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Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2016

A report in the TCPalm about incoming Florida Senate President Joe Negron‘s fundraising activities offers an incomplete, naive, and laughable insight into the otherwise serious subjects of campaign finance and how legislative leaders rise to the top of their respective chambers. Investigative reporter George Andreassi paints by the numbers with his exaggerations of the fundraising circuit; use of well-regarded, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2016

One of the truisms of Tallahassee is how arcane policy subjects that barely register with the average citizen become life-or-death topics among denizens of The Process. So it goes with worker’s comp. The town is atwitter in anticipation of Tuesday’s Office of Insurance Regulation hearing on a proposed nearly 20 percent hike in premiums for workers’ […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is a serious football fan, particularly of the Jacksonville Jaguars. An interesting thing about the Jags — last year, at least — is the team’s propensity for starting slow and, at the end of the game, attempting to make up ground. Early on, the offense would look tentative, even halting. By the […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

The Florida Chamber of Commerce is making a high-risk, high-reward investment in a Florida legislative race where the choice of which candidates it is supporting does not, at first glance, appear to be a black-and-white decision. In Florida Senate District 1, the Chamber is backing Republican state Rep. Doug Broxson over his House colleague Mike Hill, despite the latter’s A rating […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Republican oil business owner Wenda Lewis loaned her campaign another $100,000 at the end of July, extending her campaign finance lead over primary rivals Chuck Clemons and Tim Rogers. Outside of the loan, Lewis brought in just $1,500 for the reporting period spanning July 23 through July 29, while she spent $18,637 mainly on advertising through […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Miami Republican Sen. Anitere Flores raised another $37,600 in contributions between July 30 and Aug. 5, further increasing her advantage over Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Flores’ donor roll included $1,000 checks from several health care-related political committees, though her total was offset by $61,200 in expenditures, including a $57,525 payment to PR Concepts for a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young showed another $14,350 in contributions in her most recent campaign finance report, holding onto her six-figure lead over Democratic challenger Bob Buesing in the Senate District 18 race. Young’s haul came in through 23 contributions, including four $1,000 checks from political committees associated with the Florida Retail Federation. The House […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2016

Republican Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Mike Hill put out a joint press release Thursday calling incoming Senate President Joe Negron’s plan to purchase South Florida farmland for water storage “shortsighted.” Negron’s plan calls for $2.4 billion in state and federal dollars to purchase about 60,000 acres of farmland to divert tainted polluted water from […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 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. IF YOU’RE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, GO OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW AND LOOK UP! We launched Sunburn an hour earlier than usual, hoping this message will arrive in time for […]

Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2016

The notorious Mosley Motel is one step closer to being shut down. That’s the good news in the latest article in the Tampa Bay Times about the 34th Street slum: “Altis Cardinal Storage acquired the property, which had been in foreclosure, on July 20. Eviction papers were served to the Mosley’s old ownership group on Thursday. On […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

TCPalm ‘report’ on Joe Negron’s fundraising is a naive, laughable look at Florida politics

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Girding for battle, claiming the gold

Jacksonville Bold for 8.12.16 — Bad blood

The Florida Chamber makes an interesting bet; HD 60 candidate Rebecca Smith not the NRA’s choice

Wenda Lewis loans House campaign another $100K

Anitere Flores raises more than $37K in one week for bid for SD 39

Dana Young continues strong fundraising effort for SD 18 re-election campaign

Two Panhandle lawmakers call Joe Negron’s land-buy plan shortsighted

Sunburn for 8.12.16 — Meteors, Star Wars, Olympic, and, oh yeah, politics

The most troubling aspect about the latest story about the notorious Mosley Motel