Category: Politics
RFP with new CBRE fee structure issued without CMPA approval
I asked City COO Tamara Fountain about the RFP for the CMP parcels that changed the fee agreement for the broker CBRE. She said that…
CBRE Bait and Switch
Yesterday, CBRE presented its draft of the Memorandum of Understanding that would make Miami-developer MCM-BAP the master developer of the remaining parcels of the Community…
State and counties still battle over juvenile justice costs
Editor’s Note: The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) owes Florida county governments about $170 million from overcharging them for the costs. Escambia County is…
Gov. Scott no longer uses email for official business
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott has quit using any email for state business. “The governor now only uses email to communicate with…
PS Wednesday, March 18 edition: Gaetz, Wedgewood, Charlie Crist and Cybersecurity
Fordham University has a group of students studying the environmental and health issues in the Wedgwood community. We will have Sarah Baldwin who will talk…
PS podcast: Clay Ingram and battling dinosaurs
Yesterday on Pensacola Speaks, I talked with State Rep. Clay Ingram about the growing friction between the Florida House and Senate. Everyone, Rep. Ingram included,…
LIP money, or lack of it, creating havoc on 2016 budget
The federal government has made it clear that its Low Income Pool program will end this June. LIP provides Florida $2 billion annually for health…
Billings murder documentary on Investigation Discovery channel tonight @ 9 pm
The Investigation Discovery series “See No Evil” covers the July 9, 2009 murders of Bud and Melanie Billings. Here is the synopsis: Mansion Murder Cam…
Viewpoint: To Rick Scott, open government is a closed book
By Lucy Morgan, Context FLorida Some governors are slow learners. Gov. Rick Scott is beyond slow. He doesn’t learn. He doesn’t appear to care about…
Miami and its homeless
Miami Considers Law Aimed at Expelling Homeless By Phil Latzman, Florida News Connection In the shadows of – and in contrast to – the city’s…
Florida Legislature packed with gun bills
If there’s one group that often gets its way at the Capitol, it’s the National Rifle Association — whether that’s because of ideology or the…
PS podcast: The week in Florida politics
Last week, I interviewed State Sen. Greg Evers, Florida Water Advocates and Ryan Wiggins on the issues being debated by our Florida Legislature.
State budget is taking shape. Spending plans coming before Ingram
House leaders Friday released an outline of how they would divvy up about $28.5 billion in general revenue next year as budget proposals start coming…
PS Podcast: Charles Bare and wobbly city hall
On Pensacola Speaks on Friday afternoon, Councilman Charles Bare discussed the Pensacola City Council’s decisions on staffing, panhandling, homelessness and the wobbly (my term, not…
Hayward wins vs. Occupy
This press release was issued by city @ 8 p.m.: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2015 Contact: Tamara Fountain, Chief Operations Officer Judge rules in…
Lawmakers rake in cash before session opened
Florida lawmakers are allowed to raise campaign funds while in session, but several GOP legislators did very well in February before the 2015 session opened….
Child dies while state wrangles with Charlotte’s Web rules
On March 4, a 10-year-old boy died. Isaac had been battling severe seizures for years. His parents, Ben and Emily Carew, were part of the…
Santa Rosa County Commissioner charged with Sunshine violation
State Attorney Bill Eddins has charged Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole with a non-criminal violation of the Government-in-Sunshine Law. It is punishable by a…
NAACP never approved Hawthorne ‘compromise’ letter
At the commission’s Committee of the Whole, Charles Thornton, president of the Pensacola branch of the NAACP, told the Board of County Commissioners that his…
Advocate questions need to expand panhandling laws
Nathan Monk, a local advocate for the homeless, has concerns over the city of Pensacola considering stricter panhandling laws and only partially repealing the homeless…
