“Modest” Pensacola-area standard of living costs about $6,000 per month
By Deborah Nelson How much does it cost to live in the Pensacola area? About...
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Aluminum and steel tariff job loss predictions are being exaggerated; impact will be minimal
by Economic Policy Institute The Trump administration recently announced that it would impose tariffs of...
OPINION: Teachers & students lose, contractors win: Florida school safety bill forbids teacher carry, includes $373.4 million security outlay
By Deborah Nelson Florida’s legislature, yesterday, passed a bill that includes $373.4 million in new...
Gaetz memo grandstanding belies his unconstitutional FISA bill vote
by Deborah Nelson It looks like the FBI abused surveillance power in a political attack...
Labor Department says waiter tips belong to bosses – new rule could transfer $5.8 billion from servers to employers
by Deborah Nelson The Labor Department is poised to let bosses keep wait staff tips,...
Navarre kids’ meal program gets a hand from local military, seeks online contest votes
A Navarre charity that provides weekend meals for low income kids is getting some help...
CFJG urges Senate to abolish weaponized filibuster
by Deborah Nelson/Policy Director/Citizens for a Just Government In response to systemic gridlock, Citizens...
Hatchery hate-o-rama a classic symptom of Pensacola stagnancy
Pensacola’s irrepressible “economic development” experts are at it again – and by “it” I mean...
Gaetz misrepresents beach bill…News Journal lets it slide
By Deborah Nelson "No part of our legislation has ever or will ever limit...
Shiny object wins again: infrastructure press conference reporters ask no infrastructure questions
by Deborah Nelson Despite the full on media-circus President Trump’s Tuesday infrastructure press conference turned...
ANALYSIS: Beach bills appear to preserve Escambia, but not Santa Rosa public access
By Deborah Nelson/photo copyright Deborah Nelson It’s not clear if proposed Federal legislation to convert...
OPINION: Interstate insurance sales start with McCarran Ferguson repeal currently languishing in Senate
by Deborah Nelson (reprinted in edited form from Citizens for a Just Government) The Federal Government’s abrogation of...
Evers-led nonprofit offers to lease Bayview Cross from City – UPDATED
A nonprofit preservation group chaired by State Senator Greg Evers (2010 - 2016) has submitted a formal offer to...
Federal flood insurance program $24.6 billion in the hole
By Deborah Nelson The federal program that subsidizes flood insurance for millions of homeowners is...
CJG urges lawmakers to abolish Triumph Gulf Coast and disburse BP damages directly to local governments
Editor's Note: more on Triumph Gulf Coast HERE. Triumph Gulf Coast was created in 2013...
$61.99M Gulf Power base rate hike likely – settlement would bypass hearing
Gulf Power, in a March 20 release, announced that a settlement with Florida's Public Counsel, that includes...
Congress says they’re all about health choice…so why can’t I choose Medicare?
by Deborah Nelson Congressional leaders say they want Americans to have health insurance choices. Fabulous! ...
Ryancare exposes common interests pulling Republican & Democrat puppet strings
By Deborah Nelson The Obamacare-replacement debacle has exposed a dirty little secret Congressional Republicans and...
Elections Commission clears Gaetz-linked PACs; codifies donation loophole in the process
by Deborah Nelson Florida’s Elections Commission says two state political committees that dissolved and gave...
Please don’t feed the troll: Gaetz EPA bill a desperate bid for media attention…arguing in public helps him, not the environment
by Deborah Nelson Dear fellow friends of the environment, Recently, Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a...