Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot “Bundling” different policy in proposed constitutional amendments is like forcing diners to select a set menu rather than letting them eat a la carte, a lawyer suggested Wednesday. Joseph Little, a constitutional scholar and retired professor of the University of […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2018

It has only been a week since Andrew Gillum shocked the political world by winning the Democratic primary election for Florida Governor. His victory was such a black swan that much of the post-election analysis has been, deservedly, on how Team Gillum pulled off an upset. Almost every major media outlet has deployed reporters to […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 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 as gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was releasing (and un-releasing) receipts tied to travel that are part of a state ethics investigation, Florida Politics scooped Tuesday night about some transitions taking place within […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Crystal Lagoons has come away with an administrative win. The state’s Department of Health announced Tuesday that “bodies of water created and operated by Crystal Lagoons’ licensees” are “public bathing places” under state law. The department issued Tuesday what’s known […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2018

Former police officers in Biscayne Park, a small suburb north of Miami, are charged with framing innocent people in an effort to boost the department’s crime-solving record. Raimundo Atesiano, the police chief who resigned in 2014, allegedly directed his force to pin unsolved crimes on random black people in the community. False confessions played a […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2018

Nearly two-thirds of Florida residents say they have taken precautions in advance of the 2018 Hurricane Season, according to a poll by SurveyMonkey on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). A year ago, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys, inflicting major damage and leaving more than 15 million residents […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2018

The Gwen Graham for Governor yard signs were not even down before the man who beat her in last week’s Democratic primary for Florida governor, Andrew Gillum, was being asked if he would consider her as a running mate. There’s a reason God put Labor Day Weekend right after Election Day, and that was so […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. — LATEST ON TS GORDON — Tropical Storm Gordon is continuing to strengthen and is expected to become a hurricane late Tuesday when it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast, including coastal […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2018

If, as Justice Antonin Scalia said, “Our appointment and confirmation process has … evolved into a mini-plebiscite on the meaning of the Constitution whenever a new justice is to be seated,” then our freedoms, our Republic, and our Constitution could not be in better hands than with Judge Brett Kavanaugh. On paper, Judge Kavanaugh is […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 4, 2018

Maybe more than any election in a long time, voters in the middle might as well be people without a candidate. Think about it. Maybe your politics are center-right. You might be generally conservative but will vote for something that sounds somewhat liberal if you decide it’s a good thing. Or, maybe you’re the opposite […]

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Last Call for 9.5.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Primary epilogue: Chris King got money’s worth; Jeff Greene is a putz

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.5.18

Last Call for 9.4.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Seth Miller, Michelle Feldman: Preventing the next Biscayne Park scandal

Logan McFaddin: To weather future storms, now is time to prepare, plan

Don’t do it, Lauren Book

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.4.18

Jose Oliva: Confirm Brett Kavanaugh

Joe Henderson: Voters in the middle, where is your candidate?