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Peter SchorschApril 15, 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. DEBATE TAKEAWAYS: HILLARY, BERNIE SHOW THEIR FIGHTING SIDE — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders let loose with a series of combative accusations on Wall Street, the minimum wage and guns in a rough-and-tumble debate […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2016

U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff touts his time as Chair of Gov. Rick Scott‘s Kabuki theater-style Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding as relevant experience to dealing with the Affordable Care Act and other complicated health care issues in Congress. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, just earlier this year Beruff said he knows “zero” about health care, […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2016

Democrats brawled in Brooklyn while Republicans in black tie threw sharp elbows at a Manhattan gala in a rowdy New York night of politics ahead of the state’s Tuesday presidential primary. As protests raged outside a state GOP dinner, Republican front-runner Donald Trump delivered an impassioned defense of the city he calls home. Hillary Clinton […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2016

Three of the five Senate races in Hillsborough or Pinellas County feature an incumbent running without opposition. In a fourth race – the one for Senate District 18 – Tampa Republican Rep. Dana Young has no challenger yet, although a Democrat is expected to file next week. As of April, SD 19 is the only Bay area seat with […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2016

Former Republican U.S. Congressman Ric Keller today filed papers to run for Congress in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The seat is open as a result of Ron DeSantis leaving to run for the U.S. Senate. “I am running for Congress because Washington is dysfunctional, our country is headed in the wrong direction, and we’ve been betrayed by the Republican […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2016

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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. DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA Bernie Sanders may need a game-changing moment in tonight’s debate with Hillary Clinton to alter the trajectory of next week’s critical New York primary. The two Democrats meet […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2016

Orlando is split among three districts in the new Senate maps and all three favor Democrats by a fair margin, making for some interesting primary battles this fall. The heavyweight race of the three is going down in SD 13, where former Democratic Reps. Linda Stewart and Mike Clelland have filed to run alongside fellow […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2016

POLITICO’s Hadas Gold and Marc Caputo report that Donald Trump’s campaign manager won’t be charged with battery. “The decision not to press charges against Corey Lewandowski is scheduled to be announced on Thursday afternoon by Palm Beach County State Attorney David Aronberg,” reports Gold and Caputo. In March, police charged Corey Lewandowski with simple battery as a […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2016

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Allison Aubuchon, communications pro for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, decided it’s time to make it on her own. Aubuchon announced Wednesday that, after four years with the conservative education think tank founded by Jeb Bush, she will be hanging her shingle as an independent communications expert. “I will now be working independently as a communications […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 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. REST IN PEACE, BOB LEVY Robert M. “Bob” Levy, a longtime lobbyist and campaign consultant in Tallahassee and South Florida, died on Tuesday. Levy had just turned 67, having celebrated his […]

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Paula Stark is hosting Buenaventura Lakes' 'first-ever' event to honor veterans.

Sunburn for April 15: Debate takeaways; Patrick Murphy’s agreements; Joe Redner running again? Bill signings galore

Carlos Beruff says he knew “zero” about health care

New York delivers rowdy night of campaigning

Where sh*t stands in Tampa Bay’s 2016 legislative races

Ric Keller files to run for Congress

Sunburn for April 14: Empire State Debate; The non-case against Trump CM; Drinking from a firehose with #JaxPol

Here’s where sh*t stands in Central Florida’s legislative races

The case against Corey Lewandowski not as “strong” as first thought

Allison Aubuchon to hang out own shingle, start new communications shop

Sunburn for April 13; RIP Bob Levy, Rick Baker not running; Ander Crenshaw also not running? HCA settles; Allison Aubuchon transitions