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Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2017

Tallahassee has once again found itself in the thick of a renewed Eyeball Wars between optometrists and ophthalmologists. And no less than patient safety in Florida is on the line. After a four-year truce, optometrists have gone back on their word, drafting legislation to allow them to perform surgery; it is a proposal that ophthalmologists, […]

Peter SchorschMarch 14, 2017

Free market, corporate welfare, winners and losers. These phrases are uttered every day in the halls of the Florida Capitol while lawmakers are in Session; but, the reality is, government is, across many sectors of society, still in the business of picking winners and losers. One such instance where government picks winners and losers is […]

Peter SchorschMarch 14, 2017

Do you know who is taking care of your eyes? That question is at the heart of “Joanne’s Story” a video about a Vero Beach woman who nearly lost her eyesight after an ophthalmologist caught a rare diagnosis which was missed by her optometrist. Joanne was previously under the care of an optometrist who diagnosed […]

Peter SchorschMarch 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. HAPPENING OVERNIGHT – WIND SCRUBS SPACE X LAUNCH via Florida Today – SpaceX is expected to try again early Thursday to launch a Falcon 9 rocket and commercial communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center, after […]

Peter SchorschMarch 13, 2017

Health care through Medicaid, particularly for Florida’s most vulnerable citizens — children, the elderly and low-income families — is not an abstract. It is a real need, for real people, and without it, can lead to real suffering. A new video shows how the state’s Medicaid program is keeping one Plant City boy alive. It is […]

Peter SchorschMarch 13, 2017

Late last month, former state Sen. John Legg announced that he would not attempt to return to the Legislature in 2018. Had he run, Legg’s best path to victory was thought to be through north Pinellas’ Senate District 16, where incumbent Jack Latvala is term-limited from running again. The person who benefits the most from Legg not […]

Peter SchorschMarch 13, 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. THE TOUGHEST JOB IN FLORIDA POLITICS The choice to succeed Scott Arceneaux as executive director of the Florida Democratic Party is between Jonathan Ducote and Josh Wolf, sources close to the decision-making process tell FloridaPolitics. Political consultant Jackie Lee and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2017

Poll finds key 2018 voters turned off by Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks — A survey commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that 59 percent of voters in seven battleground states said they were “somewhat” or “very” concerned that President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks would “result in […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2017

First Coast Delegation dials down expectations Earlier this week (and last week), we detailed a few reasons Northeast Florida legislators may not have the best Session in 2017; among them, inexperience and lack of stroke. In the Florida Times-Union, Tia Mitchell offered some more examples of diminished expectations this week. Much of this you read […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Joe Henderson, Mitch Perry, and Jim Rosica. BOB BUCKHORN SAYS NO Buckhorn is a gregarious, ambitious and determined man, and we think he would have made a fine governor for the state of Florida. He certainly ranks […]

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American Surgeons warn House against latest salvo in Florida’s resurgent Eyeball Wars

Credit unions: A ‘winner’ worth picking

Eyeball Wars: It’s all about knowing who takes care of your eyes

Sunburn for 3.14.17 – Press skits tonight; Fineout finds out; Kionne McGhee to lead House Dems; Eyeball wars flaring up

Heartwarming video shows Medicaid giving hope to Florida’s most vulnerable children

This fundraising invitation from Ed Hooper has me worried

Sunburn for 3.13.17 – The FDP’s next ED? A must-read on Steve Bannon; Voter fraud in Palm Beach?; Magic in the Capitol

The Delegation for 3.10.17 – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Jacksonville Bold for 3.10.17 — Dialing down expectations

Sunburn for 3.10.17 – On Bob Buckhorn’s no; Andrew Gillum’s emails probed; Denise Grimley’s $$$; The Bandit speaks; Happy b’day Shawn Foster