Category: Politics
Politico: Inside the Republican reversal on the Confederate flag
Politico.org published an article on the behind the scenes of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision to call for the removal of the Confederate flag…
Reynolds sworn in as Shakopee city manager
Last week, former Pensacola City Administrator Bill Reynolds was sworn in as the city manager for the City of Shakopee, Minn. He started work on…
Hayward proposes $211 million budget for FY 2016.
The City of Pensacola’s fiscal year 2016 budget, totaling $211,183,000, has been uploaded to the city’s website. As we reported earlier, Escambia County Property Appraiser…
Florida voters not too crazy for Scott or Florida Legislature
We may have found the reason for Scott’s campaign-like “Victory Tour.” The News Service of Florida reports: About half of Florida voters disapprove of the…
Governor signs law with stricter penalties for crooked politicians
Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) that requires judges to order restitution and 250 hours of community…
Scott visits Apple Market today as part of his ‘Victory Tour’
On Monday, Governor Rick Scott is visiting seven Florida cities on his “KEEP FLORIDA WORKING†Tax Cut Victory Tour to celebrate more than $400 million…
Poll: U.S. Senate race is wide open
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Though Florida will have a closely watched U.S. Senate race next year, voters know little about the…
MCM-BAP backs up, will submit a third plan
At the Pensacola City Council workshop, Miami developer MCM-BAP said it will submit a revised proposal within the next three weeks. The new proposal, the…
Missing pieces to MCM-BAP MOU puzzle
A few more odd points concerning the MCM-BAP MOU: 1) The cover letter is on MCM-BAP letterhead but addressed to Willy A. Bermello of Bermello…
Podcast: State Rep. Clay Ingram tells how Northwest Florida did in FY 2016 budget
State Rep. Clay Ingram says the Naval Flight Academy, Pensacola International Airport and UWF did very well in the FY 2016 budget.
Clay Ingram on Pensacola Speaks today
State Rep. Clay Ingram will be my guest on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5 p.m. The show airs on News Talk 1370 WCOA Monday-Friday from…
Clinton leads Rubio, Bush in Florida
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Democrat Hillary Clinton holds slight edges over Republicans Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush in potential 2016 presidential…
A few more points on MCM-BAP offer
I spoke with Jim Reeves, chairman of the CMPA Board of Directors, last night. He agrees the June 8 offer by MCM-BAP is very different…
Miami Herald names Gaetz surprise star at Jeb rally
The Miami Herald writes State Sen. Don Gaetz delivered some of the best one-liners at Jeb Bush’s campaign launch yesterday in Miami. Gaetz was the…
Gonzalez Sr. passes away
Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr. died in prison Saturday, according to Florida Department of Corrections. He was the getaway driver during the robbery and murders of…
Alexander nominated to be new Pensacola Police Chief
It’s official Chip Simmons is retiring as Police Chief and David Alexander will be nominated to the Pensacola City Council as his replace. Captain Tommi…
State Capital Briefs
‘LIP’ DEAL STRUCK AS BUDGET TALKS CONTINUE Lawmakers have agreed on a formula to divvy up about $2 billion in local, state and federal funding…
Pssst, Pensacola Police Chief moving over to the county
Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons will be announcing, possibly as early as this afternoon, that he will be retiring. He will move over to Escambia…
City Council workshops planned, transparency still a problem
Pensacola City Council President Andy Terhaar emailed the schedule for upcoming workshops on many of the issues I brought up yesterday. The CBRE and Maritime…
Podcast: Grover on juvenile detention costs
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson, president of the Florida Association of Counties, talks about the proposed solution with the state on juvenile detention costs.
