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Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2014

She’d outpester any pest Drive a hornet from its nest She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl She is gentle! She is wild! She’s a riddle! She’s a child! She’s a headache! She’s an angel! She’s a girl! How do you solve a problem like Maria? For whatever reason, that wonderful Rodgers and […]

Peter SchorschDecember 6, 2014

Florida is joining a multistate coalition led by Texas in suing over the Obama administration’s recently announced executive actions on immigration. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her intention to join the lawsuit Friday. Many top Republicans have denounced the president’s unilateral move designed to spare as many as 5 million people living illegally in […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Sen. Aaron Bean is returning as the point man on substantive health care policy in the Senate. He told SaintPetersBlog on Thursday that he’s ready to “get back in the ring” when it comes to balancing technology and health care and that he’s also willing to expand Charlotte’s Web to include other diseases. “Telemedicine is […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2014

Florida may not be the No. 1 state when it comes to solar energy potential, but it’s surely higher than Alaska. Public Service Commission Chairman Art Graham said during a recent meeting that his office had done some digging into the issue of Florida’s solar potential. What he described as facts were misleading, in my […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2014

For a moment there, it looked like it was time to pull the plug. It was time to call the priest and ask him to deliver the last rites. For a moment there, state Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 were in their death throes. This past November, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2014

For a moment there, it looked like it was time to pull the plug. It was time to call the priest and ask him to deliver the last rites. For a moment there, state Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 were in their death throes. This past November, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 4, 2014

For a moment there, it looked like it was time to pull the plug. It was time to call the priest and ask him to deliver the last rites. For a moment there, state Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to be president of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 were in their death throes. This past November, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 2, 2014

As we forecasted last month, Senate President Andy Gardiner today appointed Senator Tom Lee as Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Gardiner also appointed Senator Anitere Flores as Chair of the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy. Senator Lee previously served in the Florida Senate from 1996-2006, including a two-year term as President of the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 2, 2014

Former Miami City Manager Tony Crapp Jr. has joined government affairs firm Ballard Partners as a new partner in the Miami office. As a part of the team at Ballard, Crapp brings years of local government operations and public policy experience. Crapp, currently a managing partner at PC & Associates of South Florida, also served […]

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Gold Coast Eagle Distributing;s Javier Bermudez and Chad Fraser bring water to Helene victims in Bradenton. Image via Gold Coast.

How do you solve a problem like Maria, err, I mean, Melissa (Sellers)?

Florida joins coalition in immigration lawsuit

Aaron Bean’s back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte’s Web

Aaron Bean's back, and so is telemedicine and Charlotte's Web

Bruce Ritchie: PSC chairman questions Florida’s solar potential but gets his facts askew

Peter Schorsch: State Sen. Jack Latvala’s ambitions to become Senate president still have life

Jack Latvala’s Senate President ambitions get desperately needed boost

Jack Latvala's Senate President ambitions get desperately needed boost

Sen. Prez Andy Gardiner taps Tom Lee for Appropriations Chair, Anitere Flores as Fiscal Policy Chair

Personnel note: Ballard Partners adds Tony Crapp, Jr. to Miami office