Category: Politics
Sarasota lose proposed Jackson Lab, 3,000 jobs
Jackson Laboratory, currently based in Maine, had requested for $100 million in state funding, for a proposed biomedical village in Sarasota County. By 2031, the…
Hayward appoints pension advisory board
Press Release: As part of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 20 Solutions for 2011 campaign platform to address lingering pension problems with the City’s various employee pension…
Richburg saga is not over
Bob Richburg, former president of Northwest Florida State College, dominated Okaloosa County for decades. He was the dean of the college presidents in the panhandle…that…
Clearwire to return $2 million
Press Release: Clearwire today notified members of our customer care teams of an agreement that will transition parts of our customer care operations to TeleTech….
WEAR TV fires Dan Thomas
Channel 3 has told its star investigative reporter Dan Thomas to take a hike. He has been taken off WEAR’s website. Pensacola is losing a…
Chambers & PSA proposal
The Visit Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key Chamber and the Pensacola Sport Association made a combined presentation for the entire $4.38 million. The TDC instead…
DeLuna Fest proposal
DeLuna Fest made a proposal for $1 million of the $4.38 million in BP grant money. The TDC has recommended they receive $546,342. This is…
ER violence rising
As the Pensacola sees more shootings, hospital emergency rooms are becoming more like MASH units in a war zone—particularly when rival gang members are there…
Homeowners ask Bondi to change stance
Florida homeowners are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to reconsider her stance on litigation against mortgage companies, according to the Florida Tribune. A working group…
No area companies make Florida Trend lists.
Florida Trend magazine will published in June its top 200 largest privately-held companies in the state. The St. Pete Times has revealed the top 50…
Cadillac Banks writes BOCC
Music promoter William “Cadillac” Banks has written the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners asking that the board either fund his two-day music festival that…
Functional Consolidation beginning
Press Release: County Administrator Randy Oliver, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan, Mayor Ashton Hayward’s Chief of Staff John Asmar, and Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons…
Breaking News: Giant Bin Laden Destroys New York, Washington
The Onion reports that 500-Foot Terrorist Emerges From Sea To Wreak Havoc On U.S. Just weeks after his body was buried at sea, Osama bin…
Tampa’s economic plan sounds familiar
St. Pete Times columnist Robert Trigaux writes about the latest study on revitalizing the economy in the Tampa Bay area. Some of the recommendations sound…
Navarre Beach tax case headed to FL Supreme Court
Daily News reports that case of whether Navarre Beach leaseholders should pay ad valorem taxes may be headed to the Florida Supreme Court. Santa Rosa…
Cadillac Banks speaks out
Last week, William “Cadillac” Banks, Sr. spoke to the Pensacola Voice about the TDC not recommending that he get $385,685 to fund a two-day music…
Mardi Gras could fill rooms with new event
Danny Zimmern shared the Pensacola Mardi Gras proposal for the BP Tourism funds: We are proposing a new event, The Pensacola Mardi Gras Marching Band…
Salaries for commissioner aides
Commissioner Gene Valentino can be an easy target for criticism. His methods are heavy-handed at times and he steps into “it” quite often. However, I…
BP tourism funds are for tourism
Marie Young convinced her fellow county commissioners to delay approving the allocation of the $4.38 million of BP funds that was established by Escambia Tourist…
GB Chamber CEO Peltier resigns
Press Release: The Board of Directors of the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce has accepted the resignation of Meg Peltier as President/CEO. Meg will…
