Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonDecember 20, 2018

The prevailing sentiment is that the door is slammed shut on a baseball stadium in Ybor City for the Tampa Bay Rays. You heard it on TV, radio and just about everywhere else throughout the region. After all, the Rays seemed to emphatically make that point when the team informed St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman […]

Peter SchorschDecember 19, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another staffing tidbit from the Ron DeSantis transition: Joe Jacquot will be Chief Legal Advisor in the Office of General Counsel. “Joe is an exceptional attorney with vast experience at the federal and state levels in both legal and policy […]

Peter SchorschDecember 19, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. We’re excited to begin today by sharing some important news about one of the best people in The Process. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis tells Florida Politics that Anna Alexopoulos Farrar is […]

Joe HendersonDecember 19, 2018

The last eight years will go down as some of the worst for Florida’s environment. Between algae blooms, beach erosion, hurricanes and the continuing specter of climate change, the state’s delicate eco-balance has been under siege. Under Gov. Rick Scott, even the official mention of climate change was forbidden. Regulations to protect the environment were […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A nativity scene is now the second holiday display OK’d for the Capitol rotunda. The display, from Rob Henderson, will be installed from Wednesday through the day after Christmas, according to Nina Ashley, spokeswoman for the Department of Management Services, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

I hope I am reading this wrong. But before I get into what exactly I am reading let me say this: We can argue whether or not a losing campaign ran the right ads … targeted the right markets … struck the right tone. We can agree to disagree over such items as whether an […]

Staff ReportsDecember 18, 2018

Obamacare ruling causes uncertain future At this time of year, Americans have a Christmas wish list of things they either need or want. For Republicans in Congress, they have wished for the demise of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare.” On Friday, their wish came true when a federal judge in Texas ruled […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. We must begin this day with a special happy birthday shout-out to our sister from another mother, the AMAZING … the INCREDIBLY KIND … the insert-superlative-here Stephanie Smith, who would easily win […]

Joe HendersonDecember 18, 2018

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Laurel Lee was formally asked Monday to recuse herself from hearing a lawsuit against the All For Transportation sales tax. A first-year law student would probably agree it’s the best way for Her Honor to avoid potentially messy legal optics. Why? Well, consider … Point 1: Lee’s husband, Republican state Sen. Tom Lee, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As promised, state gambling regulators have again rewritten an emergency rule governing the drug testing of racing greyhounds. That’s even as dog racing’s time is short: Voters last month OK’d a constitutional amendment banning betting on live dog racing that […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: In Rays baseball stadium saga, slammed doors can still be opened

Last Call for 12.19.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.19.18

Joe Henderson: It’s time to learn if Ron DeSantis cares about Florida’s environment

Last Call for 12.18.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Did Andrew Gillum leave millions of dollars in the bank on Election Day?

Delegation for 12.18.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.18.18

Joe Henderson: Stepping aside should be easy call for Judge Laurel Lee

Last Call for 12.17.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics