Category: Politics
Lobbyists learn to play by new rules
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Advocates for local governments, big business and all other manner of interests touched by Tallahassee crammed into…
Commissioner May listens to Pensacola Tanyard residents, Mayor Hayward skips tour
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May toured the enormous Government Street stormwater pond and listened to local residents’ and business owners’ fears of soil contamination and…
DEP honors Gulf Power and Whiting Field
Yesterday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Northwest District recognized the city of Tallahassee, Gulf Power and Naval Air Station Whiting Field for outstanding environmental…
City and county officials to visit Pensacola Tanyard neighborhood [podcast]
Escambia Commissioner Lumon May will be visiting the Tanyard neighborhood that has been dealing with the Government Street stormwater project. He said on “Pensacola Speaks”…
Tanyard and rest of District 7 cut out of City of Pensacola survey
Since 2014, Mayor Ashton Hayward has hired the University of West Florida Haas Center to survey city residents about their satisfaction with services his administration…
City survey show overall satisfaction about the same
The City of Pensacola released the results of its community survey. The overall mean satisfaction is slightly up over last year- from 3.68 to 3.71….
Pensacola plumbers fight to be heard by mayor over ‘terrible and corrupt’ utility practices
Larry Downs Jr. claims that city-owned Pensacola Energy and its director Don Suarez are trying to put private local plumbers out of business, but he…
Rep. Ingram gets key House chairs, White and Williamson land well, too
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran released the committee assignments. State Rep. Clay Ingram will chair the Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee and serve as vice…
City Administrator outlines proposed Pensacola Workforce Housing program
Marcie Whitaker, City of Pensacola Housing Administrator, outlined Mayor Ashton Hayward’s workforce housing program during the agenda review on Dec. 5. Introducing Whitaker’s presentation, City…
Pensacola photos used for commentaries on poverty and struggling neighborhoods
The Chicago Tribune today published commentary by Peter R. Orszag of Bloomberg View – “What’s killing low-income Americans.” A Pensacola photo – by Spencer Platt,…
County Commissioner questions Pensacola Tanyard soil test
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill has questions about the soil sample tested at the Government Street stormwater site in the Tanyard neighborhood. Mayor Ashton Hayward…
Governor honors Escambia County deputies
During last week’s Florida Cabinet meeting, Governor Rick Scott recognized Escambia County Deputies Darren Robinson and Stefan Chamlis with the Medal of Heroism for their…
Commissioner Robinson appointed to national county board
Escambia County District 4 Commissioner Grover Robinson was appointed on Friday, Dec. 9 to the National Association of Counties Board of Directors to fill an…
Another county follows Corcoran’s lead, seeks to ban texts during BCC meetings
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners voted to have the county attorney draft an ordinance banning text messages during commission meetings. Last month, Florida House Speaker…
Test sample shows Government Street soil relatively free of Lindane
The plume from the old Escambia County Mosquito Facility is contaminated with Lindane, which was in the pesticides used at the facility. A test of…
How close is Pensacola stormwater project to homes (photos)
The earlier photos we posted don’t give a perspective as to how close the Government Street stormwater construction is to the residences. Dr. Gloria Horning…
Pensacola: Morris Court and Tanyard topics of Fricker meeting
Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn met with her District 7 constituents Wednesday at Fricker Resource Center to primarily discuss what should be done about the…
Pick which projects are west or east of Pensacola City Hall
“I’m very concerned, Rick, that I don’t normally see construction sites this sloppily at the Pensacola Beach area, or in the downtown of Pensacola,†Emerald…
Coastkeepers opens investigation into Pensacola stormwater project [podcast]
Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy yesterday visited the City of Pensacola’s Government Street stormwater project. She talked about her initial findings on “Pensacola Speaks.†“I’m very…
Rep. White on Speaker Corcoran and new lobbying rules [podcast]
Yesterday, State Rep. Frank White was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” We discussed House Speaker Richard Corcoran and his rules that…
