Category: Politics
BTW: No new contract for city attorney
The Pensacola City Council and media were told last Wednesday that the city would execute a new contract with City Attorney Lysia Bowling, a contract…
PS Podcast: Rick Wilson on Chris Christie- ‘Guy is dead but two dumb to lay down and start stinking’
On Pensacola Speaks, I interviewed GOP political strategist Rick Wilson on the various Republican presidential hopefuls. He is no fan of New Jersey Gov. Chris…
Bare’s proposed ordinance that prohibits the use of private email when conducting official city business.
Here is the summary memo from Councilman Charles Bare on his proposed ordinance: All employees and elected officials in the city are provided with government-issued…
Council to consider banning private emails for official business
Besides want to discuss the termination of the CBRE’s listing agreement with the CBRE, Councilman Charles Bare also wants the council to discuss banning the…
PS Podcast: CMPA wins appeals case against former master developer
While the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Ashton Hayward debate with to do with its listing agent for the Community Maritime Park, the CMPA won…
Hayward appoints Olson administrator
The announcement comes after three major miscues by the Barker-Fountain-Olson triumvirate: CBRE fee structure change, City Attorney’s illegal contract and FAA grant denial. Does Olson…
PS Today: CBRE, VT-MAE and Children
On Pensacola Speaks, Councilman Charles Bare will talk about his proposal to terminate CBRE’s listing agreement for the Maritime Park. He will be followed by…
City Council to discuss terminating CBRE listing agreement for CMP
Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare will be placing on the agenda for the April council meeting a motion to terminating CBRE’s listing agreement for the…
Gaetz explains state budget differences
A message for Sen. Don Gaetz: With four weeks of work behind us and five weeks of decisions ahead, the Florida Legislature is bearing down…
Apparently Scott does not agree w/Grover and Wilson on the confederate heritage
BACKROOM BRIEFING: APPOMATTOX FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS? By BRANDON LARRABEE, JIM TURNER AND TOM URBAN THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Former Confederate soldiers might not be…
Council passes Move to Amend resolution
Mike Potters let me know last night that the Pensacola City Council passed last night the resolution endorsing the constitutional amendment supported by Move to…
PS podcast: Matt Gaetz on tax cuts and Charlotte’s Web
On Pensacola Speaks, Rep. Matt Gaetz, chairman of the House Finance & Tax Committee, talks about the huge tax cuts his committee passed. He also…
Grover fights for funds in Tallahassee
County commissioners from various parts of the state urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve a proposal that could end a long-running battle about how to split…
Bondi early favorite for U.S. Senate in 2016
GOP insiders keep telling me that Marco Rubio will run for president and forego an second term in the U.S. Senate. If he does, then…
PS podcast: Myers on Move to Amend
Tomorrow night, the Pensacola Coffee Party and Northwest Florida Move to Amend will attend the Pensacola City Council meeting to speak out in favor of…
City attorney contract a ‘honest error’
The city of Pensacola’s chief operations officer sent an email to Pensacola City Council yesterday a little before 6 p.m. regarding what she called an…
House passes steeper tax cut, deeper than what Scott wanted
The Florida House passed $690 million tax-reduction package that offers sales-tax holidays and eliminating taxes on gun-club memberships, college textbooks, materials purchased at book fairs…
PS Podcast: Underhill on his first 100 days
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill came on Pensacola Speaks yesterday and talked about the county projects in District 2 and about the creation of cybersecurity…
PS Podcast: Spencer wants to reduce size of CMPA board
On Pensacola Speaks, Councilman Brian Spencer talks about the issues with the CMPA board and suggests it may be time to reduce its size to…
It is official, Lysia Bowling is new city attorney
The Mayor’s office emailed last Thursday to the council copies of the contract for Lysia Bowling, the new city attorney. Strangely, the contract makes Bowling…
