Category: Politics
Who will replace Mel Martinez
The biggest name being batted around is popular former Gov. Jeb Bush. However, I wouldn’t rule out MSNBC host and former Congressman Joe Scarborough. Yes,…
CMP could begin Feb. 2009
The summary of the Master Developer Agreement has a timeline for the various phases. It shows that Land Capital plans to start moving dirt on…
Boone Report: Port director says lease is good deal
by IN reporter Sean Boone by Sean Boone Pensacola Port Director Clyde E. Mathis says the proposed Council amendment to the lease between the Pate…
More layoffs
This time it’s at the Pensacola News Journal. Owner Gannett has ordered another 10-percent cut throughout the system. We hear the cuts include three employees…
Free our CMP
I read the daily newspaper’s article on yesterday’s Community Maritime Park Associates Board meeting. It’s titled “Maritime Park plan in flux.” Folks, we have to…
Century approves All-For-One concept
The Century City Council listened last night to Scott Remington and Jason Crawford talk about consolidating Escambia County into one unified government. The council then…
Severe buy-out clause in Port lease
City staff is presenting on Dec. 8 to the city council’s Enterprise Committee a lease amendment for Pate Cold Storage that will extend the lease…
Boone Report: GOP retreat
By IN reporter Sean Boone According to Florida State Rep. Greg Evers, the Republican state lawmakers that met in Destin two weeks ago for a…
All For One in Century tonight
Escambia All-For-One is in Century tonight What: Century City Council Meeting When: Tonight, Dec 1st @ 7pm Where: Century City Hall Purpose: Presentation to city…
End lame duck councils
The Pensacola Charter Review Commission needs to move up the timeline for when a new council takes office. This two-month lag time between the election…
Florida has real financial crisis
State economists report that they project Florida will collect $31.4-billion less in taxes than expected over the next four years. Why? Fewer people are moving…
Saturn of Pensacola casuality of bailout?
The Big Three Automakers will be submitting this week to Congress their detailed plans on how they will use government funds to turnaround their companies….
Magaha has budget shortfall
The lack of real estate sales has impacted the Escambia County Clerk of Courts office, according to NorthEscambia.com Clerk of the Court Ernie Lee Magaha…
Panama City has gangs
News Herald reports on the gang known as “Crazy White Boys.” The group’s activities came to the attention of authorities while investigating the June 2004…
St. Pete Times on Ray Sansom
Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom isn’t getting off easy when it comes to new VP job at Northwest Florida State College. The St. Petersburg Times…
Mobile Chamber gets five stars
Mobile Chamber has achieved the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s top five-star ranking for the second time in five years. Why? – $4.5 billion ThyssenKrupp steel…
Shop Local
It’s time to think about something other than your shrinking stock portfolio, Sarah Palin’s glasses, the Obama family’s new dog and who is trying to…
More on Art Rocker
Art Rocker and his wife Angel made a fortune off creating schools that ran primarily on state voucher money, McKay Scholarship voucher program. They ran…
Test model of Century car unveiled
For $2.4 million, the county gets to pick the color
Econ Dev 101
The Patels should pay off their tax bills before the Escambia County does any more with them. No incentives until they start building. No front-end…
