Category: Politics
Lopez-Cantera challenges Murphy to debate on Iran deal (podcast)
Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera called on Representative Patrick Murphy to join him at a joint town hall with Florida voters so Murphy could explain his…
City of Gulf Breeze funds street paving using other sources, not just gas taxes
Gulf Breeze City Manager Buz Eddy told Inweekly that the city of Gulf Breeze spends about $450,000 on paving and sidewalks. Half of the expenditures…
Big drop in city transportation expenditures over the past five years
Included with Olson’s letter is a spreadsheet that shows how the old allocation formula was calculated in 2006. The city expenditures were much higher from…
Mayor Hayward and Olson fight to keep old tax allocation
Yesterday afternoon, Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown a letter requesting the county continue the current Local Option Gas Tax…
How Escambia County calculated gas tax allocation
Amy Lovoy, Assistant County Administrator, calculated the new allocation formula for Local Option Gas Tax revenue. Here are the notes she provided with her spreadsheet:…
Bad News: City could lose $1 million-plus in local option gas tax
City of Pensacola may lose $1,086,400 in local option gas tax revenue if the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passes a proposed resolution to adjust…
City releases new policy for federal emails (update)
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson sent out this email to city department heads: After consultation with the City Attorney I am clarifying my email dated…
Pensacola Speaks: Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera takes on Rep. Murphy over Iran deal
Yesterday, Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy came out in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “the toughest decision of my time in Congress.” Murphy,…
State Capital Briefs: Pot Petitions, Redistricting
From: THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA MARIJUANA INITIATIVE HEADED TOWARD COURT REVIEW Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana appear to have…
State Attorney: City needs to rewrite federal email policy
Pensacola City Administrator Eric Olson has to rethink his policy on how city employees  handle emails from federal accounts after the State Attorney’s office notified…
DeSantis’ military background appeals to Northwest Florida
Last week, I had Congressman Ron DeSantis on “Pensacola Speaks.” The Republican is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by presidential…
Good news from Rick’s Blog, Aug. 28
On the sunny side of the greater Pensacola area: UWF named to ‘8 Awesome Schools You Never Knew Existed’ list CollegeTown.com ranked the University of…
Good news from city hall, Aug. 28
Late yesterday afternoon, the mayor’s office sent out its digital “Upwords” newsletter. City government had some wins: During the first quarter of 2015, Pensacola International…
Florida Senate unveils last-ditch Congressional map
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A key state senator floated a last-ditch effort Thursday to strike a compromise with the House on…
Muddy, Murky Mess of Maritime Leases
The Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Directors on Wednesday passed leases for parcels 3, 6 and 9 that contained the 24 changes that Mayor…
Bush fires up local supporters
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush took his campaign to the Florida panhandle today, where he conducted a town hall-style meeting at the Pensacola Bay Center….
Negron says he has the votes to be Senate president
State Senator Joe Negron (R-Stuart) today issued the following statement regarding the 2016-2018 Florida Senate Presidency term. “I am grateful to the majority of the…
Judge wants court direction in redistricting case
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Leon County judge will ask the Florida Supreme Court how to move forward with a redistricting…
State capital briefs: Tuesday, Aug. 25
SCOTT APPROVAL RATING IMPROVES Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating among Florida voters has climbed to 45 percent, a substantial improvement from earlier this summer, according…
U.S. Senate race cloudy
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida could be a key state next year in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate….
