HB 1143: Revamping the Baker Act
House Bill 1143 is the most substantial bill that Representative Patt Maney put together in 2022. The bill changes some of the policies and procedures that cover voluntary and involuntary admissions under the Baker Act. The Baker Act is the state law which enables families or loved ones to provide emergency mental health services […]
House Bill 873: Obscuring the Death Penalty
Updates to the Bill: HB 873 received a 14-0 favorable vote from the Criminal Justice and Safety Subcommittee on 1/18/22. Story: State representative Patt Maney has filed a whopping 34 bills for the 2022 legislative session. While we won’t be able to keep up with all of them, because, hey, this is a part-time gig […]
Coding For Freedom
House Bill 3637 – Representative Patt Maney has filed a bill in the Florida House, which (if it passed) would provide $1.25 million in the state budget for the Florida Department of Corrections to teach prisoners how to code as a way of ensuring that they are not repeat visitors to the state’s penal system. […]
Get ready for delays on John Sims in 2022 – here’s when to expect them:
Update: signs along John Sims Parkway have updated the start of construction date. We can now expect construction to begin on Feb. 7th. If you plan to commute on John Sims Parkway in the evenings during most of 2022, get ready for delays. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has informed the city it will […]
MBN – Parking Spaces and Falling Planes
“It seems like we are putting the cart before the horse on this one,” Councilman Nodjomian quipped before a 5-0 vote to approve the reduction of parking spaces for a potential hotel from 1.3 spaces per room to 1 space per room at January 11th’s council meeting. The councilman’s problem stems from the area where […]
Kayaks and Canoes Put-In to Launch in August
work continues at the site of the new Canoe and Kayak launch. the facility should be ready to go by August of 2022. Good news for outdoors enthusiasts, the Turkey Creek canoe and kayak launch has made it past its materials issues and has a new date for completion. The launch will be just to […]
How many arrests did Niceville have last year? ➕ more end of year stats from Niceville PD
NPD Chief David Popwell talked numbers at the end of January 11th’s Niceville City Council meeting. According to the chief – NPD made 140 felony arrests and 214 arrests for misdemeanors. I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t give you something to compare it to – so, here goes: Niceville’s arrests work out […]
Governor DeSantis Gives State of the State – Democrats Respond
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Governor DeSantis during his State of the State Address. The Florida Legislature kicked off its annual session with a State of the State speech from Governor Ron DeSantis. The governor is facing re-election against State Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried and has been rumored to want a shot at the […]
