Category: Politics

NorthEscambia.com reports that Escambia County Commission voted 5-0 Thursday night to repeal the West Fraser’s ad valorem tax breaks, and voted 5-0 to delay action…

Shares of Mexican cement and building materials maker Cemex fell 19% Thursday as dismal results from a debt exchange spurred investors to take profits following…

When a senior staff member quits, he is required to give a 90-day notice. According to Escambiia County PIO, Sonya Smith, the County Administrator has…

The Lunchtime Buzz is that Mayor John Fogg and Councilmen Jack Nobles, Ronald Townsend and Mike DeSorbo will not be there. Sam Hall is a…

From an email blast being sent around town—Once again City Staff is campaigning against the wishes of the Pensacola City Council. Who works for who?…

The DROP plan allows employees to retire from the Florida Retirement System and have their benefits accumulate in a trust fund. Employees then are able…

In April 2008, County Administrator Bob McLaughlin announced a county reorganization. Eighteen departments would be merged into six bureaus. It required some department heads to…

Sean Boone attended yesterday’s Pensacola Charter Review Commission meeting. He reports: The Charter Review Commission agreed upon several powers and duties for an executive mayoral…

The latest “fact” being used to fight the stadium at the Community Maritime Park is this quote from Allen Sanderson, University of Chicago economist that…

When the Community Maritime Park referendum was forced on the City by Councilman Marty Donovan and Save Our City, all parties agreed to stand by…

We hear that architect Miller Caldwell will be making a proposal to the City and the Friends of the Library to move the proposed new…

One of the arguments for expansion of the frozen chicken operation at the Port is that the warehouses are away from the northern end of…