Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 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. Just a reminder: The Florida Chamber Foundation will hold this year’s Future of Florida Forum on Sept. 26-27, or next Wednesday and Thursday, in Orlando. (If you’re like us, you’ve probably already […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 18, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The city of Pensacola is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve a cross, erected in a city park on the eve of World War II, that a federal appeals court has ruled must come down. “Religious symbols aren’t like […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 18, 2018

This week, Tallahassee ABC affiliate WTXL27 stopped by the office to chat on one of my favorite topics — social media posts, specifically video content. If I were to critique my own social media use, one might say I post too much. However, I try and stick to a once daily max for most platforms […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 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. Look for lobbying behemoth Ballard Partners to announce today that it has hired Christina Daly, who oversaw the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as it dramatically expanded its effort to divert nonviolent youth […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2018

Erika Donalds, a Constitution Revision Commissioner and sponsor of the now-defunct Amendment 8, was right when she recently wrote that the League of Women Voters of Florida “cheered the end” of the bundled education amendment. Amendment 8 was written to confuse. It was “log-rolled” with three separate issues — civics classes for middle school students, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 17, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Since 1998, more than 373 charter schools have closed their doors in Florida, “causing problems for some school districts,” according to a new Integrity Florida report released Monday. The number of for-profit charter schools continues to grow at a rapid […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

As a former hospital executive, a health care consultant, and a former member of the Health Innovation Subcommittee in the Florida House of Representatives, I’ve seen firsthand how access to quality, affordable health coverage can save lives. The Affordable Care Act has driven significant progress on access to care and innovation. The law ended discrimination […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 17, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. The Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are all 2-0, while the Florida State Seminoles are 1-2 after losing to lowly Syracuse. What more proof do you need that this […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

Education reform requires thick skin. I cringed as the League of Women Voters cheered the end of Amendment 8 and their success in disenfranchising Floridians. Voters deserved to have a say in whether to allow the school district monopoly over schools to continue, but activist judges decided otherwise. The LWV patted themselves on the back […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

Florida’s 13 million voters have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help convicted felons who have paid their debt to society earn the right to vote, and to a second chance. Called the “Voting Restoration Amendment,” a proposed constitutional amendment will grant most of the 1.7 million convicted felons the right to vote and help select their […]

Emails & Opinions
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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.19.18

Last Call for 9.18.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Blake Dowling: Social media shows the great (and ugly) of society, politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.18.18

Patricia Brigham: League of Women Voters makes no apologies for exposing deception

Last Call for 9.17.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Daisy Baez: Attacks on ACA are attacks on health care access, innovation

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.17.18

Erika Donalds: Roadblocks re-energize reformers

Reggie Garcia: Amendment 4 will save taxpayers money, give felons a second chance