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Peter SchorschMay 18, 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. Good morning from the deck of the Disney Magic. The weather is now much more north Atlantic than tropical. Current location is 35.17.14 N, 39.16.13 W. Course is 80 degrees. The nearest […]

Peter SchorschMay 17, 2017

Updated May 17 — The Florida Transportation Commission on Wednesday added Dew back to a list of three finalists going to Gov. Scott, replacing DOT District Secretary Phillip Gainer. Former deputy DOT secretary Richard Biter and Florida Transportation Commissioner Ron Howse remain on the list. The original story is below. Mike Dew, the Florida Department of Transportation‘s chief of staff, […]

Peter SchorschMay 17, 2017

Updated May 17 — Valenstein was the only person selected to be interviewed for the job, according to remarks at Wednesday’s Cabinet aides meeting. That means he is a virtual lock for the position. Shut out by the decision is interim secretary Ryan Matthews. The interview will take place at next Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. The original story is […]

Peter SchorschMay 17, 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. Good morning from the deck of the Disney Magic. Current location is 33.44.05 N, 47.45.65 W. Course is 79 degrees. The nearest land is Santa Cruz des Flores. The ship is 1099.7 nautical […]

Peter SchorschMay 16, 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. Good morning, especially to the lobbyists: At 11:59 last night was the deadline to submit 1st quarter compensation. The latest reports, covering January-March, will capture roughly the first half of the 2017 […]

Peter SchorschMay 15, 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. — TWEETING FOR A SPECIAL SESSION — Lawmakers may not be sending “formal responses” to Senate President Joe Negron’s request for “ideas” on medical marijuana implementation, but they are taking to Twitter. […]

Peter SchorschMay 13, 2017

The opposition to the “whiskey and Wheaties” bill has surged to 2,572 emails, 173 phone calls and nine letters, according to the latest tally from Gov. Rick Scott‘s office. In support are 315 emails, 64 calls and six letters. The legislation would allow retailers to remove the ‘wall of separation’ between hard liquor and other […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Sometimes, the devil is truly in the details. Consider the latest video campaign from New Republican, the super PAC chaired by Rick Scott, presumably formed in advance of the Governor’s all-but-certain bid for U.S. Senate in 2018. A pair of slickly produced YouTube videos – “If You Open Education” and “If You Open Opportunity” – talk […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Oh. My. God. One of the medical cannabis licensees is now selling a product – meant for a vaporizer and consistent with similar products ALREADY on the market – that some say is smokable. It may be. It probably is. So, what? The truth is, so is most everything exiting the doors of any and […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, A.G. Gankarski, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FloridaPolitics.com received three honors in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards, highlighting the best journalism of 2016 throughout 10 states of the southeast United States. I would have […]

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Sunburn for 5.18.17 – Pam Bondi raising $$$; No word yet on special Session; Richard Corcoran’s op-ed; The secret Disney land deal

Mike Dew is a shoo-in for Transportation Dep’t top job

Noah Valenstein set to become next DEP head

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.17.17

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.16.17

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.15.17

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Opposition mounting to ‘whiskey & Wheaties’

Seriously? Rick Scott’s New Republican web videos stumble on details

Vaping whole flower is a big deal? Oh, please!

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.12.17