Category: Politics
City of Pensacola hires new PIO
City COO Tamara Fountain announced this afternoon that Vernon Stewart has been hired as the city’s public information officer. In her email introduction, Fountain said,…
Move to Amend meets on Wednesday
Northwest Florida Move to Amend will have a steering committee meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Tryon Public Library, 1200 Langley Avenue. They…
PS Today: Rick Wilson and Kevin Cate on Clinton and Rubio
Yesterday, former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton announced that she will be seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. This afternoon, U.S….
Viewpoint: What is a Strong Mayor?
By George Hawthorne, CEO, Diversity Program Advisors, Inc. Writing “strong memos†does not make a “strong mayor†in the absence of concise actions, transactional transparency…
Ryan Wiggins: What the heck is going on in Tallahassee
Ryan Wiggins, founder of Full Impact Strategies, talks on Pensacola Speaks about the circus going on in Tallahassee. She gives an update on Charlotte’s Web…
Out from behind the memos, Hayward speaks to WCOA
On Friday, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was a guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Good Morning Gulf Coast” with Don Parker and Jim Sanborn. The…
Weekly State Roundup: Bills living, dying and in limbo
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA On a week when Jimmy Buffett came to the Capitol, one major piece of legislation ended up…
University gun bill holstered by Senate
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Senate likely will not move forward with a controversial measure that would allow people with concealed-weapons…
Mayor Hayward further clarifies CBRE position, cuts fee by $1M
We received this email from the mayor’s office. Rather than hold a press conference, Mayor Hayward prefers communicating through press releases. Once again, he vouched…
Battle over gay adoption riles Gaetz
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced a controversial bill that would allow private adoption agencies…
House now wants more prison oversight
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying that reform must happen, a Florida House panel on Tuesday pushed forward a plan aimed at…
Mayor voices his opinion on CBRE with late night memo
A little before 7:30 p.m., City COO Tamara Fountain sent to the Pensacola City Council an email with several attachments regarding the CBRE and the…
