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Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2016

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 SUMMER OF SCOTT To say Florida has had a tough summer may be an understatement. A deadly attack on an Orlando nightclub. Zika. And now a hurricane. The turbulent summer thrust […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2016

The mayor of Tallahassee on Sunday said he was “never aware” of a formal offer by Florida Power & Light to aid in the city-owned utility’s effort to restore power to thousands of residents impacted by Hurricane Hermine. Andrew Gillum‘s acknowledgement is a stunning development in a series of back-and-forths between city officials, the governor’s office and […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2016

After reportedly denying aid from the Florida Department of Transportation, the City of Tallahassee is accepting “cut-and-toss” assistance from the FDOT to clear debris such as downed trees and fallen tree limbs. On Sunday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott’s office sent a press release saying he had been “informed … this morning that the City of Tallahassee […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2016

With tens of thousands of Tallahassee-area residents still without electricity two days after Hurricane Hermine struck the Florida Panhandle, the executive director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association confirmed that help from Florida Power & Light was turned down after sources inside two power companies told FloridaPolitics.com offers of assistance to the City of Tallahassee were rebuffed. Tallahassee Mayor […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 3, 2016

Disasters sometimes aren’t real until they happen to you—or someone you know. While Tallahasseeans waited for Hurricane Hermine to blow over Thursday night, veteran Capitol Press Corps reporter Dara Kam was on bucket brigade. A tree tumbled down on her property, falling at rest over her pool and on the back of her house. A […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 2, 2016

There are lots of reasons people don’t like politics; this is one of them. Tim Canova refused to concede his congressional bid, telling reporters he would only “concede Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a corporate stooge.” Alan Grayson called Patrick Murphy a Republican. And after Marco Rubio trounced Carlos Beruff in the Republican Party primary, Beruff released an Op-Ed blasting Rubio. “With regard to young Mr. Rubio, in […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 2, 2016

Tuesday’s slate of primary elections certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about the candidates. Here is my list of the real winners and losers coming out of the primaries. Winners David Jolly — The incumbent congressman beat expectations in the GOP primary for CD 13. Now on to see if he tries to pace […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 2, 2016

As the Sunshine State enters peak hurricane season, a consumer advocacy group is calling on state lawmakers to “get serious’’ about insurance fraud related to Assignment of Benefits, an increasingly widespread abuse that could raise costs for all Floridians. That’s the position of the Consumer Protection Coalition, which claims AOB abuse has led to skyrocketing […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2016

Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the storm’s winds reached about 75 mph in the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 1, 2016

Matt Gaetz may have enjoyed an easy victory in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, beating State Sen. Greg Evers and others in the crowded Republican primary Tuesday night. But in reality, the double-digit win — 37-21 percent over second-place Evers — was far from simple. Much of Gaetz’s triumph came by way of an aggressive digital media effort, spearheaded […]

Peter Schorsch

Sunburn for 9.06.16 — The end of summer horribilis? Not yet

Tallahassee mayor says he was ‘unaware’ of power company’s offer to send as many as 575 workers to help with power restoration

Rick Scott says City of Tallahassee declined state assistance with post-Hermine debris removal

Power companies’ offers of help to restore power in Tallahassee have been rebuffed

Takeaways from Tallahassee – No calm after this storm

Add nice guy Jim Waldman to list of ‘sore losers,’ while Ritch Workman keeps it classy

A rundown of the real winners and losers from Tampa Bay’s primary elections

Consumer Protection Coalition call for reforming Assignment of Benefits abuse in 2017 Session

Florida braces for ‘life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine

Aggressive digital strategy made Matt Gaetz’s CD 1 primary victory look deceptively easy