The transition to new city government begins Jan 1

City Attorney Rusty Wells issued today a memo to Mayor Mike Wiggins on the new charter, which I have received a copy of. It’s a…

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Poker coming to dogtrack

Mobile Press Register is reporting: “Officials at Pensacola Greyhound Track in western Escambia County expect the track’s poker room to open “around the end of…

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Tourism boomed this summer

Press Release: Despite a slow economy, tourism numbers in the Pensacola Bay Area were the second-highest in history. From Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30,…

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Rawlins defeated strong mayor in Sarasota

The No Boss Mayor effort may have actually had more to do with the state and national interests wanting to stop “strong mayor” than any…

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From SOE

Press Release: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford today reminded voters that all mail ballots for the City of Pensacola Charter Referendum must…

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Election eve analysis

As of Saturday, 12,144 votes had been received by the Supervisor of Elections. The over 65 voters are still the largest percentage of the voters…

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BTW: DC check deposited Nov. 2

On November 2 when the No Boss Mayor had released its challenge that both sides should tell the voters who is supporting each side of…

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Eagan faces new charge

Tim Eagan – former Marty Donovan campaign worker and the man who wanted so badly to present to the Pensacola City Council his plans for…

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Crist is slipping

In ten months Marco Rubio has gone from 5 percent of the GOP vote in 2010 U.S. Senate race to a whopping 37 percent. Gov….

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Is Morning Joe slipping

The New York Observer reports “…Morning Joe is struggling to hang on to viewers. So far this fall, from Sept. 1 through Nov. 13, according…

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Take Stock in Children

I attended today a luncheon for Take Stock in Children – a college scholarship program for Escambia County’s public school students. Each year, sixth grade…

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Mobile Council approves $80M bond for museum.

According to the Mobile Press Register, The Mobile City Council voted 6-1 this morning to take out more than $80 million in bonds to refinance…

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