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Peter SchorschApril 1, 2016

Sachs Media Group announced changes in its public affairs division Friday with the promotion of Herbie Thiele to Vice President/Director of Public Affairs, Drew Piers as the Deputy of that division, and the departure of veteran communicator Ryan Banfill, who is hanging out his own shingle. Banfill, with the firm’s support and encouragement, is opening his own […]

Peter SchorschApril 1, 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. A REMINDER THAT IT’S APRIL FOOLS’ DAY, so don’t fall for anything stupid. Especially on Twitter. APRIL FOOLS’ DAY IS A GARBAGE HOLIDAY. HERE IS ITS TERRIBLE HISTORY. via Caitlin Gibson of […]

Peter SchorschApril 1, 2016

Today, Brett Doster announced that Pablo Diaz and Lori Hutto have joined the Front Line Strategies team. Diaz will serve as a senior strategist and Hutto as the Director of Communications. Most recently, Diaz was the Florida State Director of the Jeb Bush Presidential Campaign. Previously, he managed Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s successful re-election campaign […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 2016

Conservative blogger Javier Manjarres has evidently returned from a stint in jail and returned to blogging about Florida politics on his site, the The Shark Tank. The blog was on hiatus over the weekend, with no posts published between Friday and Monday. Manjarres was processed and released from the Palm Beach County jail after his arrest Saturday on […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 2016

A seven-hour Cabinet meeting ended this week with Gov. Rick Scott declining to second the motion made by CFO Jeff Atwater to appoint Rep. Bill Hager the state’s next Insurance Commissioner. Instead, the governor declared he would like to reopen the application process to solicit new candidates. As FloridaPolitics.com reported last month, 55 candidates applied for the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 31, 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. — YOUR DAILY TRUMP — TWEET, TWEET: @BylineBrandon: Donald Trump apparently woke up today determined to break his own land-speed record for comments that go viral DONALD TRUMP SAYS ABORTION BAN […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

The Foundation of Associated Industries of Florida announced that Cindy Mann, the former deputy director of the Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program, will deliver the keynote address at the 2016 Florida Health Care Affordability Summit next month. “We are honored that Cindy Mann, one of the nation’s preeminent authorities on health care […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

Three months after new congressional and Florida Senate maps shook up the landscape, some of Central Florida’s House races are starting to crystalize, though there’s still plenty of drama left for the fall. House Districts 25, 27 and 48 are all open due to Senate and congressional aspirations, and clear frontrunners have emerged in at least two of those […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2016

Wealthy Florida car dealer Norman Braman is hoping to recoup his losses from backing Marco Rubio for president by doubling down on Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s bid for the U.S. Senate seat Rubio is vacating. As Alex Gloriso of OpenSecrets.org writes, Braman is using every available avenue for money – traditional, unconventional, and questionable – in order to boost CLC’s chances over […]

Peter SchorschMarch 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. Sometimes when assembling Sunburn, it’s best to let the news speak for itself… DONALD TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER CHARGED WITH BATTERY BY JUPITER POLICE via Hadas Gold and Nick Gass of POLITICO – Corey Lewandowski was […]

Peter Schorsch

Herbie Thiele promoted to VP/Director of Public Affairs of Sachs Media Group; Ryan Banfill exiting

Sunburn for April 1 – Caution: April Fools’ Day is here

Pablo Diaz, Lori Hutto join Brett Doster’s Front Line Strategies

Javier Manjarres posts bail, returns to blogging

At this point, why would anyone apply to be Florida’s Insurance Commissioner?

Sunburn for March 31 – The latest on Donald Trump, Rick Scott, Zika, and FSU football

Affordable Care Act leader Cindy Mann to keynote AIF Health Care Summit

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

Billionaire car dealer Norman Braman betting big-time on Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Sunburn for March 30 – Sometimes, the news speaks for itself