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Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Get your checkbooks ready, PAC chairs and Tallahassee uber-lobbyists for a handful of fundraisers for legislative candidates planned for this week. — — — — — State Rep. Rene Plasencia puts the “fun” in fundraising Saturday, Nov. 11 beginning 10 a.m. at the UCF Softball Field, 4000 Central Florida Blvd. in Orlando. The first-term Republican […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Republican SD 16 candidate Ed Hooper is holding a fundraiser for his 2018 bid on Wednesday in Tallahassee, and the choice of venue should make him feel right at home. The funder is set to run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the swanky new headquarters of The Florida Professional Firefighters, located cattycorner to […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Election night parties will be raging across the state Tuesday. For some, it’s a chance to pop some bottles and celebrate. For others, it will be a somber event, marking the last hurrah of a long, hard-fought campaign. Want to party like a politician? Here’s a rundown of where candidates will be as the polls […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

1 year ago, Election Day delivered Trump, 10 new delegation members Today is Election Day in some communities in Florida and around the country. Other than an occasional special election, House and Senate members are just asking for money instead of votes. Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s shocking victory in the […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. It’s Election Day in an off-year election, which means the most attention being paid is in Virginia. It’s anybody’s guess whether Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam will pull off a win against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie in the race for […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2017

Sixty Days for 10.12.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott, a possible GOP U.S. Senate candidate in 2018, announced he is seeking close to $200 million in tax and fee cuts for his last year in the Governor’s Office. Sen. Jack Latvala asked to be relieved […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2017

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There’s some good news and some bad news for incumbent Rick Kriseman in the final poll of St. Petersburg’s mayoral race. First, the good news for him: He’s leading Baker 47.5 to 45.6 percent. Now, the bad news or just be-careful-what-you-hope-for news: Baker was leading Kriseman in the final poll of the primary phase of this […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Let’s apply some Donald Rumsfeld logic to the scandalized politics engulfing Florida’s capital. “There are things we know we know,” is Rumsfeld’s first dictum. In this case, WE KNOW things like Jeff Clemens had an affair, a private […]

Peter SchorschNovember 5, 2017

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in some cases, one word can be just plain wrong. Case in point is recent reporting on high bacteria levels in Treasure Coast beaches, particularly a story featured on the front page of Thursday’s Stuart News, also featured prominently in TCPalm.com. “Brevard is the only local […]

Peter SchorschNovember 5, 2017

The Florida Transportation Builders’ Association has tapped former Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad to take over for current President Bob Burleson at the beginning of 2019. The FTBA board of directors picked Prasad as the association’s next president in a unanimous vote Friday. Prasad will begin at FTBA as president-designate on December 1, […]

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Get your checkbooks ready for this week’s legislative fundraisers

Ed Hooper heading to Tallahassee for Wednesday fundraiser

It’s not the party, it’s the after party: Where to find St. Pete candidates on election night

The Delegation for 11.7.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.7.17

Sixty Days for 11.6.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Final poll of St. Pete mayoral race gives Rick Kriseman a narrow lead over Rick Baker

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.6.17

TCPalm shows poor editorial judgment with ‘algae’ photo

Personnel Note: Ananth Prasad named President-Designate of FTBA