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Peter SchorschJune 30, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. WHEN ELECTIONS OFFER FEW CHOICES via Joe Henderson of Florida Politics Elections are supposed to be about choices, but after candidate qualifying ended last week in Florida many of the elections are already decided. Voters […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Almost three decades ago, Tillie Fowler was President of the Jacksonville City Council. Presidents since have come — and gone — but Lori Boyer, who will be installed Thursday, has the potential to be truly consequential. FloridaPolitics.com caught up with Boyer in her office Wednesday when she was planning a series of “lunch and learn” […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

At a press conference yesterday, Darren Soto called for a special legislative session to close the “terror loophole” in the aftermath of the Orlando Shooting. Soto refused to take questions from the public at the event — which is a shame, because voters deserve to know the truth about Soto’s record on guns. But the only time Soto […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Pat Neal, a Manatee County developer and former Florida state senator, will not run for Chief Financial Officer in 2018. Facing a self-imposed deadline of July 1 to make a decision about a run, Neal told FloridaPolitics.com in an exclusive interview Wednesday he will not be on the ballot in two years. “I have a […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

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Florida politico Brian Burgess is launching a new center-right political news aggregation platform called The Capitolist. Burgess, a media consultant and former spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, is touting the new venture as the app for people “whose business is politics.” It will aggregate traditional and new media news stories and feature original content, usually with a conservative bent. Burgess will […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH BASCOM Your friends in The Process would like to wish you a happy birthday: “It’s always special to work with family, even more special when they’re the […]

Peter SchorschJune 29, 2016

Carlos Beruff is a successful man. He has made tens of millions of dollars building homes in Florida in boom times and lean times. He has been a dedicated community leader, serving on one high-profile board after another. A few weeks ago, Beruff — suddenly everywhere as his campaign has spent at least $4 million on television ads and he […]

Peter SchorschJune 28, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. DIVIDED WE STAND The partisan divide looks more like a gulf than a gully. For the first time since 1992, the majority of Democrats and Republicans have a very unfavorable […]

Peter SchorschJune 25, 2016

As of noon Friday, the qualifying period for races for the state House, Senate, and Northeast Florida districts for the U.S. House of Representatives ended. With that, we will see some with momentum for August primaries, several who managed to run unopposed, and others who will wonder where it all went wrong. As a result, […]

Peter SchorschJune 25, 2016

Amid all the political news out of Florida this week, here’s a sobering piece of policy news: The Sunshine State has a “gavel gap.” Florida got an ‘F’ in a report out this week measuring the diversity of the judiciary, one of 26 to get a failing grade. “The Gavel Gap” report was done by researchers at […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 6.30.16

Jacksonville Bold for 06.29.16 — Changing of the guard on Jacksonville City Council

Three questions for Darren Soto

Pat Neal will not be a candidate for Chief Financial Officer in 2018

Brian Burgess to unveil Florida insider news app ‘The Capitolist’

Sunburn for 6.29.16 – Happy birthday, Sarah Bascom

The latest polling strongly suggests Carlos Beruff should drop out of U.S. Senate race

Sunburn for 6.28.16 — Divided we stand

Jacksonville Bold for 6.25.16 — Many will enter, few will win

Takeaways from Tallahassee – Let’s talk about something other than candidate qualifying