Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonJuly 10, 2018

I’ll admit something right up front. I had to suppress a gasp Tuesday afternoon when the Tampa Bay Rays unveiled the sticker price for the baseball stadium they propose in Ybor City and hope to play in by 2023. $892 million! That’s about $200 million more than I expected, but I guess it’s roughly in […]

Guest AuthorJuly 10, 2018

The Trump administration’s refusal to defend the pre-existing condition exclusion and the ACA provision that insurance companies cannot charge more based on a person’s health status, makes you realize once what is at stake. In February, 20 state attorneys general, including Florida, filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas, claiming that when […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. During his month as a candidate for Florida Governor, Jeff Greene has been a man of few words. But when he does speak up, he can cut deep. Greene wasn’t particularly vicious when he laid into […]

Joe HendersonJuly 10, 2018

When you own the last cigar factory in the Cigar City, and you’re fighting the Food and Drug Administration over regulations that could put the company out of business, you take victories where you can get them. That’s what Eric Newman, president of Tampa’s J.C. Newman Cigar Company, is doing today. He won a skirmish […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Tampa Bay-based radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge settled a more than 2 ½-year-old federal lawsuit brought by a company that does radio ratings. The case, filed by Nielsen Audio, was reported settled Friday after mediation last Monday, court dockets […]

Guest AuthorJuly 9, 2018

This cycle, our firm has worked with dozens of Republican campaigns from Cabinet positions to Congress. One advantage of our workload has been an opportunity to see the results of dozens of polls and focus groups conducted by several national and Florida-based research firms. Without sharing specifics on data, campaigns or researchers, I want to […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Good Monday morning. With just a few weeks before the start of early voting, we are asking you to help us with a little homework. — If you are running for the […]

Joe HendersonJuly 9, 2018

The Tampa Bay Rays know how to put on a show, and I’m positive there will be no shortage of “oohs” and “aahs” Tuesday when they roll out the design and, importantly, a cost projection for what they hope is a new stadium in Ybor City. Owner Stuart Sternberg has dropped enticing hints about the stadium […]

Peter SchorschJuly 8, 2018

Anyone else have the sinking feeling that Florida political pundits will wake up the day after the primary election and be forced to offer their best impressions of Vizzini from “The Princess Bride”? “Inconceivable,” they will all exclaim, just as the Sicilian criminal mastermind did after the hero Westley bested Vizzini’s giant (lovingly played by Andre the Giant) […]

Staff ReportsJuly 7, 2018

A bill seeking to narrow the state’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses didn’t get very far during the 2018 Legislative Session. But the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Jeff Brandes, promises it will be back next year, when nuanced support from the courts will accompany it. This week, a federal judge in Tennessee ruled unconstitutional a state law that suspends […]

Emails & Opinions
Image via TCEC.

Joe Henderson: Cost of Rays new stadium: $892 million! Yikes

Louisa McQueeney: We have to protect ACA, pre-existing condition fix

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 7.10.18

Joe Henderson: Newman Cigar gets reprieve, but it’s only temporary

Last Call for 7.9.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Clements: The ‘big picture’ predictions on Election 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.9.18

Joe Henderson: Rays ready to unveil stadium design, but at what cost?

The coming Andrew Gillum vs. Ron DeSantis general election

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Suspensions in suspense