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Peter SchorschDecember 7, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. A top-of-Sunburn happy birthday wish to our dear friend and bannerman, Mark Ferrulo, the longtime executive director of Progress Florida. He’ll probably take a lot of grief from his friends on the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Tesla, the “electric cars, solar panels and clean energy storage” company, is asking state utility regulators to, well, keep their hands off the equipment. The Palo Alto, California-based company wants the Public Service Commission (PSC) to opine that Tesla’s leasing […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Our apologies. We teased that the appointments of Richard Corcoran as Education Commissioner and Jared Moskowitz as Director of Emergency Management were going to be rolled out Wednesday. However, those announcements have been […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida Commission on Ethics will hold public hearings to fill in an important blank in a new constitutional amendment on lobbying restrictions. Amendment 12 was approved by a whopping 79 percent of voters in November; it needed at least […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Look for the Ron DeSantis transition team to make official today what has been speculated about this past week: Richard Corcoran for Education Commissioner and Jared Moskowitz for Director of Emergency Management. […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Breaking Tuesday afternoon, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has resigned, clearing the way for Governor-elect Ron DeSantis to appoint his own person, expected to be former House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a school choice champion. — Will the Capitol rotunda go empty […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Breaking overnight — State Rep. Byron Donalds lost his bid to become chair of the Collier County GOP, dealing a near-fatal setback to his ambitions to become the next chair of the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot State gambling regulators say they’ll rewrite — again — a proposed rule governing the drug testing of racing greyhounds. A notice of “rule development” was posted Monday in the Florida Administrative Register, the daily publication of proposed rules and public […]

Peter SchorschDecember 3, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Joe Henderson, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. The death of former President George H.W. Bush brought deserved tributes from around the globe for his decency, sense of service and family, and a life filled with achievement. He […]

Peter SchorschDecember 1, 2018

Takeaways from Tallahassee — New Mayor, new style There used to be 11 city-funded positions in the Tallahassee Mayor’s Office. But now that number is four (if you include the receptionist). Newly sworn-in Mayor John Dailey said he cut the seven positions — a mix of paid fellows and interns — because his new team […]

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.7.18

Last Call for 12.6.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.6.18

Last Call for 12.5.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.5.18

Last Call for 12.4.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.4.18

Last Call for 12.3.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.3.18

Takeaways from Tallahassee — New mayor, new style