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...
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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...
Florida Public Counsel calls for $2 million Gulf Power reduction instead of rate hike: cites excessive profits, salaries, payments to Southern Company
By Deborah Nelson The public attorney representing customers against Gulf Power in a rate hike...
Bill would require local sales tax hikes appear on General Election ballot
By Deborah Nelson A proposed bill, currently winding its way through Florida legislative committees, would...
Draft Navy study predicts no significant environmental impact with Beulah landing field swap
By Deborah Nelson A proposal to exchange Navy outlying landing field (OLF) 8 in Beulah...
Gulf Power residential bills are third-highest in Florida
By Deborah Nelson Gulf Power residential customers have the third-highest bills in Florida, according to...
Federal government creates propaganda ministry
$60 million budget appears to include media bribe money; “personal services” handout jobs By Deborah...
Miller’s veterans bill passes House unanimously
District 1 U.S. House Representative and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chair Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla)...
Take my rights, please: most Americans have already signed a basic Constitutional protection away
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the...
2016 election spotlights mainstream media irrelevance
Amid the fanfare surrounding 2016’s Presidential outcome, another major power shift emerged this campaign season...
Populism Trumps politicians – but don’t count them out yet
With President-elect Donald Trump’s win last night, America gave our political leech class their walking...