Category: Politics
Gov. Scott proposes $673 million in cuts in taxes and fees
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a proposed $77 billion budget yesterday morning at the AP Legislative Planning Session. His “Keep Florida Working Budget” for 2015-16 uses…
Update: Commissioner Robinson wants to bring back confederate flag to Bay Center
Commissioner Grover Robinson has asked the county staff to draft a resolution that would allow five flags, including a Confederate flag, to be flown at…
Had a ball in Tallahassee @ AP Legislative Planning Session
The AP Legislative Planning Session was great. It was an opportunity to sit in a room with the top political writers in the state and…
Road Trip: AP Legislative Planning Session
This morning I’m on the road to Tallahassee to attend the 2015 AP Legislative Planning Session. Last year, we expanded our coverage of state issues…
WSRE: Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation airs on Jan. 29
WSRE-TV’s “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation” will be air live on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 7-8 p.m. Jeff Weeks will moderate the show on…
WCOA hosts town hall meeting with Congressman Jeff Miller on Friday
On Friday, Jan. 30, News Talk 1370 WCOA will host a town hall meeting with Congressman Jeff Miller. This town hall meeting will be held…
Lawmakers to consider new medical marijuana plan
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Less than three months after Florida voters narrowly rejected a plan to legalize medical marijuana, a Republican…
Scott’s press office responds with written answers to the firing/resignation of FDLE commissioner
Governor Scott’s Press Office: FAQ on FDLE – January 22, 2015 Q: Is it true that Gerald Bailey (FDLE Commissioner) was forced to resign? Prior…
Pensacola Coffee Party meets on campaign finance and anti-corruption act
Pensacola Coffee Party is holding an open planning meeting 6:30-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at West Florida Public Library Tryon Branch, 1200 Langley Avenue….
Pensacola City Council discusses its staff today
Nearly three months after the Pensacola voters narrowly approved a charter amendment (52%-48%) that gave the Pensacola City Council the power to hire its own…
State Capital Briefs: Telemedicine and gun bills in the legislature
SENATE BILL COULD CLEAR WAY FOR TELEMEDICINE After lawmakers could not reach agreement on the issue last year, two senators filed a proposal Thursday that…
Scott wants more agency changes
By JIM TURNER AND MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants the state Cabinet to reconsider how it handled…
City fire pension nearly fully funded
Richard Grover, a member of the city of Pensacola fire pension board, passed on to Inweekly the latest actuarial report on the fire pension. The…
Context Florida: Baileygate takes an ominous turn
By Dan Gelber Baileygate took a foul turn Sunday from bad political optics to something much more ominous. And the Florida Cabinet and Legislature need…
Viewpoint: The Last Lynching — The Beulah Mae Donald Story
By Margaret Albrecht When I was 14 years old, a young man was hanged on the streets of a nearby town. His name was Michael Donald….
Stormwater workshop set for Jan. 22
The City of Pensacola and Escambia County will hold a joint public workshop to discuss stormwater management within the Pensacola Bay Basin, and information regarding…
Food and beer now available at Pensacola International Airport
It has taken nearly a year, but Mayor Ashton Hayward’s vision of having national brand food service at the Pensacola International Airport has become a…
IRS rules volunteer firefighters are really county employees
The Internal Revenue Service has been auditing Escambia County’s volunteer fire departments. The agency ruled the stipends paid to volunteer firefighters are taxable wages subject…
New controversy brewing in state capital over FDLE
The Naples News reports that former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey was forced out of office by Gov. Rick Scott. Why is…
Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice meets on Friday
The Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice will hold its first meeting on Friday, Jan. 16, from 12:30 until 4:45 p.m. in Room 412…
