Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 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. GUT CHECK: LEGILSATIVE SESSION REACHES MIDPOINT Mind if we lead Sunburn with something other than Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio? With the half-way mark of the 60-day 2016 Legislative Session on […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 10, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2016

Last of three parts. Unlike Florida’s stagnant civil forfeiture laws, other states have worked to address the problem. New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, and Washington, D.C. have joined North Carolina by either banning civil forfeiture or requiring a criminal conviction as a prerequisite for all forfeitures. This is in addition to other states, like California, […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 10, 2016

It’s been four years since the media broke the news of Darren Rainey’s brutal mistreatment at the Dade Correctional Institution in Miami. The 50-year-old Rainey was forced into a scalding shower by prison guards angry that the schizophrenic inmate defecated and threw feces at them and around his 13-by-8-foot cell. In retaliation, they forced Rainey […]

Shannon NickinsonFebruary 10, 2016

Does Pensacola have the skills to pay the bills? Signs may be turning toward yes. The announcement that Pensacola State will host the state conference for one of the leading career and technical education conferences from 2018 to 2020 may be a sign that we’re getting there. PSC will host SkillsUSA Florida State Leadership and […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 10, 2016

Taxpayers beware: There is a dangerously naive proposal making the rounds in Tallahassee. Some politicians want to significantly damage Florida’s successful Contraband Forfeiture Act. This is the law that prevents criminals from profiting from their illegal acts. Just like we prohibit killers from profiting by writing books about their crimes, the civil contraband forfeiture law […]

Diane RobertsFebruary 10, 2016

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE — They call us the Sunshine State, but Florida’s government prefers to operate in the shadows. Like vampire bats, cockroaches and mold spores. If you can’t see what the government is doing, you can’t fight it. That explains the 74 public records exemption bills before the Legislature this Session. Yes, 74 new attacks […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 10, 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 DONALD TRUMP, BERNIE SANDERS TRIUMPH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE As expected, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump were the winners in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night, and it wasn’t even close. Sanders and […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

So much for “Marcomentum.” Eight days ago, the national media, with some justification, was spreading the word that Marco Rubio was the unexpected star of the Iowa caucus, despite the fact that he received fewer votes than Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Rubio began rising in the polls in New Hampshire, and it seemed that […]

Diane RobertsFebruary 9, 2016

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE — They call us the Sunshine State, but Florida’s government prefers to operate in the shadows. Like vampire bats, cockroaches and mold spores. If you can’t see what the government is doing, you can’t fight it. That explains the 74 public records exemption bills before the Legislature this session. Yes, 74 new attacks […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for February 11 – Session at midpoint; Daphne Campbell praises Jesus; It’s Jeff Brandes Day; Floridian Partners expands

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Justin Pearson: Legislature should pass important reforms to civil forfeiture laws

Chris Timmons: Fixing Florida’s prisons will take money, determination

Shannon Nickinson: Workers with technical skills vital to Pensacola

Grady Judd: Taxpayers have most to lose from attack on Contraband Forfeiture Act

Diane Roberts: Legislature works hard to keep us in the dark

Sunburn for February 10 – Well, that just happened…

Mitch Perry Report for 2.10.16 — GOP is still looking for its establishment candidate

Diane Roberts: Legislature is working hard to keep citizens in the dark