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Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2018

There appears to be a concerted effort between the state and federal government toward making industrial hemp a mainstream commodity. At the end of June, the U.S. Senate passed the 2018 Farm Bill by an 86-11 vote. Among the provisions: language removing hemp, a cannabis plant material with low levels of THC, from the federal […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2018

Volunteer Florida announced two recent changes to the organization’s leadership: — Gov. Rick Scott appointed David Mica Jr. to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Volunteer Florida. — The Volunteer Florida Commission unanimously voted Autumn Karlinsky to preside as Chair for the 2018-19 year. “Volunteer Florida is always ready to support our local communities, especially […]

Peter SchorschJuly 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another self-imposed deadline, another delay. The federal government has again asked a Tallahassee judge to delay any rulings while it decides whether to get involved in a lawsuit over records on March’s pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University that […]

Peter SchorschJuly 12, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Just in from the field is a new St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by Florida Politics that is sure to reset the current narrative in the GOP primary for Attorney General. After […]

Peter SchorschJuly 11, 2018

Do the Tampa Bay Rays know what league they’re playing in? I’m not talking about on-the-field, where they play in the MLB against the Yankees and the Red Sox. I’m talking about off-the-field, where the team is hoping to convince a cash-strapped community to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build it a new […]

Peter SchorschJuly 11, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Let’s admit something right up front. We had to suppress a gasp yesterday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays unveiled the sticker price for the proposed baseball stadium in Ybor City, where […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A trio of rallies tomorrow will call for Gov. Rick Scott “to retract the state’s appeals on two medical marijuana constitutional challenge cases,” the organizer said in a news release. Three protests will take place simultaneously Wednesday at noon — […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Longtime Tampa public radio host Rob Lorei is seeking to divorce his wife of 33 years. The 63-year-old St. Petersburg resident, the oldest of 10 siblings, is well-known local media personality in the Tampa Bay area. He is a co-founder of WMNF non-commercial radio and serves as its current news and public affairs director, as […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

President Donald Trump is nominating influential conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as he seeks to shift the nation’s highest court further to the right. Trump chose the 53-year-old federal appellate judge for the seat opened up by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh would be less receptive to abortion and gay […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. During his month as a candidate for Florida Governor, Jeff Greene has been a man of few words. But when he does speak up, he can cut deep. Greene wasn’t particularly vicious when he laid into […]

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Takeaways from Tallahassee — Hemp on horizon?

Personnel note: David Mica Jr. named CEO of Volunteer Florida

Last Call for 7.12.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 7.12.18

Rays’ stadium dream reveal a reminder that team’s politics are still minor-league

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.11.18

Last Call for 7.10.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Longtime Tampa media personality Rob Lorei files for divorce

Florida politicians react to Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 7.10.18