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Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017

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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

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

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, 2017

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

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

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 […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2017

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For Andrew Gillum, it should be the best of times. Well, at least it should be for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. Racial animus swirls throughout the country and Florida. So who better than the telegenic African American […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2017

Admittedly, we’ve been a tad hard on Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. There’s no denying he’s the frontrunner to be the next Governor of Florida, but we were hoping he’d wear that mantle without veering as far to the right as he has this summer. Our colleague Joe Henderson, who took in a Putnam campaign event […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot “Trump’s isolation grows,” crows the headline on The Hill’s article, but the president’s favorite Florida lobbyist is standing by his man. Brian Ballard told the newspaper last week he didn’t “think the president is isolated from the (Republican) Party.” Trump […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2017

Florida’s 148 prison facilities have returned to normal operations after a statewide partial lockdown and cancellation of visitation. The Florida Department of Corrections announced Monday the restrictions at all of the state’s institutions have been lifted. Last week the FDC announced the lockdown and that visitation was cancelled at all institutions Saturday and Sunday after […]

Peter Schorsch

An anticlimactic finish to St. Petersburg’s mayoral race? Or is Rick Kriseman closing on Rick Baker?

Gwen Graham spends ‘workday’ as a high school student

Sunburn for 8.23.17 – Rest in peace, Greg Evers

Last Call for 8.22.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Democrat Paul Chandler drops out of HD 44 special election

Sans bible quotation, Marco Rubio signals support for Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy

This should be Andrew Gillum’s time, but it’s not

Sunburn for 8.22.17 – Adam Putnam up close; Goat blood-drinker running for Senate; Bill Nelson whiffs on monuments; Mike Pence coming to Miami; Rick Scott vs. NDN

Last Call for 8.21.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Florida prisons no longer under lockdown