Peter Schorsch, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Peter SchorschFebruary 29, 2016

Legislators have a deal over how much more money will go to the state’s public schools. House and Senate budget writers on Sunday agreed to boost school funding by $458 million. That will result in a one-percent hike in the amount of how much money is spent per student. Under the deal Florida will spend […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 28, 2016

Budget negotiations kicked off Friday night after days of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation. But the first meeting unveiled some surprising revelations. That $1 billion tax cut the House passed a few weeks ago? It’s now a $400 million tax cut. The $250 million the Senate set aside for the Florida Enterprise Fund? Nonexistent. House and Senate budget writers are trying […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 2016

As we noted in both salt shaker tests on the two recent Florida polls (Quinnipiac and AIF polls), the method used by Quinnipiac likely favors an outsider insurgent. Why is that? Quinnipiac asked randomly dialed Floridians to indicate first whether or not they were a registered voter, then which party they belonged to and then […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 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 It was the final opportunity for Donald Trump‘s opponents to change the trajectory of the Republican presidential race before Super Tuesday, and they made the most of it. The […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2016

In case you don’t know what TED is, it stands for “Technology, Entertainment, Design) and is a thing – a big thing in the world of big thinkers. TED talks are given by some of the most innovative and influential leaders in their respective fields across the globe. These talks range from how to reform our schools to […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2016

If you want to better understand this year’s presidential election, you should read about a campaign almost 200 years old. In 1828, Andrew Jackson became the first president of the United States who wasn’t a founding father or son of a founding father. Jackson rode a wave of anti-Washington sentiment all the way to the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2016

Today in the Orlando Sentinel, an emergency room physician by the name of Jay L. Falk, on behalf of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP), wrote a column titled, “Emergency Physicians Seek Solutions To Fair Treatment,” in support of a balance billing fix. Dr. Falk, like everyone else, wants to hold patients harmless. He suggests that the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2016

Florida lobbyist Ben Parks was arrested Wednesday on six drug-related charges, including maintaining a drug house. Along with Parks, 62; Robin Bates, 45; John Elkins, 55; Daniel Oneal, 28; Demestric Peoples, 40; Camellia Prescott, 25; Ashley Ratcliff, 32; and Evan Welbon, 29, were arrested on a variety of charges, including possession of methamphetamine, three counts […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 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 STEM DAY! Go ahead. Play another round of Angry Birds in the courtyard. It’s for science (and technology, engineering and math). The Orlando Science Center and the Motorola Solutions […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 24, 2016

Tony Bennett, the former Florida Commissioner of Education who resigned in 2013 amid controversy, has registered to lobby before the Florida Legislature and the executive branch. A state database of lobbying registrations shows that Bennett signed up to represent Standards for Success, an Indiana-based education consulting company whose services include “Common Core Implementation,” and Texas Teachers, a Houston area company […]

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

Legislators reach a deal over money for schools

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Everything is not awesome

Why the Quinnipiac poll spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E for Bernie Sanders

Sunburn for Feb. 26 – Debate takeaways; Pick your poll poison; Budget deal? Uber deal?

Lauren Book to discuss “finding your why” in historic Oxford TED Talk

Andrew Jackson wrote this tune, Donald Trump is just singing along

Balance billing: Someone didn’t get the memo

Lobbyist Ben Parks, 6 others arrested in major drug bust in Tallahassee

Sunburn for 2.25.16 – Happy STEM Day; Black caucus intrigue; Rick Scott shoots down VP talk; Carlos Beruff announces; Tony Bennett’s new job; Happy b-day Matt Dixon

Former education commissioner Tony Bennett registers as state lobbyist