Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonJuly 25, 2018

Voting in Florida is a right, not a privilege. And since life today doesn’t run at the same pace as it did back when Ozzie met Harriett (look it up, kids), the government should make it as easy as possible for citizens to exercise that right. So yes, it was, as League of Women Voters […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Take a few moments to read the opening paragraph of the New York Times story about Tuesday’s Republican runoff in the Georgia gubernatorial race. “Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state, captured the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday, easily dispatching the preferred candidate of the state party establishment after a series of provocative ads that evoked […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. According to a new Florida Politics poll of Tampa voters, Jane Castor is a clear favorite to become the city’s next mayor. In the latest survey of the 2019 race, St. Pete […]

Guest AuthorJuly 25, 2018

Florida’s economy continues breaking records. Just a few days ago Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) topped $1 trillion, the chief economist with the Florida Chamber Foundation announced. This means that if Florida was an independent country, our $1 trillion economy would rank us as the 17th largest economy in the world and ahead of countries […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge has rejected the state’s request for a rehearing in a battle about whether lawmakers properly carried out a 2014 constitutional amendment that required spending on land and water conservation. That sets the case up to potentially next […]

Guest AuthorJuly 24, 2018

As a nurse in Florida, I had a front-row seat to the positives and negatives of the Affordable Care Act (or ACA). Prior to the ACA, I saw young people kicked off their parent’s insurance, rendering them unable to afford health insurance. Prior to the ACA, I witnessed far too many Floridians unable to get […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 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 primary election may be five weeks away, but the votes are about to start coming in. Starting Tuesday, mail ballots will go out en masse to the more than 2.2 million […]

Joe HendersonJuly 24, 2018

In Florida now, the rule of law now seems to be shoot first, justify later. So, what happened to Markeis McGlockton last week at a Circle A convenience store in Clearwater is exactly lawmakers had in mind when they widened the range of what’s permissible under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Don’t let anyone tell […]

Guest AuthorJuly 23, 2018

In a health crisis, individuals turn to hospital emergency rooms across Florida to stabilize an escalating medical condition. Individuals impacted by mental illness require the same access to emergency care. People in crisis, their families, and law enforcement need a trusted resource to provide immediate care designed to assess and treat. The National Institute of […]

Peter SchorschJuly 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to Florida State University (FSU) over procedures done last year on hamsters in the school’s research laboratories. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released the document Monday, which it […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: Judge rules for college voting rights over incumbent privilege

Georgia gubernatorial race a harbinger of things to come in Florida

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.25.18

Will Weatherford: $1 trillion economy means opportunity for Florida, but challenges remain

Last Call for 7.24.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Brenda Mattson: No reason to scrap the ACA. Improve it.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.24.18

Joe Henderson: Stand Your Ground worked just like lawmakers intended

Joseph F. Rutherford: Refocusing efforts to improve Florida’s mental health system

Last Call for 7.23.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics