Tag: Diane Mack
Pensacola native, Booker T. Washington alum wins prestigious award
The University of Iowa Press book Dubuque’s Forgotten Cemetery: Excavating a Nineteenth-century Burial Ground in a Twenty-first-century City by Robin M. Lillie and Jennifer E….
Pensacola: The Historic Elections of 1951
by Diane Mack, president of The Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida On April 24, 1951, voters went to the polls in the…
IN 2015 Rising Star to lead Institute workshop on preparing for politics, Feb. 28
Dr. Jenna Emery, assistant professor of government at UWF and a new Inweekly rising star, will be the lead facilitator at an interactive leadership workshop…
Taxi Issue Put Off
Yesterday City Council decided to hold off on approving an amendment to an ordinance that would effect taxicab operations. The amendment to Ch. 7-10 of…
What to expect in the mayor’s race
Conventional political wisdom says that an incumbent must have 45 percent of the primary vote to win a run-off. If this holds true, then Mike…
Diane Mack’s Vision Statement and Campaign Platform
We published Ashton Hayward’s plan in the Buzz last week. Here is Diane Mack’s platform: Pensacola 2011-2014 Diane Mack for Mayor Vision Statement & Campaign…
Mack comments on petition drive
COMMENTARY ON THE PETITION DRIVE Diane Mack City Councilwoman 7/14/10 Imagine you are the president of a technology company and that you are planning to…
Pensacola Promise is before City Council today – 3:15
Councilwoman Maren DeWeese will present her committee’s proposal for making it possible for City of Pensacola high school graduate to attend college. She is on…
Buzz: Lewis to file against Hall
Although nothing has been posted on the Supervisor of Elections website, Christopher J. Lewis is rumored to be running against Councilman Sam Hall for the…
Stafford is not running
Spoke with Supervisor of Elections David Stafford. He has decided not to run for Pensacola mayor. “My wife and I had time to really talk…
Mack prefiles for mayor
Pensacola City Councilwoman Diane Mack prefiled this morning to run for mayor in the November election.The inside buzz is that she wanted to file prior…
Buzz: City musical chairs
This is the buzz on the Pensacola city elections. We are expecting to see people file for the mayor’s race before the end of the…
Mack votes Yes for charter
In a big blow to the No Boss Mayor effort, the Pensacola City Council’s most independent member, Diane Mack, has announced that she is supporting…
Mack has a plan for Port
In all the hubbub over Blue Angels Week, Santa Claus wanting Ferdinand Plaza and the numerous Sunshine Law investigations, Councilwoman Diane Mack’s proposal for putting…
Mack responds to Pension ideas
From Councilwoman Diane Mack: Dear Rick, In response to today’s blog post regarding Dr. Pratt’s pension proposal, I would ask that you give thoughtful attention…
Where’s the beef?
That’s the question that I and others had after Commissioner Gene Valentino’s prerecorded presentation and the follow-up Q&A on Tuesday, May 19. The only change…
Hall lags behind new council members
Sam Hall is the first Pensacola City Council member to have blog. He is lagging behind the new council members with his posts. Hall lasted…
Mack continues pushing on CMP
Council member Diane Mack plans to make a motion on the CMPA developer negotiations today at the Committee of the Whole: In a letter to…
Mack pushes for action on CMP
Pensacola City Council member Diane Mack has sent out this email: Lacey Collier, Chairman Community Maritime Park Association Board Dear Lacey, The progress of negotiations…
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…
