By Jose Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report Okaloosa County commissioners spent part of this year’s budget season explaining why they had to cut roughly $250,000 in funding to local […]
Two Thousand Jobs, One Average Wage: The Question Behind Pensacola’s $123 Million Shipyard
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | September 24, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. Public agencies are lining up about $123 million for a shipyard at the Port of Pensacola, […]
The Defense Boom That’s Pricing Out Pensacola: When $22 Billion in Military Spending Can’t House Its Own Sailors
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | The Navarro Report | September 22, 2026 I lived in Pensacola for twenty years. I built a healthcare organization here. I earned two degrees […]
Pensacola’s $1.4 Million Question: What the State’s Audit Gets Right, and What It Misses
A financial controller’s read on Florida DOGE’s Pensacola findings — and on the report’s own methodology BY JOSE E. NAVARRO, MBA · THE NAVARRO REPORT · PENSACOLA, FLA. When Florida’s […]
The Fund That Owes Your County Money: Inside Tallahassee’s $1.5 Billion Emergency Fund Hole
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | Florida Panhandle | September 18, 2026 TALLAHASSEE. Florida lawmakers approved another $250 million for the state’s emergency fund this week. They did it less […]
“On a Credit Card”: How Panama City Is Financing Its Marina Without a Repayment Plan
By Jose E. Navarro, MBA | San Diego | September 16, 2026 When Panama City commissioners walked away from a proposed partnership with City Marina Partners last December, they gained […]
FSU Fired Its Athletics Director Two Games Into the Season. The Real Target May Be the Coach He Protected.
Michael Alford’s dismissal isn’t really about Alford. It’s about a $50 million buyout standing between Florida State and its head coach. By Jose E. Navarro | Florida Panhandle Affairs | […]
Florida’s Insurance Crisis Is Easing. The Panhandle Coast Didn’t Get the Memo.
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | Florida Panhandle Affairs Tallahassee has been telling a good-news story about home insurance all year. Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run insurer […]