Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Is a Democratic “blue wave” coming for Florida? While Florida Democrats relish the possibility of electing a Democratic governor this year, something that hasn’t happened in nearly a quarter-century, polling in two […]

Joe HendersonJuly 30, 2018

When Donald Trump appears at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa for a rally Tuesday night, he will be on familiar ground. The president is no stranger to Tampa. He has visited this city multiple times, both as a candidate and now as president. Even when he isn’t in Tampa, the city’s connections to him […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2018

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With a brow-raising $89.3 billion for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the state appropriated the largest budget in Florida history, a $4.36 billion increase from last year. Those big numbers make Florida TaxWatch’s recently released Taxpayer’s Budget Guide all the more valuable. Authored by the watchdog group’s vice president of research, Kurt Wenner, the interactive series […]

Blake DowlingJuly 28, 2018

The internet. The Final Frontier. To boldly post what no one has posted before. These are the ramblings of me, on a never-ending mission to spread something you will find remotely helpful in your political, personal or business life. Let’s talk about posting on Facebook. Do you post links from the press on a campaign […]

Joe HendersonJuly 27, 2018

Little more than a month ago, a citizens group set out with the goal of placing a sales tax referendum on the November ballot in Hillsborough County to address transportation needs. The odds of success didn’t seem especially promising. After all, asking voters to approve something that will cost them money has been a tough […]

Peter SchorschJuly 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. It must be 2001, because we’re jumping on a plane in a couple of hours to go to concerts featuring Britney Spears and Dave Matthews Band. Let’s get to a very busy edition of Sunburn. […]

Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Call it the law of unintended consequences of banning dog racing. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ending dog racing shouldn’t go on the November ballot, an attorney said Thursday, because its ballot title and summary don’t disclose that “humane […]

Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. In case you missed it: The latest statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) has a bevy of findings to start your day: — Republican […]

Joe HendersonJuly 26, 2018

For decades, Republican candidates have been successful in Florida by rarely deviating from a script that labels Democrats as big-spenders, soft on crime, anti-business and anti-gun. When confronted by these aggressive tactics, Dems generally answered with flustered babble that, roughly translated, was basically “that’s not nice.” This campaign has been different though. Instead of trying […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Floridians are freaked out over algae blooms that have plagued the state’s waterways, including Lake Okeechobee. That’s one finding from the latest statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). Of those polled, 53 […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.30.18

Joe Henderson: Trump headed to familiar ground in Tampa again

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Budget breakdown

Blake Dowling: The World-Wide Internets

Joe Henderson: Hillsborough transportation group beats deadline for ballot initiative

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 7.27.18

Last Call for 7.26.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.26.18

Joe Henderson: State Democrats try a new tactic: fighting back

Last Call for 7.25.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics