Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Pardon us for quoting Mike Fasano, but here’s a win for “the little guy.” The Miami-Dade School Board has agreed with an administrative law judge who recommended reinstating a school bus driver and with back pay. That was after an […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018

I respect Matt Isbell, the Democratic consultant best known for constructing data-driven political maps. I enjoy his smarts and I especially enjoy his pluck. It’s not easy being a Dem operative in the Sunshine State. I respect and enjoy Isbell so much that on multiple occasions Florida Politics has published his work. I wish we published […]

Guest AuthorOctober 24, 2018

Florida is one of just four states that bans individuals with past felony convictions from voting for life. This has resulted in 1.4 million Floridians, roughly 10 percent of the state’s voting-age population, being unable to vote. An estimated 27 percent of all disenfranchised formerly incarcerated people in the country reside in Florida. Amendment 4 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Breaking overnight – Coral Springs Mayor Walter “Skip” Campbell, a state Senator from 1996 to 2006, has died. He was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in 2006. He became mayor of Coral Springs […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2018

Recall last year during the cleanup of Hurricane Irma that, due to a variety of factors, debris cleanup was a mess. Pun very much intended. Irma hit the Sunshine State on the heels of Hurricane Harvey in turning the greater Houston area into a lake for weeks. The back-to-back crises meant that truckers and haulers […]

Joe HendersonOctober 24, 2018

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It’s too soon to say if Andrew Gillum will lose the election for Governor of Florida after Tuesday’s revelation that the coveted ticket to “Hamilton” he received may have come from an undercover FBI agent, but let’s put it this way. Gillum appeared to have the wind at his back in his face against Republican […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot With two weeks left before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved by nearly six points. That’s according to the latest statewide opinion poll by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). From 38.7 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2018

Updated Wednesday — Ruth’s valedictory speech, of sorts, ran in the Times. Here’s an excerpt: “Am I disappointed to have this particular chapter in my life come to a close? You better believe it. But I’m hardly bitter. “Ten years ago, I was laid off at the slowly imploding Tampa Tribune. I thought then, at 59, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Less than 12 hours after Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum sparred — and met — for the first time in Sunday’s gubernatorial debate, a new poll of the nationally watched contest found Gillum leading by […]

Peter SchorschOctober 22, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A proposed constitutional amendment to increase the homestead property tax exemption is failing, according to results of a new poll. A survey by St. Pete Polls shows that nearly 49 percent of voters asked said they had already voted for […]

Emails & Opinions

Last Call for 10.24.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Matt Isbell is, dangerously, selling fool’s gold about Florida Senate races

Martin Horn: Amendment 4 is good criminal justice policy

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.24.18

After Michael: Are we in for another truck war?

Joe Henderson: Andrew Gillum suddenly playing defense down the stretch

Last Call for 10.23.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Tampa Bay Times’ Dan Ruth in ‘semi-retirement’?

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.23.18

Last Call for 10.22.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics