Category: Politics
Residents around Blount site know nothing of Hayward redevelopment plan
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff have been working for months on a plan for the redevelopment of the Blount Middle School site on…
White, Williamson head to Tallahassee for first meeting
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than 60 newly elected lawmakers were in the Capitol on Tuesday, comparing their recent political campaigns…
Podcast: Writing about your “postage stamp”
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interview Katherine Clark, winner of the 2015 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. We talked about what is special about…
Lobbyists earn nearly $30 million last quarter in Florida
The News Service of Florida reports lobbyists earned about $30 million during the year’s third quarter for their work in the Legislature, according to a…
Not everyone wants more low-income housing, check out Santa Rosa
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners heard from the citizens from the southern part of the county last week and rejected two low-income…
Talk: Florida Open Primary Study
Florida Open Primary Study Who: League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Florida Open Primary Study When: Saturday, November 19, 2016 Coffee…
Morris Court playground gets reprieve
At the end of the Pensacola City Council’s Agenda Review, Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn pulled her recommendation that the City permanently close the playground in Morris…
Pensacola Speaks: No more paying beach toll with cash
What do you think about the the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners’ decision to cease accepting cash tolls on the Bob Sikes Bridge beginning…
County invites neighborhoods to plan Oakfield redevelopment, Nov 15
The Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency will a public meeting to create the Oakfield Redevelopment Plan, intended to facilitate the positive transformation, preservation and revitalization…
Cities and counties debate how to handle pot dispensaries
The City of Miami Beach passed last Thursday a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the…
Hammer: private dollars should pay for lobbyists, not public
In a viewpoint in the Tallahassee Democrat, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said that she agrees with incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran when it comes…
Commissioner Robinson pushed BCC to help fund Downtown Lights
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved on Nov. 3 Commissioner Grover Robinson’s recommendation to all allocate $45,000, from his discretionary money, for the…
Next Pensacola City Hall headache: Morris Court playground
A week after winning re-election, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn is recommending the City permanently close the children’s playground in Morris Court and let the…
Rick Scott possible pick for Health and Human Services secretary
Politico has speculated that Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a contender to be Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, as is Dr. Ben…
Pot amendment creates green rush
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida voters’ overwhelming approval of a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for a broad swath of patients…
State weekly roundup: GOP holds Trump Card
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The 2016 elections had already produced their share…
First casualty of Trump winning Florida
TANT TO STEP DOWN AS DEMOCRATIC LEADER By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant will leave the job…
Bergosh discusses his approach to county government [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks,” newly-elected Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discussed his approach to county government. I asked him about his focus over then next few…
Bondi added to Trump Transition Team
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, an early supporter of newly elected President Donald Trump, was named Friday to Trump’s 16-member Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee….
Backroom briefing: Money on the move
(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By JIM SAUNDERS AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA When Florida lawmakers approved changes…
