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Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2017

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Incumbent Rick Kriseman and challenger Rick Baker both enjoyed strong fundraising efforts over the last two weeks, the latest campaign finance reports show. Candidates for St. Petersburg Mayor and City Council faced a July 28 deadline for filing reports showing finance activity from July 8 through July 21. Kriseman’s report showed that he raised $25,401 in that period, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 1, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY MOVING OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC — Tropical Depression Emily is moving out over the Atlantic early Tuesday, a day after slogging across the Florida peninsula, where it brought […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

Telecommunications giant Motorola Solutions announced Monday that it has hammered out details with aerospace company Airbus to acquire an emergency call handling company. Motorola will take over Plant Holdings, Inc., which owns Airbus DS Communications, and will add its VESTA software suite, including text-to-911, mapping, data management and analytics capabilities to the Motorola software portfolio. […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

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Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire is leaving Florida Blue to promote his new book on political polarization, “Dead Center,” to be published this fall. “You only get one chance to do it right on something like this, so I’m going to go all-out to promote it and see where it leads,” he told FloridaPolitics.com. […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

Monday morning, Gov. Rick Scott met with members of the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) for an update on the possible impact of Tropical Storm Emily.

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

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

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2017

Veteran Democratic operative Joshua Romero has joined Chris King’s gubernatorial campaign as political director and adviser. Romero most recently worked as Florida Deputy Political Director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and as field director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. He has also held campaign positions with Democrats Bob Poe, Annette Taddeo, and Kendrick […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2017

Gainesville’s police department has rejected President Donald Trump‘s remarks that appeared to advocate for the rougher treatment of people in police custody.

Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2017

We’ll kick off Takeaways with two of the more unusual lawsuits filed in Tallahassee’s circuit civil court this past week: — A corporation called Doctor’s Associates Inc. is seeking a court order against the state’s Division of Corporations “to strike and forever remove from the public records of the state … (a) certain inadvertently filed […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2017

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Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam said Thursday that he wrote a letter in support of the Florida National Guard’s efforts to bring the F-35 Lightning II to Jacksonville. “For 70 years, the 125th Fighter Wing has served Florida and our country well. With Jacksonville’s unparalleled airspace and infrastructure, no other place in the […]

Peter Schorsch

Rick Kriseman, Rick Baker continue to raise record amounts for St. Pete mayoral race

Sunburn for 8.1.17 – Emily comes and goes; Ashley Moody’s latest backers; HD 44 fireworks; Jason Altmire’s big news

Motorola to acquire next-generation 911 company

Jason Altmire to depart Florida Blue in advance of new book

Gov. Scott urges West Coast residents to monitor the weather and ‘get prepared’

Sunburn for 7.31.17 – Adam Putnam’s pandering; Francis Rooney launches re-election; SD 40 epilogue; GPD takes on Pres. Trump; Happy b’day Kristen Knapp

Chris King brings on experienced campaigner Josh Romero as new political director

Gainesville police rejection of Donald Trump goes viral on Twitter

Takeaways from Tallahassee — ‘Sub’limely offbeat court filings

Adam Putnam calls on Air Force to bring F-35 squadron to Jacksonville