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Peter SchorschApril 17, 2017

An excited text message may have cost state Rep. Paul Renner his shot at the Speakership—or kept it in play, if you believe several freshmen House Republicans. That same text message, whoops, also may have violated Florida House Republican Caucus rules governing campaigning for leadership positions. As Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida so capably reported, Renner “held […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

Grab your bonnet, pull out the seersucker and get ready for a good-old-fashion Easter egg hunt. Americans are expected to spend about $18.4 billion on Easter this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. That projection is 6 percent higher than last year’s record of $17.3 billion and marks an all-time high in […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

Florida’s state universities are filled with master teachers, gifted researchers, and highly motivated students.They and their families make incalculable sacrifices to pursue knowledge, truth, and a better society for all. They persevere in the face of headlines that are deeply disheartening. The stories have been around much too long, and they are not going away […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

A running compilation of Easter-themed messages from Florida’s elected officials and politicians. Florida Senate President Joe Negron: State Sen. George Gainer: State Sen. Jack Latvala: State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto: “As week six of the legislative session concludes we take time today to celebrate Good Friday, and look forward to the Easter weekend.” “I am hopeful […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

“Before we begin with agency business,” Gov. Rick Scott said at this week’s Cabinet meeting, “we have one more person to recognize.” To his surprise, it was CFO Jeff Atwater, who’s leaving Tallahassee after this Legislative Session to join Florida Atlantic University as VP and CFO “I don’t see this on the agenda,” Atwater said, […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2017

The $4-billion gap between the House and Senate budget plans got a lot smaller this week, courtesy of Gov. Rick Scott’s Low Income Pool (LIP) victory. Scott took a trip to Washington and returned home with $1.5 billion in new health care funding for Floridians. After refusing the prior administration’s mandate that LIP funds would […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 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. EASTER AND PASSOVER AS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE LOBBYISTS AND POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS Grab your bonnet, pull out the seersucker and get ready for a good-old-fashion Easter egg hunt. Americans are expected […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2017

Every four years, Charlie Cook and his Cook Political Report compile the Partisan Voter Index (PVI) for each of the 435 congressional districts. The index takes the presidential popular vote from the 2012 and 2016 elections and uses the average to form the baseline for each party (Democrats 51 percent and Republicans 48 percent). If […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2017

Earlier this week I was a little hard on my favorite Speaker of the Florida House, so today I need to butter him up. But he deserves it. Here’s why. You just have to love the way Richard Corcoran plays the game. Take for example the comments he made during an interview with the Florida Channel’s […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2017

Two Republican lawmakers are still waiting for a response from the Florida Development Finance Corporation about its approval of a $600 million private equity bond application for All Aboard Florida. The rail project is seeking to provide passenger service from Miami to West Palm Beach and, eventually, service to Orlando. FDFC approved the issuance of […]

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The text message that almost blew up the 2022 Speaker’s race

Easter and Passover as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations

Toward a preeminent university system, Part 1: The Corcoran rock and the Naples Daily News hard place

Compilation of Easter messages from Florida’s elected officials and politicians

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Going in style

Florida House should add miraculous LIP funding to its budget numbers

Sunburn for 4.14.17 – Happy Easter Weekend

The Delegation for 4.13.17 – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Two reasons why you have to love the way Richard Corcoran plays the game

FDFC silent after lawmakers question All Aboard Florida bonding process