Emails & Opinions

Staff ReportsNovember 26, 2018

Longtime lobbyist Louis Betz has devoted his time and energy to many well-known clients over the years, but now he’s aiming to tackle an issue of immense personal importance — with a little help from his friends, of course. In 2013, Betz was diagnosed with a terminal lung disease and his only chance at survival […]

Peter SchorschNovember 26, 2018

Florida Democrats may not have gotten everything they wanted, but they still walked away with some noteworthy wins in the 2018 election. The most important among them: Nikki Fried scoring a narrow victory over former state Rep. Matt Caldwell in Agriculture Commissioner race. The former lobbyist was down by a handful of votes on Election […]

Peter SchorschNovember 26, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. First in SUNBURN — Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis will speak at a Jewish day school in Broward County on Monday, outlining some of his first-year policy goals. He plans to make one or […]

Peter SchorschNovember 21, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. First and foremost — Let me wish each reader a very happy Thanksgiving. All of us who work to produce Sunburn are enormously grateful for your readership. Michelle and I are as […]

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Veteran lobbyist Chuck Hinson likens lobbying to playing on a professional sports team. “You have a season, then you take a break, then you do the spring training, then take a little […]

Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot First, a program note: Last Call is going on hiatus for Thanksgiving and will return next Monday. We wish all our readers a happy holiday. — The prologue to Tuesday’s Organization Session happened Monday as caucuses in each chamber picked […]

Blake DowlingNovember 19, 2018

According to The New York Times, Brenda Snipes, the Supervisor of Elections in Broward County resigned. “It has been my passion and honor to serve as the Supervisor of Elections for Broward County voters,” she said in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott. Let’s go back in time, on election night in 2000 some media […]

Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2018

Consider this column an “open letter” of sorts to the Florida Department of Health. First, do no harm. Got that? Though those words are not actually printed in the Hippocratic Oath, but it’s still an important medical axiom. Here’s the deal. The feds recently passed a new law known as “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes […]

Peter SchorschNovember 19, 2018

Yeah thisSunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. She said “Yes!” — Congratulations to power couple Stephanie Lewis McClung, fresh off a victorious stint as Nikki Fried‘s finance director, and Reggie Cardoza, who quarterbacked House Democrats to a net+5 cycle, […]

Peter SchorschNovember 18, 2018

Just a few days ago, Republican candidate for Agriculture Commissioner Matt Caldwell told Florida Politics that he had “zero interest in winning this election on a legal loophole.” If what the former lawmaker from North Fort Myers said remains true, it is now time for him to do the honorable thing and concede the race […]

Emails & Opinions
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Post-transplant, ‘Louis Betz 2.0’ to push for organ procurement changes

Email insights: Florida Democrats forget their own history in flub-filled memo

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.26.18

Sunburn for 11.21.18 — Happy Thanksgiving

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.20.18

Last Call for 11.19.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Blake Dowling: After recounts, thanks to all for fighting the good fight

Department of Health: Do no harm

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.19.18

Matt Caldwell should ‘concede’ ASAP