Last year the county commissioners paid about 50 senior leaders $2.7 million to quit. This year, the county is considering pay $4 million to get some 370 more county employees to quit….
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 neutral to a very satisfied rating.” The…
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 just how selfish, and greedy the PJCFA…
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 their communities? Better to get the lowest…
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 that Robertson Curtis had the contract. “This…
Local contractor was low bidder on Saengar paint job
By IN reporter Sean Boone When Dooley-Mack was awarded as the contractor for the Saenger Theatre’s renovation project, Robertson-Curtis Inc. was under the impression it was going to be working as a…
Boone Report: Locals would paint Saenger for $16/hour
IN reporter Sean Boone interviewed the protesters: Members of International Union of Painters and Allied Trades stood outside the Saenger Theatre on Tuesday morning to protest the use of out-of-town contracted painters…
Local painters picket Saenger Theatre
The painters working on the renovation of the Saenger Theatre are making $26/hour, but unfortunately they are from Michigan, not Pensacola —according to the leaders of the International Union of Painters and…
Petland to be picketed
The Junior Humane Society of Pensacola will mark St. Valentine’s Day by sponsoring a protest at PETLAND at 6235 Davis Highway in Pensacola from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb….
Miller votes against Children’s Health Insurance
Congressman Jeff Miller voted last Wednesday against Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. Total vote: 290 yeas to 135 nays. The bill will have a posi tive impact on the…
Trustees respond to Attorney General
The Board of Trustees of Northwest Florida State College have sent a letter to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on its March 2008 meeting with State Rep. Ray Sansom in Tallahassee. In…
Moby attacks blog
PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien used his column today to go after this blog: “At https://ricksblog.biz, you will find some good scoops on government. But Rick Outzen often prints unconfirmed items and writes…
Elebash bashes Maren DeWeese
The long-time critic of the Community Maritime Park, C.C. Elebash, is trying to quiet one of the strongest voices for getting the park built, Council member Maren DeWeese. He is claiming on…
Teen violence continues to escalate
WEAR TV is reporting that a 15 year old has been shot in what may be a drive-by shooting. It happened Sunday near the intersection of Figland and Ensley Initial reports indicate…
Who will greet the King and Queen?
The King and Queen of Spain will visit Pensacola next week. We know they will be staying on Pensacola Beach. We know that will land at NAS Pensacola. But who will greet…
Army suicides may exceed war casualties
The Washington Post reports today that the number of soldiers who committed suicide in January could reach 24, a count that would be the highest monthly total since the Army began tabulating…
Pratt keeps city pension
On her blog, Council member Megan Pratt defends her decision to enroll in the city retirement plan….simply because Pratt sees that it’s part of her compensation and she deserves to paid to…
Who is new Florida House Speaker
The Orlando Sentinel tells us that the state rep from Ocala is much like the Panhandle. Larry Cretul has backed losing candidates in recent GOP primaries, including Fred Thompson in last year’s…
DeWeese questions Barker’s analysis
Pensacola City Council member Maren DeWeese is questioning the CMP financing analysis done by city finance director Dick Barker. She has four bullet points: * The change in growth rate of CRA…
She’s baaaack
Former school board member Vanette Webb won her appeal to get the courts to decide whether the Escambia County school district should reimburse her for $200,000 in legal fees that were spent…
