Category: Politics
Backroom briefing: Jury still out on Justices and Legislature
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By BRANDON LARRABEE AND JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In the ongoing case of…
Olson and the email trail that indicates Nichols was targeted
City Administrator Eric Olson did not send a mandate to his department heads about how to reply to emails sent from government accounts until July…
Bill proposed to overhaul Florida medical marijuana laws
From The News Service of Florida: More than a year after lawmakers approved allowing limited types of medical marijuana to be sold in Florida, a…
Planning board members say they relied on city staff
Planning Board member Scott Sallis read a written statement into the record at the Aug. 11 board meeting. He said that he voted on the…
Medical marijuana signatures piling up
From The News Service of Florida: Backers of a ballot proposal to legalize medical marijuana are moving toward getting a key Florida Supreme Court review,…
PNJ editorial blisters Olson for bullying, Hayward for his silence
The News Journal asked the First Amendment Foundation about City Administrator Eric Olson ordering city employees to not read emails from government accounts. FAF President…
City Hall: The Wobbly Wheel of Pensacola
Pensacola is an exciting place to live. Downtown Pensacola is booming and more development is on the way. The YMCA of Northwest Florida this morning…
Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera objects to U.S. embassy opening in Havana
Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who is running for the U.S. Senate, issued this statement: “The Obama Administration’s refusal to invite pro-democracy leaders to Friday’s…
Olson says he called boss because Nichols violated federal regs
On WEAR TV, City Administrator Eric Olson admitted that he called the boss of the president of the North Hill Preservation Association, but he said…
Buzz: Buck Lee resigns, effective Jan. 15
Santa Rosa Island Authority manager Buck Lee is turning in his resignation, effective Jan. 15. Stay tuned.
Scarborough says Pensacola government isn’t working
Joe Scarborough was interviewed on The Daily Brew. He lamented how dysfunctional local government is in Pensacola. “We had wanted a strong mayor in the…
Word on the Street: What was Ashton thinking?
The Cease and Desist letter from attorney Alistar McKenzie regarding the City Administrator Eric Olson allegedly threatening the president of the North Hill Preservation Association…
Montgomery mayor welcomes Sky Warrior project
WSFA reports that Montgomery, Ala. Mayor Todd Strange is excited about his city being considered for Sky Warrior’s Initial Flight Screening Program, which could include…
Municipal Official of the Year award named for Wu
Somehow the City of Pensacola’s Communications Department missed this. Jackson County Floridan reports that during the June 2015 Northwest Florida League of Cities board meeting,…
Three strikes put Olson on the hot seat
The News Journal is reporting today that Mayor Ashton Hayward’s City Administrator Eric Olson has been accused of threatening an NAS employee who also heads…
Councilman Brian Spencer also cleared
The Florida Ethics Commission also dismissed a series of allegations against Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer. From the report: No probable cause was found to…
ESCO will seek legal fees and other costs from Valentino
After the dismissal of the former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against him and his agency, Sheriff David Morgan told Inweekly that he…
Ethics Commission dismisses Valentino’s complaint against Sheriff Morgan
The Florida Commission on Ethics met on July 24 to consider and vote on Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against Sheriff David Morgan. The Commission voted…
Joe Scarborough stops by Inweekly offices
Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” stopped by the offices of Inweekly this morning. Joe was this area’s Congressman from 1995-2001. He is a co-founder…
Putnam building war chest for possible run for governor in 2018
A political committee tied to state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised $106,840 in July, bringing its overall total to slightly more than $1.9 million this…
