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Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Floridians are freaked out over algae blooms that have plagued the state’s waterways, including Lake Okeechobee. That’s one finding from the latest statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). Of those polled, 53 […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Take a few moments to read the opening paragraph of the New York Times story about Tuesday’s Republican runoff in the Georgia gubernatorial race. “Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state, captured the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, easily dispatching the preferred candidate of the state party establishment after a series of provocative ads that evoked […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Former Tampa police chief Jane Castor continues to dominate early polling of the 2019 mayoral race, but her numbers have fallen back to earth as support for her four other major opponents inches up. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls and commissioned by Florida Politics, Castor commands 41 percent of likely voter […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. According to a new Florida Politics poll of Tampa voters, Jane Castor is a clear favorite to become the city’s next mayor. In the latest survey of the 2019 race, St. Pete […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge has rejected the state’s request for a rehearing in a battle about whether lawmakers properly carried out a 2014 constitutional amendment that required spending on land and water conservation. That sets the case up to potentially next […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. The primary election may be five weeks away, but the votes are about to start coming in. Starting Tuesday, mail ballots will go out en masse to the more than 2.2 million […]

Peter SchorschJuly 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to Florida State University (FSU) over procedures done last year on hamsters in the school’s research laboratories. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released the document Monday, which it […]

Peter SchorschJuly 23, 2018

(This post has been updated to reflect that Pres. Trump will visit Florida on July 31.) According to a report in POLITICO’s Florida Playbook, President Donald Trump is slated to visit the Sunshine State to campaign for U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis on July 31. Instead of when he is coming, maybe the better question to […]

Peter SchorschJuly 23, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Recent polls have shown U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis rocketing ahead of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the Republican primary for Florida governor, but the Florida Chamber of Commerce says in a polling […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2018

Clouds are brewing over the journalism industry, but the long-term forecast is promising. That’s according to Diane McFarlin, the former publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and current dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism. She delivered a media ‘forecast’ to an audience of UF alumni in Tallahassee this week. In the short term, […]

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Last Call for 7.25.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Georgia gubernatorial race a harbinger of things to come in Florida

Jane Castor still dominates poll of race for Tampa mayor, but David Straz, others inch up

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.25.18

Last Call for 7.24.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.24.18

Last Call for 7.23.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Does Ron DeSantis really want Donald Trump to campaign for him in Florida?

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.23.18

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Weathering the storm