Tag: Ashton Hayward
Lobbyists earn nearly $30 million last quarter in Florida
The News Service of Florida reports lobbyists earned about $30 million during the year’s third quarter for their work in the Legislature, according to a…
Cities and counties debate how to handle pot dispensaries
The City of Miami Beach passed last Thursday a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the…
Hammer: private dollars should pay for lobbyists, not public
In a viewpoint in the Tallahassee Democrat, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said that she agrees with incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran when it comes…
Corcoran sets out new Florida House rules, will City of Pensacola follow his lead?
Yesterday, Speaker-designate of the Florida House Richard Corcoran released the 2016 – 2018 proposed House Rules. The new rules push for more transparency and place…
Hayward proposes 2017 Street Paving plan, $15-million loan for Pensacola Energy
On Nov. 17, the Pensacola City Council will consider the 2017 Street Paving Plan that Mayor Ashton Hayward has proposed. The 2017 plan covers approximately…
House Speaker could cut off Mayor Hayward’s lobbying efforts
House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran last week told the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald that is was a “disgrace for cities and counties to hire lobbyists.†Corcoran…
Is panhandling the next big problem for downtown Pensacola?
In a letter sent last Friday, Downtown Improvement Board chair John Peacock has asked Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council to address “a…
City set to borrow more money
At the Oct. 10 Agenda Review Conference, the head of Pensacola Energy told the Pensacola City Council that he will be bringing to the board…
Fact finding: VT MAE Briefing Book
Two weeks ago, Mayor Ashton Hayward provided the most detail explanation of the $46-million VT MAE MRO facility at the Pensacola International Airport. A briefing…
Workforce housing town hall meeting, Oct. 27
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced two weeks ago that he would be presenting a workforce housing plan to Pensacola City Council in November. Other than…
Pensacola Mayor can moonlight, maybe
One section of the 2010 Pensacola City Charter that has made some reluctant to run for mayor is Article IV, Section 4.01(a)(14), which states the…
City of Pensacola has $24 million in bank for VT MAE hangar
Last week, the Mayor Ashton Hayward’s staff gave the Pensacola City Council and Escambia Board of County Commissioners an accounting on the funds for VT…
