Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMarch 1, 2016

What do you do when you are asked to carry the water for a colleague running for the Florida Senate, who is looking to curry favor with a large business in his district by requesting funding for a line item nobody asked for, the state doesn’t need, and the Senate vehemently opposes? You do what […]

Peter SchorschMarch 1, 2016

The popular ride-booking app Uber is teaming up with Volunteer Florida to help provide gently-used professional attire for unemployed or underemployed Floridians looking for a leg up when it comes to job interviews. The groups announced the new initiative – dubbed “#SuitsForSession” – in partnership with Dress For Success Tallahassee, Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend Inc., the Florida Department […]

Peter SchorschMarch 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 RUMOR DU JOUR — Florida Governor Rick Scott will endorse Donald Trump tonight during a Trump rally at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach HAPPY SUPER TUESDAY –“This race goes national” Hillary Clinton declared on Saturday night after crushing Bernie Sanders […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 29, 2016

Gambling interests have lined up in the State Capital, lobbying for their long-held dream of remaking Florida in the image of Las Vegas and Atlantic City. As the Florida Legislature considers their requests for more and bigger casinos, I would caution the following: Not so fast. Any action the Legislature may take to expand gambling […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 29, 2016

Hoping for a moderate presidential nominee in 1972, the Democrats who controlled the Florida Legislature set up a primary intended to award Sen. Edmund Muskie most of the state’s delegates. George Wallace won them instead — 75 of the 81– with pluralities in all but one congressional district and 41.6 percent of the overall vote. […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 29, 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 […]

Steve SchaleFebruary 29, 2016

Here are some interesting tidbits about the Florida primary: Well over 3 million people will vote in the Presidential Preference Primary. Tampa should be the largest voting market for both parties, albeit more so for the GOP. If African American and Hispanic turnout is high for Democrats, Miami could outpace Tampa. For Republicans, Florida is […]

Marc YachtFebruary 29, 2016

The latest casualties among Republican presidential hopefuls include New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and JEB. Christie, facing a step-down to the undercard debates, threw in the towel. Fiorina, who had never captured the imagination of the voters, will return to her privileged life and will probably write a book. JEB could not […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 29, 2016

Once upon a time, appearing at the Capital Tiger Bay Club meant you were going to get skewered. With leaders like Lee Hinkle and Scott Dailey ready — and more than able — to toy with you the way a cat plays with a half-dead mouse, entering into the Tiger’s Den was not for the faint of heart. In full disclosure, […]

Shannon NickinsonFebruary 29, 2016

Winning the school readiness battle begins way before kindergarten. At T.R. Jackson Pre-K Center in Milton, it goes on every day. Dawn Alt is the director of Pre-K programs for Santa Rosa Schools. She is the former principal of Oriole Beach Elementary School, a high-poverty school in south Santa Rosa County. There are 280 students […]

Emails & Opinions
Buccaneers QB Teddy Bridgewater. Image via AP.

Jeanette Núñez’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, budget conference

Uber, Volunteer Florida team up to provide #SuitsForSession for needy

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – March 1

John Sowinski: Gambling proposals may violate Florida Constitution

Martin Dyckman: Donald Trump likely to benefit from Florida GOP’s winner-take-all primary system

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

Steve Schale: Florida’s presidential primary is late, but significant

Marc Yacht: Leaders of both parties have misread the mood of this year’s voters

This Friday, I step into the Tiger’s Den of the Capital Tiger Bay Club

Shannon Nickinson: Educators encourage parents to attend GED classes