Category: Politics
The future of medical pot dispensaries here
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets tonight. The board will consider the establishment of a lobbying position for the medical marijuana implementation, as follows:…
Grover Robinson likes idea of buying SunPasses for citizens [podcast]
One of the most talked about county decisions has been to completely automate the tollbooths on Pensacola Beach. Beginning Feb. 1, beach visitors must have…
Pensacola Speaks today: Speaker Richard Corcoran and Grover Robinson
We will open “Pensacola Speaks” on News Talk 1370 WCOA with Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson. He will be in the studio from 5:10-5:30 p.m….
Grover Robinson opens door to run for Pensacola mayor in 2018
Escambia County Commission chairman Grover Robinson announced this morning that he will not seek a fourth term to his District 4 seat in 2018. “I…
Florida Senate, House differ on lobbyist rules
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA New Florida Senate rules released Tuesday do not include the broad-based restrictions on lobbying and budget measures…
Mayor sells historic Pensacola street markers
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has put up for auction 30 historic street markers. They are to be sold “AS-IS†on the website GovDeals.com. Their condition…
Residents around Blount site know nothing of Hayward redevelopment plan
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff have been working for months on a plan for the redevelopment of the Blount Middle School site on…
White, Williamson head to Tallahassee for first meeting
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than 60 newly elected lawmakers were in the Capitol on Tuesday, comparing their recent political campaigns…
Podcast: Writing about your “postage stamp”
Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interview Katherine Clark, winner of the 2015 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. We talked about what is special about…
Lobbyists earn nearly $30 million last quarter in Florida
The News Service of Florida reports lobbyists earned about $30 million during the year’s third quarter for their work in the Legislature, according to a…
Not everyone wants more low-income housing, check out Santa Rosa
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners heard from the citizens from the southern part of the county last week and rejected two low-income…
Talk: Florida Open Primary Study
Florida Open Primary Study Who: League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: Florida Open Primary Study When: Saturday, November 19, 2016 Coffee…
Morris Court playground gets reprieve
At the end of the Pensacola City Council’s Agenda Review, Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn pulled her recommendation that the City permanently close the playground in Morris…
Pensacola Speaks: No more paying beach toll with cash
What do you think about the the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners’ decision to cease accepting cash tolls on the Bob Sikes Bridge beginning…
County invites neighborhoods to plan Oakfield redevelopment, Nov 15
The Escambia County Community Redevelopment Agency will a public meeting to create the Oakfield Redevelopment Plan, intended to facilitate the positive transformation, preservation and revitalization…
Cities and counties debate how to handle pot dispensaries
The City of Miami Beach passed last Thursday a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the…
Hammer: private dollars should pay for lobbyists, not public
In a viewpoint in the Tallahassee Democrat, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said that she agrees with incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran when it comes…
Commissioner Robinson pushed BCC to help fund Downtown Lights
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved on Nov. 3 Commissioner Grover Robinson’s recommendation to all allocate $45,000, from his discretionary money, for the…
Next Pensacola City Hall headache: Morris Court playground
A week after winning re-election, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn is recommending the City permanently close the children’s playground in Morris Court and let the…
Rick Scott possible pick for Health and Human Services secretary
Politico has speculated that Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a contender to be Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, as is Dr. Ben…
