Category: Politics
Pensacola to Host Florida Conference on Neighborhoods
Press Release: Mayor Ashton Hayward today announced that Pensacola will be the site for the 2012 Florida Neighborhoods Conference. This event, held next summer, marks…
Council members comment on budget message
We had reporter Jeremy Morrison track down the few council members who missed the State of the City address. He posted this story this morning:…
S&P Rating Really Downgrade of the Political Leadership’s Credibility
Viewpoint by George Hawthorne, Chairman, Gulf Coast African Chamber of Commerce, Inc. — The recent downgrade of the United States ‘AAA’credit rating should be a…
City Budget: Welcome to the Neighborhood
by Jeremy Morrison – Mayor Ashton Hayward outlined his vision for Pensacola’s future this week via his first State of the City address. One of…
Randall Lane new editor of Forbes magazine
My editor at The Daily Beast, Randall Lane, is the new editor of Forbes magazine. It was Randall who guided me through the coverage of…
Psst, a nuclear plant surcharge may be in your future
In the next two weeks, the Florida Public Service Commission must decide in public hearings how much the state’s two largest utilities — Florida Power…
Buzz: Mitchell to run for ECUA seat
Clorissti Mitchell, a young bright African-American leader who worked hard on the Lumon May for State Representative campaign in 2008, told the IN yesterday that…
Mayor Hayward’s State of the City address
Today is an exciting day for our City. As part of our City’s journey through a new Charter, and the transition to…
Pensacola 9/11 Rememberance
Peter King and Michael McCartanare organizing the Pensacola 9/11 Rememberance. They are currently scheduling the program to include speaker Dr. Mountcastle from UWF we’re tentatively…
July jobs report not as dire as reported
John Peacock, with Edward Jones, shared this information on the July jobs report: The July jobs report brought some much-needed good news for the economy….
Transcript of Studer speech to CMPA board
Here is the transcript of Quint Studer’s speech before the Community Maritime Park Board of Trustees at its workshop on Wednesday, August 3: You know…
Buzz: Record June of Bed Tax
Bed Tax collections for June 2011 where up 38.72% over June of 2010. (June 2010 collections where down 14.6% due to Oil Spill crisis) Total…
