Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschAugust 6, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Opponents of a dog-racing ban in Florida are trying to get every bit of mileage out of a judge’s ruling against the measure that said it was “outright trickeration.” Circuit Judge Karen Gievers had said Amendment 13’s ballot title and […]

Peter SchorschAugust 6, 2018

You fool, Prince Geoffrey says to his brother Richard in the dungeon scene from “The Lion in Winter.” “As if the way one fell down mattered.” “When the fall is all there is, it matters,” retorts Richard the Lionheart. For Adam Putnam, who is just 44 years old but has already served in the Florida […]

Peter SchorschAugust 6, 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 Republican primary for Attorney General is starting to look a lot like the gubernatorial contest between Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam. No, Donald Trump hasn’t handed down an endorsement. And no, national Republican donors haven’t started […]

Joe HendersonAugust 6, 2018

Andrew Learned took time off Sunday from his campaign represent Florida’s 15th Congressional District. Instead of hanging out or lounging around the house though, Learned competed in the Siesta Key Triathlon. He finished 13th overall. Supporters shouldn’t fret though. He was back on the trail by midafternoon, tweeting his disdain for President Trump and other […]

Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2018

Every July Fourth, Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston reads a copy of the Declaration of Independence reprinted in the Tallahassee Democrat. “I always sit in the morning with a cup of coffee and read back through that,” Polston told members of the Economic Club of Florida in Tallahassee this week. “I just enjoy doing […]

Blake DowlingAugust 4, 2018

I voted by mail this week. Done. Neither Russians nor Scientologists, nor Canadians were able to influence or meddle with my selections. What did those groups behind the headlines do to our electoral process? They created discord and a lack of faith in some areas — certainly one of their goals. The last administration told […]

Peter SchorschAugust 3, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Anyone hoping Florida’s five Democratic candidates for Governor would break new ground in the final debate Thursday night may have left disappointed. On stage, each candidate mainly stuck to the standards, with […]

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot When slots trump horses The pari-mutuel formerly known as Calder Race Course now is seeking an OK from state gambling regulators to completely get out of the horse racing business. Its petition for a declaratory judgment was turned in to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 2018

Nikki Fried, the Broward-based lawyer, medical marijuana lobbyist and Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner, has been on an absolute tear the last few weeks. She’s steadily racking up endorsements — including from elected officials, progressive organizations, and the largest daily newspaper in Florida — in addition to continuing to pull a stronger than expected showing […]

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 2018

Correction: An earlier version of this incorrectly attributed a statement to Monroe County Mayor David Rice. The statement was made by his predecdessor, George Neugent, who was mayor at the time of cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma last year. Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, […]

Emails & Opinions

Last Call for 8.6.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Adam Putnam doesn’t need to drop out, but he should pull his negative ads

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.6.18

Joe Henderson: Andrew Learned knows about the extra mile

Takeaways from Tallahassee — A justice talks civics

Blake Dowling: Elections and tech

Sunburn — The morning read of what hot in Florida politics — 8.3.18

Last Call for 8.2.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Nikki Fried running the table on endorsements, strawpoll wins

Sunburn — The morning read of what hot in Florida politics — 8.2.18