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Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz announced she would spend her Saturday hosting a “Deviled Crab Throwdown” at Higgins Hall in her Tampa district. “Nothing gets people in Tampa fired up quite like debating who makes the best deviled crab, so I decided to hold a contest to settle the argument once and for all,” Cruz […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Lake Worth Democrat Jeff Clemens resigned from the Florida Senate on Friday, effective immediately. “I have made mistakes I ashamed of, and for the past six months I have been focused on becoming a better person,” he said in a statement sent to news media. “But it is clear to me that task is impossible […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Tallahassee has a Harvey Weinstein problem. Obviously, I did not know then what I think I know now about Senator Jeff Clemens. Frankly, had I, I would not have been that circumspect. That was then. This is now. We know what we know today thanks to the dogged reporting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

This morning, POLITICO Florida reported that incoming Senate Democratic leader Jeff Clemens apologized for having an affair with a lobbyist during the last legislative session. “The affair between Clemens and lobbyist Devon West came to a head at the end of the regular spring lawmaking session, when West came into possession of Clemens’ Apple laptop, and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

A frenzied week winds down in Washington What a week. Over the past five days, news has broken on serious policy matters, investigations, political intrigue, bipartisan cooperation, and partisan votes all crammed into a four-day period. Early in the week, the back-and-forth between President Donald Trump, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Miami […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Frank Terraferma, one of the architects of the Florida GOP’s ascension in the 1990s to its current hegemony over state politics, has been named the Executive Director of the Republican Party of Idaho. Terraferma begins in his new role November 13. “Our state executive committee and I interviewed many outstanding candidates,” said Idaho GOP chairman […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Could a third woman serve as president of the Florida Senate? That’s one of the intriguing questions at the core of behind-the-scenes maneuvering now fully underway within the Senate’s Republican caucus (currently at 24 members) as the race to succeed Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson has quietly begun. Galvano was designated Tuesday as the next […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. What exactly would “A Better Florida” look like? That’s the theme Democrats have chosen for their next attempt to break the Republican stranglehold on the state. “They’ve been in the wilderness for about 20 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 House Speaker Richard Corcoran sued the city of Tampa for imposing what he called an extra “illegal tax” on staying in hotels. The speaker also debuted legislation that would bar companies seeking to do business with […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

As modern communication evolves – cable, TV and internet – there now exists a global audience of billions, each with a nearly insatiable desire for quality content. On the second day of FITConFL – the annual Future of Internet and Television Conference in Miami – both national and Florida-based content creators will take part in […]

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Janet Cruz hosting ‘Deviled Crab Throwdown’ Saturday

Jeff Clemens resigns from Florida Senate amid sex scandal

Jeff Clemens should step down

Thoughts on L’Affaire Clemens

The Delegation for 10.27.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Frank Terraferma, an architect of Florida Republicans’ hegemony, to lead Idaho GOP

Race for Senate presidency gets underway, but at stately pace

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.27.17

Sixty Days for 10.26.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

FITConFL talks quality content for an ever-changing global audience