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

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2015

Like most parents, when I hear the tinkling music of an ice cream truck, I know what my future holds: rummaging in my pocket for some singles and spare change, a little begging and pleading from my baby girl, followed by big smiles, sticky hands and promises that we won’t tell mom we ate ice […]

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2015

First of all, Memorial Day commemorates something completely sober that transcends the material: the brave sacrifices by countless Americans made to secure our freedoms, safety, and values. So much so, that our elective representatives have set a day aside where public institutions are closed and where people are encouraged to do the same in their own ways. […]

Peter SchorschMay 18, 2015

If Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller runs in 2016 for Marco Rubio‘s seat in the U.S. Senate, the political dominoes that are likely to fall will stretch from Florida’s border with Alabama to the Suwanee River. Odds of Miller running increased after he attended this past weekend’s quarterly meeting of the Republican Party of Florida, something that the […]

Peter SchorschMay 15, 2015

As Florida lawmakers continue to face off over the multibillion dollar issue of whether to expand Medicaid, one of the fiercest critics of those opposed to such a plan is a prominent former member. Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano does not hide the fact that he is, at the very least, upset with those members […]

Peter SchorschMay 15, 2015

Shit! There I said it. So Alan Grayson offers a very weird criticism of Adam Smith, calling him — and this is an exact quote from the Tampa Bay Times — “some kind of sh**ttng robot?!” Smith may be a lot of things, and Lord knows I haven’t been his biggest fan, but a shitting […]

Peter SchorschMay 14, 2015

A bill meant to crack down on posting sexually explicit photos of exes and former lovers by toughening the penalties was signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday. Under SB 538, it is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and $1,000 the first time a person posts to a website an […]

Peter SchorschMay 14, 2015

In December, I bid on a charity auction item from Creative Loafing (benefiting The Children’s Home) to enjoy lunch with Mayor Rick Kriseman. Five months and $172.50 later, Mayor Kriseman, CL Publisher David Warner, CL News & Politics Editor Kate Bradshaw, The Children’s Home’s Irene Rickus, and I sat down Thursday for a delicious, albeit heavy, lunch at Sylvia’s […]

Peter SchorschMay 14, 2015

White sand. Crystal blue water. A refreshing ocean breeze. These are the kinds of phrases you want people using when they describe your beach. Here are a few phrases you don’t want people saying about your beach: Fecal matter. Human excrement. Public urination. There is a dust-up of sorts going on (and in) the beautiful white sand […]

Peter SchorschMay 14, 2015

The half-decade-long race to determine who will serve as president of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2018 — either Jack Latvala or Joe Negron — has taken on all the difficulty of a Chinese finger puzzle after a series of recent developments designed to solve the matter have only made the issue more complicated. Most […]

Peter SchorschMay 13, 2015

As a Special Session of the Legislature inches closer to hammering out Florida’s spending plan ahead of the June 30 deadline, some lawmakers have even more pressing business to conduct: fundraising. A new email from Naples Republican Rep. Kathleen Passidomo does just that, as she announces she will seek the Senate seat of term-limited Sen. Garrett Richter. […]

Peter Schorsch

About time: New law allows child victims to audio record sexual molesters

Memorial Day is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists, Publix, and a slew of political associations

If Jeff Miller runs for Senate, North Florida dominoes will begin to fall

Pasco Tax Collector Mike Fasano, one of the loudest critics of Florida House’s health care position, STILL employed by Florida Hospital Tampa

Sh*t, this went in a different direction …

“Revenge porn” bill signed into law by governor

Over lunch, Rick Kriseman tells me he’ll be endorsing Patrick Murphy, will seek re-election

Now THAT’s disgusting …

The race for Senate President has become a Chinese finger puzzle

Email insights: State Rep. Kathleen Passidomo needs a new calendar