What are our lawmakers doing?

Clay Ford is sponsoring these bills: HB 103 – Voyeurism: Prohibits secretly viewing, for specified purposes, either under or through clothing being worn by another…

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Clarification on Inspection Fund

This fund is an Enterprise Account and doesn’t take money from the general fund. It pays for itself with fees. I received this email: “Years…

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Photos of the Saengar renovations

The IN got a tour of the work inside the Saengar:

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County Enterprise Funds report

The first quarter reports for Escambia County were submitted to the county commission earlier this month. They cover from Oct. 1, 2008-Dec. 31, 2008. The…

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Staff told to draft regulations for bingo halls

Council member Maren DeWeese got the Pensacola City Council to approve asking city staff to draft an ordinance to regulate bingo operations. Other cities have…

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Another marathon City Council meeting

The Pensacola City Council is working hard. They held another 3 hour-plus meeting last night. IN reporter Sean Boone was there: News:Speed Limit Reduced For…

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ECSO beefs up traffic enforcement

Sheriff David Morgan says that during his campaign one of the top five complaints he heard was the lack of traffic enforcement. “I still hear…

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Street level law enforcement

Thyrie Bland reports in the daily newspaper that Sheriff David Morgan is walking the neighborhoods. I spoke with Sheriff Morgan this morning. He is also…

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Only 1 out of 10 is very satisfied with county government

I’ve spent some time reviewing the 2008 Escambia County Citizen Survey. The county press release touts that “85.5 percent of the residents responded with a…

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PJC Faculty- greedy union

I received this email yesterday: I am commenting about your article, “PJC FACULTY OUTRAGED OVER CUTS”. The article, very well written by the way, showed…

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Another view on using locals

Mark O’Brien brings up an interesting point on his blog: “What happens when Mobile, Milton and Gulf Breeze also decide to keep their dollars in…

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Commissioner upset about Saenger

Commissioner Grover Robinson isn’t happy about a Michigan paint contractor getting the work over a local business that was apparently the low bidder. Robinson thought…

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