Florida House leaders have proposed a $65.1 billion budget with no pay raises for state employees, but willl allow Gov. Charlie Crist to use reserves and trust funds if Florida’s tax collections…
Reply from Attorney General
Looks like I won’t be prosecuted this time. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Re: Independent News – Walker Holmes Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:14:30 -0400 From: Sandi Copes To: rick@inweekly.net No…
Email to Sandi Copes
My apology to Florida Attorney General: ——- Original Message ——– Subject: Independent News – Walker Holmes Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:56:34 -0500 From: Rick Outzen Reply-To: rick@inweekly.net Organization: Independent News To:…
Attorney General calls about April Fool article
Sandi Copes, press secretary for Attorney General Bill McCollum, called asking for a copy of an article by Walker Holmes that reports the Attorney General is investigating the Pensacola City Council (Council…
Saltmarsh buys blimp, OSC reviewing eBay ideas
There is a marketing war going on between the mega-accounting firms Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund and O’Sullivan Creel. Below is a press release from Saltmarsh on its purchase of the Goodyear Blimp….
No more sewage dumping in bays or sound
ECUA may have had to relocate the Main Street Sewage Treatment plant if a bill that is currently in the Florida Senate becomes law. The utility will definitely have to stop pumping…
Greyhound track may get more regulations
Florida is No. 1 in greyhound racetracks. According to the Miami Herald, state regulators want more inspection power and penalties for animal abusers. The industry has had problems from dog-doping with cocaine…
Insurance may have to cover autism
The Daily News reports that the state legislature may require large group health insurance plans to provide diagnostic screening, intervention and treatment of autism. It would prohibit insurance companies from denying autistic…
Okay, we will help
From my point of view these are the top stories at pnj.com -without video, podcast, webcams or forums: (be aware all pnj.com links may have a limited life span) Channel 98 soon…
Darfur through kids’ artwork
On mission along the border of Chad and Darfur, Human Rights Watch researchers gave children notebooks and crayons to keep them occupied while they spoke with the children’s parents. Without any instruction…
Clay Ford report on state house
Wrap-up Week 4 CS/HB 643 Unanimously Passes The House Legislation protecting homeowners from foreclosure fraud easily passed a full vote in the House Chamber Wednesday.House Bill (HB) 643, the Foreclosure Rescue Fraud…
I have lost some weight
For those of you taking shots at me for the UWF football photo, I do weigh less than I did for this photo: Or this one:
I am a man
The Miami Herald has a solid piece in its Sunday edition on the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. Forty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed at a Memphis…
Where is the news
On Sundays, I work on the Seven Days column for the IN. In the past, I would simply review the news articles on the PNJ and WEAR websites and pick the best…
New people will run
We are hearing several good candidates are considering runs at public office. School Board, County Commission, City Council and State House are the positions being considered. In Escambia County, the Constitutional offices…
Government Budgeting for Dummies
In July 2007, we published our Ballsy Plan IV – Government Budgeting for Dummies I reviewed the article this morning and found we weren’t too far off with some of our ideas:…
UWF Football T-Shirts
These are now available at UWF bookstore.
Moby cries for government workers
PNJ columnist Mark (Moby) O’Brien cries out for the government workers in his column today: It’s painful and awkward, worrying if your job will vanish or change dramatically before the new fiscal…
Record day for IN
The April Fool’s issue has been a tremendous online success. INweekly.net had its busiest Thursday ever with 6,375 unique visitors. The cover story – Pensacola, Alabama? – is now the second most…
Fiesta Forces signup huge success
The Fiesta Forces had their best sign-up party ever last night – adding a record number of new members. If you missed the party, you can still sign up online – www.fiestaoffiveflags.org
