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Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch of who they are and why […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 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. START YOUR MORNING WITH THE 10,000 MANIACS The color of the sky as far as I can see is gull gray … I lift my head from the pillow and then fall again […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

In fantasy sports circles, attorney Daniel Wallach has become somewhat of an instant expert. Wallach, a shareholder with Becker & Poliakoff, repeatedly criticizes efforts to regulate daily fantasy sports, opining on pending legislation in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York. His rise to prominence on the subject received a major boost Oct. 8, 2015, when Wallach […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

Former Gov. Charlie Crist heard many messages from Pinellas educators during a roundtable discussion Thursday. But one message stood out: There’s a “disconnect” between schools, upper-level administrators and policymakers. Policymakers and administrators have created a rigid, one-size-fits-all system that prevents teachers and schools from being flexible enough to meet the needs of individual students and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

Could Scott Fuhrman, challenging Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, be this year’s Tim Mahoney? And is there a path for Fuhrman to become 2016’s “accidental” member of Congress that doesn’t involve Ros-Lehtinen having a Mark Foley-like implosion? Increasingly, the answer to both questions keeps inching toward “yes.” The Cook Political Report recently […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 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. FORECASTERS PREDICAT INVEST 99L COULD TURN INTO TROPICAL STORM HERMINE, HIT FLORIDA via the Tampa Bay Times – The system … hung in the Atlantic 100 miles north of Puerto Rico on Wednesday evening. The […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch of who they are and why […]

Peter SchorschAugust 24, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit thumbnail, sketch of who they are and why […]

Peter SchorschAugust 24, 2016

Publix Supermarkets has given nearly $2.6 million to Florida candidates and committees during the 2016 election cycle, including more than $300,000 since the start of August. Among the Lakeland-based company’s most recent contributions were a $100,000 check to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and an additional $150,000 payment to the group’s “Florida Jobs” political committee. […]

Peter SchorschAugust 24, 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. LET’S BEGIN WITH A LINE FROM DAVID MAMET – “Watch the weather, baby, because it’s going to change.” Here’s the latest forecast for Tropical Storm Gaston, which is forecast to eventually become […]

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Meet Mike Clelland, Democrat running in Senate District 13

Sunburn for 8.26.16 — 4 days until Florida’s primary election

Is Daniel Wallach’s ‘unnamed source’ in fantasy sports debate actually Alan Koslow?

Pinellas schools need greater flexibility to meet needs of students, Charlie Crist says

Will Scott Fuhrman become the ‘accidental congressman?’

Sunburn for 8.25.16 — 5 days until Florida’s primary election

Meet Debbie Mayfield, Republican running in SD 17

Meet Matt Willhite, Democrat running in House District 86

Publix: Where shopping — and making hefty political contributions — are a pleasure

Sunburn for 8.24.16 — 6 days until Florida’s primary elections