Category: Politics
Pensacola gas prices continue to fail
Per Pensacolagasprice.com, the retail pump prices around 30 cents below where they were last month and the same day last year; Pensacola Today: $3.236 One…
Races On
Candidates eyeing this year’s election season had until noon today to file and qualify. The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office released a finalized list…
BP fines may generate jobs
Mather Economics released on Tuesday its report on the economic impact associated with wetland restoration and risk mitigation spending in the Gulf Coast Region, if…
Moody’s downgrades Airport bonds
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating of Pensacola Airport Enterprise’s outstanding revenue bonds from A3 to Baa1. The downgrade is based on the airport’s…
Was the decline of the daily planned?
In his 2004 book “The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the Information Age,” Philip Meyer imagined “the final stages†of how a newspaper owner who…
Citizens are voting for pension cuts
The City of Pensacola is negotiating union contracts with fire, police and its general government worker unions. Pensions have to be a big part of…
League, Rock the Vote Return to Florida
Following last week’s decision in federal court, third-party voter registration groups are looking to get back to work. Claiming that Florida’s newly passed H.B. 1355…
City Budget Presentation
At the request of Mayor Ashton Hayward, the Pensacola City Council will hold a special meeting Monday. The meeting has been scheduled in order for…
Dollars in the Swamp
The Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve may be seeing some improvements soon. During its meeting this week, the Escambia County Commission will be looking at dedicating…
Buzz: New candidate could close primary
Henry John Misiak has pre-filed to run as a Write-In Candidate in the Clerk of the Circuit Court race for the 2012 General Election. This…
Beach Traffic continues to improve
The brief fall in beach traffic in April is a distant memory. The Santa Rosa Island Authority is reporting another strong weekend at the toll…
Visit Pensacola selects out-of-town agencies
Press Release: Visit Pensacola has completed its search for agencies of record to develop and implement an integrated marketing plan, including research, advertising and public…
