Emails & Opinions

Diane RobertsFebruary 16, 2016

Sunday was Valentine’s Day. And what did those sweethearts in the Legislature give to the ladies of Florida? A swift kick in the ovaries. Rep. Charles Van Zant’s HB 865 would shut down all abortion clinics, urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, and make abortion a felony. Zygotes are citizens, too. […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 16, 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. IT’S A PRETTY GOOD TIME TO BE A LOBBYIST via Peter Schorsch’s new column in the Tallahassee Democrat It’s a pretty good time to be a lobbyist in Florida. As various groups […]

Diane RobertsFebruary 15, 2016

Sunday was Valentine’s Day. And what did those sweethearts in the Legislature give to the ladies of Florida? A swift kick in the ovaries. Rep. Charles Van Zant’s HB 865 would shut down all abortion clinics, urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, and make abortion a felony. Zygotes are citizens, too. […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 15, 2016

John McCain took the Senate floor last week to speak from his heart. It is a heart that beats in a body still bearing the effects of the tortures he endured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. What he said deserves every Floridian’s thoughtful attention before the March 15 primary. Here is where you […]

Dominic CalabroFebruary 15, 2016

The cornerstone of our constitutional democratic republic is protecting citizens’ right to full and public notice when their elected officials are discussing or making decisions that could affect everyone’s daily lives. As a non-partisan research taxpayer research institute that focuses on promoting government accountability and transparency, Florida TaxWatch supports the use of public notices in […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2016

The political columnist and humorist Art Buchwald has been dead for nine years. I still miss him. I enjoyed and admired his writing for many years, and envied him without shame as someone whose life (or much of it) I’d have gladly exchanged for my own — if such swaps were possible, which they’re not. […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 15, 2016

It’s Presidents Day again, a day when the schools and banks are closed, the local, state and federal bureaucracies leave us alone, and everyone else is busy working to pay for it all. The holiday goes back as far as 1879 and was originally intended to honor George Washington. This was later amended to include […]

Julie DelegalFebruary 15, 2016

Last December, I reported that Miami attorney Robert H. Fernandez had singled out three Duval County School Board members for public records requests. I warned that those members should prepare for political hardball, given the threats that charter school lobbyist Ralph Arza made on South Florida TV in the wake of an anti-charter school vote […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 15, 2016

What follows below is a letter from John (Juan) Xuna, a candidate in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. He emailed me Monday with the subject line, “Fwd: FL CD18 -> Important Candidate being ignored by Florida Politics !” Without comment, I am sharing Xuna’s email to me, while featuring one of the images he attached in his […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 15, 2016

With much of the nation embroiled in the 2016 presidential campaign, it’s almost understandable that some things in Florida have escaped widespread notice. For those of paying attention, however, they have no doubt been aware of the release of excess water from Lake Okeechobee, a result of historically high El Niño rainfall in South Florida. […]

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

Diane Roberts: Legislators celebrated Valentine’s Day by working to limit women’s options

Sunburn for February 16 – Q4 lobbying $ numbers; Richard Corcoran throws down the gauntlet; W stumps for Jeb

Diane Roberts: Legislators celebrate Valentine’s Day by working to limit women’s options

Martin Dyckman: If you vote for Trump, you’re endorsing torture by your government

Dominic Calabro: Citizens need access to government public notices from a variety of sources

Bob Driver: Memories of Art Buchwald

Tim Bryce: Presidents Day — Could they be elected today?

Julie Delegal: Ralph Arza’s revenge and Duval’s debacle

Please read letter from congressional candidate who says we’re ignoring him

Beyond the pale: Enviro activist calls for “death of thousands” in Lake O discharge controversy