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Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016

On Friday, the Florida Realtors PAC made its endorsements for the 2016 election cycle. There are more than 400 candidates who have qualified to run for the 160 seats in the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate. According to a release from the organization, candidates were evaluated on numerous factors, including their voting record on issues […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016

As Orange County Property Appraiser, Rick Singh has amassed what could be considered a notable resume. For example, he was the first ever state-certified appraiser elected to the county position, having brought what the appraiser’s website calls nearly 20 years of “hands-on experience” to the post. What does not appear anywhere on Singh’s bio is […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016

Ed Mansouri, the nationally renowned software pioneer who developed the cutting-edge learning management system used by the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) since 2003, will be transitioning away at the end of this year, after a proud partnership with FLVS, to focus his efforts more fully on his equally impressive new WeatherSTEM educational technology. Mansouri will continue […]

Peter SchorschJuly 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. HILLARY CLINTON SAYS VP PICK TIM KAINE IS EVERYTHING GOP TICKET ISN’T Hillary Clinton debuted running mate Sen. Tim Kaine on Saturday as a can-do progressive committed to social justice and equality […]

Peter SchorschJuly 23, 2016

While the political conventions are getting all the attention this month, another issue is quietly oozing its way through the sticky Tallahassee heat: Gambling, specifically card games. Pari-mutuel operators (i.e, dog and horse tracks) and state regulators are fighting over something called “designated player games,” essentially a kind of poker. Only the Seminole Tribe can […]

Peter SchorschJuly 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket. In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee said, “I’m thrilled to tell you this first: I’ve chosen Sen. Tim Kaine as my running mate.” […]

Peter SchorschJuly 22, 2016

From the start, Wayne Harris, a Republican running for Matt Gaetz’s House District 4 seat, has strutted his conservative credentials. A recent mailer to voters in HD 4 even boasts Harris as an “Emerald Coast tax cutter.” But after a closer look, it becomes increasingly difficult to describe Harris in those terms, especially compared to the […]

Peter SchorschJuly 22, 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. DONALD TRUMP DELIVERS A STEMWINDER Donald Trump has accepted the Republican nomination for president, promising anxious Americans that they will be safer and richer if he is elected in November. Trump painted […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2016

The last time supporters of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio gathered in Tallahassee it was to “bring the family together” in advance of Super Tuesday and update supporters on how they could help the then-presidential candidate’s White House bid. That was before Donald Trump won the Florida primary and dashed Rubio’s hopes — for now — of moving to 1600 […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2016

They’ve raised money in California. They’ve raised money in Maine. Now, Florida’s Republican state senators are coming home, hosting a major fundraiser next week in Orlando. The Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (the FRSCC) will host a fundraising reception July 28 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Headlining the event are Senate President-designate Joe […]

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15 picks that stand out among the Florida Realtors’ 2016 legislative endorsements

Questions linger over Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh’s 1988 alleged retail theft

Florida Virtual School entrepreneur Ed Mansouri to focus on new WeatherSTEM tech project

Sunburn for 7.25.16 – From the Democratic National Convention to Comic-Con

Takeaways from Tallahassee – Away from the ‘Mistake on the Lake’

Hillary Clinton says Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will join her on Democratic ticket as candidate for Vice President

HD 4 hopeful Wayne Harris might call himself ‘tax cutter,’ but he is anything but

Sunburn for 7.22.16 – Donald Trump delivers an ol’ fashioned stemwinder

Marco Rubio’s major Tallahassee fundraiser planned for August 22

Republican state senators plan major fundraiser for July 28 in Orlando