Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2018

No matter your political beliefs or party registration, and regardless of who your favorite candidates are in this 2018 election season, you have an opportunity to be one of the biggest winners if you’re getting ready to put your home up for sale in the Tallahassee. The reason is simple: we’re going to have a […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 29, 2018

The two major parties are likely “actively recruiting” lawyers for any election-related disputes that arise Nov. 6. That’s according to Dr. Susan MacManus, a retired University of South Florida political science professor, who moderated an election controversy panel during the 2018 Florida Bar Reporters’ Workshop this week. Addressing a room of media, MacManus discussed with […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 29, 2018

Imagine you’re Joe-Bob-Sally Democrat politician; you are ready to surf the “blue wave” (and avoid the red tide) that may (or may not) be on its way and … Oops. Your entire campaign just got rocked by an IT disaster. It wasn’t Russian’s hacking or faulty hardware. It was another example of ransomware wreaking havoc […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Politics is all about winning, and nowhere is that truer than the all-out war to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. That is why I am trying to find a winner […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 28, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida wants you to know that I curse. So much so, that they’ve created television ads and sent three mailers into my district stating that I am “vulgar,” and that I am “everything wrong with politics today.” The mailer includes quotes from me at rallies and public events, where I spoke […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 28, 2018

Politics is all about winning, and nowhere is that truer than the all-out war to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. That is why I am trying to find a winner after one of the most exhausting and extraordinary days anyone has experienced. I. Just. Can’t. Christine Blasey Ford was brave, believable, sympathetic, and […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s Thursday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, unsurprisingly evoked strong reaction from Florida Democrats. Take Florida Senate Democratic Leader-designate Audrey Gibson, who said “the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 27, 2018

Whenever a public figure faces charges of sexual assault, we follow the same broken cycle — an allegation is made, the accused person denies it, and the survivor is attacked. Then a chorus of voices amplified through cable news discounts the accusation and says, “even if it’s true, it’s not that bad.” This is a […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Day One of the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Future of Florida Forum outlined the hurdles facing the Sunshine State over the next decade, and day two is when the state’s business […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Wednesday marked the beginning of the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Future of Florida Forum. The key takeaway: Florida is changing. According to the Chamber’s multimillion-dollar “Florida 2030” research project, there are seismic shifts in store for the Sunshine State’s […]

Emails & Opinions
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Deborah Thompson: Elections have consequences, like boosting Tallahassee real estate

Takeaways from Tallahassee — An army of (election) lawyers

Blake Dowling: An expensive lesson in ransomware wreaking havoc

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.28.18

Anna Eskamani: Yes, I am a woman running for office, and yes, I curse

Joe Henderson: Who ‘won’ the SCOTUS hearing? Nobody

Last Call for 9.27.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Emma Collum: With Brett Kavanagh, it’s time to end the ‘broken cycle’

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.27.18

Last Call for 9.26.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics