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Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

We’re not “vibrant”? What a bummer. Among the gems in Monday’s Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) data dump was a look at the “Orlando Media Market,” in which yours truly gets a mention. Hacker (or hacking collective) Guccifer 2.0 posted “DCCC internal docs on primaries in Florida” on his/their/its blog. It mentioned the 7th Congressional District seat, held by Republican […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

Over the next few days, televised debates will help many voters’ make up their minds in three important races of the most unsettled election season northeast Florida has seen in decades. WJXT-TV, in collaboration with the Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University, hosts three debates over three days. Tuesday evening sees three candidates for the […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

Florida candidates and committees collected more than $10.5 million in contributions for the July 30 through Aug. 5 reporting period, though a lot of that money can be tagged to a handful of players. More than a quarter of that total came from utility companies pumping money into “Consumers for Smart Solar,” the committee backing […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

St. Petersburg Democrat Augie Ribeiro upped the ante in the four-way primary for SD 19 by tossing in another $100,000 of his money at the beginning of August. The trial lawyer and CEO of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith has now put more than $400,000 of his money into the campaign for the newly drawn district, which covers […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

Boca Raton Democratic Rep. Irv Slosberg loaned himself another $260,000 in his campaign to unseat Palm Beach Democrat Jeff Clemens, who is set to become the Minority Leader in 2018. Outside of the loan, Slosberg only reported a middling $2,700 in contributions for his Senate District 31 bid. To date, the veteran lawmaker has thrown […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016

Miami Republican Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla brought in $29,085 between July 30 and Aug. 5, nearly double that of his main rival in Senate District 37, Miami Democratic Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez. The haul came in across 46 contributions, including 25 checks for the maximum contribution of $1,000. The second-term senator only spent […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 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. ENOUGH ABOUT THE OLYMPICS… … there are only 14 days left before Florida voters cast their ballots in the state’s primary elections. That is for the voters who will have not already […]

Peter SchorschAugust 15, 2016

The committee backing the solar power amendment on the November 2016 ballot raised nearly $2.8 million over two days to start the month after posting no contributions since June. Consumers for Smart Solar has raised more than $18.8 million since it began operations in July 2015, mainly through massive support from the utility industry. As […]

Peter SchorschAugust 15, 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. RIO STILL STRUGGLES WITH LITANY OF PROBLEMS THROUGH 1ST WEEK Rows of empty seats, green water, controlled explosions, stray bullets, the killing of a young policeman in a favela, muggings of team […]

Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2016

Gary Nader, the Lebanon-born, Dominican-raised publisher and philanthropist, has risen to become one of the art world’s most significant figures. Now, what occupies Nader is an even more ambitious project: The Nader Latin American Art Museum (LAAM) at Miami-Dade College. The $900 million museum, set to open late in 2016 or early 2017, will be […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Hacked DCCC emails refer to FloridaPolitics.com reporter Scott Powers

Jacksonville Bold for 8.16.16 — Must-see TV

Utilities, trial lawyers give big in recent reporting period

Augie Ribeiro ups ante in SD 19, loans his campaign another $100K

With latest check, Irv Slosberg has now loaned his SD 31 campaign more than $750K

In ultra-competitive SD 37 race, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla now at $457K in the bank

Sunburn for 8.16.16 — 14 days until Florida’s primary elections

Solar amendment supporters shine, raise $2.8M in 2 days

Sunburn for 8.15.16 — Early voting begins in Florida; DWS, Tim Canova clash; Florida Chamber ups its digital game; Dana Young’s puppies; Halfway mark for the Olympics

Gary Nader, the Latin-American art patron who wants to transform Miami’s art scene