Peter Schorsch

Peter SchorschJune 13, 2017
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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY URGES BILL NELSON TO BACK TAX REFORM EFFORTS — Americans for Prosperity-Florida is launching a digital ad campaign urging Floridians to contact Sen. Nelson and ask him to […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2017
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The race to replace Kathleen Peters in House District 69 is officially underway. Ray Blacklidge, a Madeira Beach resident and self-described entrepreneur and consumer advocate, became the first candidate to file for the seat since Peters announced she would not seek re-election in order to run for the Pinellas County Commission. House District 69 covers the […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2017
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Governor Rick Scott will sign into law a sweeping education bill that would steer more money to privately run charter schools, require recess in elementary schools, and tinker with the state’s oft-criticized standardized testing system. An informed legislative source told FloridaPolitics.com Monday morning that Scott will sign HB 7069 in Orlando on Thursday. The legislation, which was […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2017
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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Scott Powers and Terry Roen of Orlando-Rising.com wrote today’s topper. — ONE YEAR LATER — On Monday, a city still in deep mourning will reckon itself to the first anniversary of one […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2017
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Earlier Friday, the same day lawmakers approved the implementing bill for the state’s constitutional amendment on medical marijuana, an appellate court handed marijuana growers a loss. The 1st District Court of Appeals held that identities of investors and partners in medical marijuana companies aren’t trade secrets. It remanded back to Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, however, […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2017
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Florida sugar growers are pushing back hard on accusations that “Big Sugar and Big Citrus” had a hand in writing legislation to expand access to medical marijuana. On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Times reported that that tucked into sweeping legislation on medical marijuana is “preferential treatment to companies that promise to convert orange juice factories […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2017
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President Donald Trump is asserting that fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to Congress represents “total and complete vindication” in the Russia case. Trump, who did not post on his Twitter account as Comey appeared before the Senate intelligence committee Thursday, sent a tweet at daybreak Friday. In the post, the president said: “Despite so […]


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