Peter SchorschAugust 24, 2017
1min249
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. A pair of somber notes to begin the day…
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Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida House has thrown down the gauntlet in a dispute between owners of a Tallahassee office complex and several state agencies who bolted on the master lease. The House, listed as an “intervenor-defendant,” has filed a demand for a […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
3min272
Republican state Rep. Bryan Avila earned some praise from Americans for Prosperity-Florida for sponsoring a bill to kill Sunshine State stadium deals. The conservative group called the Florida Sports Development Fund, an incentive program greenlighted by lawmakers in 2014, “corporate welfare” and lauded Avila’s HB 6005, filed Tuesday, for attempting to repeal the “sports incentive […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
4min288
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt announced Wednesday that Alabamian Trey Glenn has been tapped as the Environmental Protection Agency’s new regional administrator in the Southeast. “Trey Glenn will bring invaluable experience as regional administrator having spent over two decades working in the field of environmental and regulatory policy,” Pruitt said. “Mr. Glenn will help […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
An anticlimactic finish to St. Petersburg’s mayoral race? Or is Rick Kriseman closing on Rick Baker?
12min270
In one week, St. Petersburg residents will know whether Rick Baker is returning to City Hall for a third term as mayor or if incumbent Rick Kriseman lives to fight another day. Whether Baker wins the August 29 primary outright is really the only drama left to unfold in what has turned out to be, […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
4min244
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham spent a “workday” Monday in Lynn Haven shadowing Mosley High School’s senior class president. Graham caddied around Caroline Noble’s backpack, listened to her classmates and participated in school assignments. The former congresswoman was also around for the morning announcement broadcast, lunch and a tour of the school’s technical classes and […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
1min247
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Former state Senator Greg Evers was killed Monday night and the wreckage from his car discovered Tuesday afternoon in Okaloosa County.
Peter SchorschAugust 22, 201713min127
Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shots Former Florida state Sen. Greg Evers died in a car crash near his Baker home. He was 62. According to a statement from family representative Sarah Bascom, Evers was involved in a single car accident Monday night. The family is asking […]
Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2017
3min191
The Democrats’ candidate Paul Chandler for the special election in House District 44 announced Tuesday he is withdrawing, leaving the Democrats with a chance to replace him before the Oct. 10 special election. Chandler was set to face the Aug. 15 Republican primary winner, Bobby Olszewski, in an Oct. 10 general election showdown to fill […]
Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2017
5min205
He may not have yet found the right biblical verse to commend President Donald Trump‘s new Afghanistan strategy, but Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is praising the president for his decision to stick with a conflict he has long opposed. In a 26-minute address to the nation Monday, Trump alluded to more American troops deploying […]