Category: Politics
Florida is better for business
CNBC recently ranked America’s top states for business in an annual special report. Florida tied with Tennessee for 18th —ten spots higher than last year’s…
Hayward wants to cut tax rate
During the 2010 campaign, Ashton Hayward announced that he wanted to rollback the millage rate if he was elected. Today, he has issued a press…
Disparity Contract signed
Mayor Ashton Hayward signed on July 6 the contract for the disparity study. MGT of America, Inc. will be paid $249,942, in eight installments. MGT…
Why Marie Young abstained from vote on aide’s husband
Last week, Commissioner Marie Young abstained from voting on a motion to ask the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to help enforce a cease and desist…
Nelson’s Me 2 Press Conference
While Sen. Marco Rubio was in Pensacola garnering attention while listening from local and state officials about the BP disaster, Florida’s senior U.S. Senator, Bill…
County redistricting plan nearly complete
The Escambia County Commission and School Board left yesterday’s joint meeting with proposed redistricting maps that will see District 4 (Grover Robinson) and 5 (Kevin…
Buzz: Morgan gets petitions signed
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has met the petition requirement for qualification to be on the 2012 ballot for Sheriff. There were 1,996 validated petitions…
Chamber Names Senior VP for Economic Development
Press Release: Scott Luth has been named Senior Vice President for Economic Development for the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Jim Hizer, chamber president/CEO,…
Stafford offers city redistricting ideas (map)
The City of Pensacola has 51,923. The Ideal District is 7,418 people. Supervisor of Elections David Stafford has drawn up a possible new configuration of…
Evers Announces District Town Hall Tour, guns optional
Senator Greg Evers (R-Baker) today announced the dates and times for his Senate District 2 town hall meetings for the month of July, 2011. The…
Bo’s Bridge is broken
St. Pete Times zeroes in on the Garcon Point Bridge, commonly known in other parts of Florida as “Bo’s Bridge” because for Florida House Speaker…
No surprises in Miller’s financials
Congressman Jeff Miller filed his 2010 financial disclosure report in May. Assets: $1.06 million-$1.69 million –mostly land in Santa Rosa County. He bought May 2010…
Port: ‘Belly Button’ Rainmaker
The Port of Pensacola has its supporters for it remaining an industrial port. Both here in Pensacola and at the state level. On June 21,…
Murdoch paper shutdown
The last edition of the News of the World, a British tabloid that has been around for a 168 years, hit stands this morning. Rupert…
Enu Mianigi: Scott’s death eater
The Miami Herald is profiling the inner circle of Gov. Rick “Voldemort” Scott. In the Sunday, July 10 edition, the paper focuses on Enu Mianigi,…
Pensacola City Council: Size Matters
The Pensacola City Council needs to discuss at its July 20 special workshop the one topic that its citizens want to see happen—reducing the number…
Husband of Young’s aide running illegal pit, again
PNJ reporter Jamie Page reported on his blog that husband of Commissioner Marie Young’s longtime aide has been operating an illegal sand borrow pit, construction…
Clearwire moves call centers to Philippines
Milton, Fl can’t beat the Phillppines when it comes to low wages. PC World reports Clearwire will go to the Philippines after TeleTech Holdings, the…
Experts see little hope of Port being moneymaker
Expect the debate over the future of the Port of Pensacola to heat up when the Mayor’s Port Advisory Committee and the Pensacola City Council…
Buzz: Council workshop agenda grows
Buzz: Pensacola Councilwoman Sherri Myers (District 2) has requested that following items be added to the Council workshop that has been called by the council…
