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Peter SchorschOctober 7, 2017

Florida State University President John Thrasher announced the members of the President’s Advisory Panel on University Namings and Recognitions, according to a news release. “I want to thank the members of this panel for their willingness to take on this important matter,” Thrasher said in a statement. “I expect them to be deliberate, to be thoughtful and to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 6, 2017

State Rep. Jay Fant, a Jacksonville Republican vying to become Florida’s next attorney general, Friday said he had personally put in $750,000 toward his election. The loan to his campaign, made last month, brings his total campaign funds raised to just over $958,000, his campaign told Florida Politics. Without it, Fant’s campaign account shows just […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A proposed Florida Commission on Ethics opinion says Tony Glover, formerly the state’s top gambling regulator, can lobby his former department as long as he doesn’t do it for the specific divisions he once worked for. Glover had requested the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2017

Las Vegas tragedy reawakens calls for gun control The horrific mass murder that took place in Las Vegas late Sunday night will not soon be forgotten. Like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, this one will long remain in the minds of most Americans, mostly for its random cruelty. The Florida delegation reacted like most […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2017

Whitefish Energy Holdings, the Montana-based company charged with the critical task of rebuilding Puerto Rico’s decimated power transmission lines, has little history demonstrating its ability to complete the Herculean task for which it was hired. Nevertheless, the company has made significant promises of performance in its brief, two-year lifespan. Based on reporting uncovered by FloridaPolitics.com, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Barring a last-minute reprieve, which almost certainly won’t happen, Florida will execute Michael Ray Lambrix at 6 p.m. tonight. The 57-year-old, also known as Cary Michael Lambrix, was convicted of the 1983 killings of […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot For a second, ‘Last Call’ thought it had teleported into a parallel universe, where everything is the same—except that Florida’s governor is “Graf Orlok.” An elevator certificate seen Wednesday in Tallahassee’s Calhoun Street parking garage clearly listed “Graf Orlok, Governor.” […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

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Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, FloridaPolitics.com learned the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) — per the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) guidance — has selected a tiny, two-man company with fewer than two years of experience and merely $1 million in annual revenue to repair its massive and critical […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

State Rep. David Richardson announced Wednesday that he will report raising over $500,000 for his bid in Florida’s 27th Congressional District in the third quarter, his first since filing. More than 90 percent of the 2,400-plus donors who contributed to the Miami Beach Democrat last quarter gave less than $200 dollars. The campaign added small-dollar […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. In September, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank wrote a click-baiter about how Donald Trump was killing him. Literally.

Peter Schorsch

Takeaways from Tallahassee — FSU takes on campus names, markers

Jay Fant lends campaign $750K toward AG bid

Last Call for 10.5.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

The Delegation for 10.5.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Critical Puerto Rico infrastructure contractor lacks history of results

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.5.17

Last Call for 10.4.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Major Puerto Rico power restoration project awarded to small, untested vendor

David Richardson’s congressional campaign has $500K third-quarter haul

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.4.17