise awareness of the number of…
NRA gives Nobles A rating
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 “pro-gun†by the United Sportsmen of Florida….
Does your child have an abusive high school coach? Tell us about it
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 yelling homophobic slurs at his players, kicking…
Why does Pat Bainter care about House District 2?
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 host of Electioneering Communications Organization. Organizations tied…
CMPA problem is process, not size
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 over the YMCA leasing parcel 8, the…
Local teachers presented Governor’s Shine awards
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 Shine Award to six 2013 – 2014…
Gunther says city and state ethics codes don’t apply to CMPA
Fred Gunther visited the Independent News and said that he believes that he did nothing wrong when he presented a competitive lease proposal for Parcel 1 at the Maritime Park. He said…
RESTORE Committee Rolls On
By Jessica Forbes RESTORE Advisory Committee Rolls On: Experts and Televised Sessions to Come Two Lines in Tallahassee The politics of determining whom will be responsible for distributing the expected hundreds of…
Horowitz Piano coming to Pensacola
Steinway Artist Kadisha Onalbayeva on the legendary Steinway & Sons Model D Horowitz Piano will come to Pensacola State College in April 28 at 2:30 p.m. in the Ashmore Auditorium as a…
Butler honored by Meals of Honor
Press Release: Meals of Honor (MOH), a nationwide organization dedicated to feeding disabled and homeless US Veterans, through the recycling of old cell phones. The founder of Meals of Honor is Jodie…
More support to reduce Pensacola City Council
I was copied on this email to the Pensacola City Council: Dear Members of City Council, Due to scheduling conflicts, I will be unable to attend both the Committee of the Whole…
New Poll: Gray continues to lead, Hill closing
The latest poll by SaintPetersblog.com on the Florida House District 2 race shows that the Republican primary has tightened up with still a significant percentage of the votes undecided. Ed Gray, the…
Terhaar backs down
Pensacola City Councilman Andy Terhaar has written on his blog that he will not make a motion for Fred Gunther to be removed from CMPA board until a decision is made by…
Studers give YMCA $5 million without restrictions
Press Release: Today officials from the Northwest Florida YMCA announced that Quint and Rishy Studer, in what is one of the largest private donations to a YMCA in the country, reiterated their…