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Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2015

Is Wilton Simpson for CFO a byproduct of this fall’s Senate map redraw? After the news that the Senate maps must be redrawn to comply with the Florida Constitution, many political futures have been put in flux. The Jack Latvala vs. Joe Negron Senate president’s race and the future of Pinellas district lines are tops […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2015

I love solar power. You love solar power. Everyone loves solar power. It’s the ice cream of energy production: It should come with sprinkles. There is so much to love. And unlike a toddler with a cone, there’s no messy cleanup, nobody’s blowing the tops off mountains to mine it, there are no issues with […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has already raised more than $12 million for his White House bid. Outside groups aligned with Rubio have raised twice that. In other words, there’s little doubt that Rubio’s White House bid has the financial resources to last (at least) until Florida’s March 15 presidential primary. And yet … How soon […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2015

David Sirota, as reported in Florida Politics this week, is a Democratic operative turned political reporter for the International Business Times. Among his various political campaign roles, Sirota, 39, also was an aide to current Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. But few readers of the Times would know that, even though Sirota has penned or co-written […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

Florida is a thirsty state, and one of its favorite beverages is beer. For the Sunshine State, a fast-growing beer industry has developed into a strong economic engine, one that pumps billions into the state’s economy, with more than 125,000 jobs, says a new report unveiled Tuesday. Brewers, importers, distributors, suppliers and retailers contribute more […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has already raised more than $12 million for his White House bid. Outside groups aligned with Rubio have raised twice that. In other words, there is little doubt that Rubio’s White House bid has the financial resources to last (at least) until Florida’s March 15 presidential primary. And yet … How soon until […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

Dick Greco for Congress? That’s what La Gaceta‘s Patrick Manteiga half-jokingly suggests in his weekly “As We Heard It” column: “Greco just moved to St. Petersburg and is still unpacking boxes. Is it just a coincidence that he happens to arrive in town just when the congressional seat favors Democrats or is Greco just sly? If […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

Annette Taddeo still won’t explain what she considers “middle class,” or at least she isn’t talking about it. Taddeo, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 26th Congressional District, again refused to answer questions about her self-proclaimed middle-class lifestyle, one that includes a decidedly not middle class 6,500-square-foot Miami home assessed at $1.25 million. In a video […]

Peter SchorschJuly 27, 2015

A new, Mason-Dixon polls finds Alan Grayson narrowly leading Patrick Murphy for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, the GOP race is a four-way scrum. Here are some instant takeaways. First of all, take this Mason-Dixon poll with a few grains of salt. As Steve Vancore notes in the latest post for our Salt Shaker […]

Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2015

The medium is the message. Media theorist Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase in 1964, one that is just as effective a half-century later. In the 2016 presidential race, recent criticism of Jeb Bush’s tenure as Florida governor leads to a compelling question – when does a messenger overshadow his or her message? The answer is when the […]

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Now it's time for Florida to start cleaning up.

Wilton Simpson for Florida CFO?

Why the solar initiative is losing

Peter Schorsch: Marco Rubio’s favorite son mantle wearing thin

Hillary Clinton critic David Sirota’s ties to Bernie Sanders not properly disclosed to IBT readers

Bottoms up! Study finds Florida beer industry taps in $14 billion to state economy

Marco Rubio in Jeb Bush’s way

Dick Greco for Congress?

Annette Taddeo refuses to talk mansion sale, “middle-class” lifestyle

Instant analysis: Key takeaways of Mason-Dixon’s poll of Florida’s U.S. Senate race

For David Sirota and Andrew Perez — fierce critics of Jeb Bush — partisan attacks negate the message