Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2018

In the nearly half a century since the legal voting age was set at 18, low participation rates among 18- to 24-year-old voters has perplexed candidates, consultants and researchers. With the ever-growing importance of field campaigns, a renewed effort to reach and mobilize these younger voters — at the local, state and national levels — […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot At least three lawmakers from Florida have confirmed their attendance at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States’ (NCLGS) summer meeting next month in Cleveland. Sen. Perry Thurston Jr., a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, and Reps. Joe Geller, an Aventura […]

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2018

In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting at their school, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have shown remarkable character and courage. Their resilience and capability to advocate for themselves, their fallen classmates and their peers across Florida, and throughout the country, in the midst of this trauma shows mettle rarely found […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Today and tomorrow, the Florida Chamber Foundation holds its annual “Learners to Earners Workforce Summit.” The event asks the question: “Is Florida’s workforce ready? “Talent is Florida’s best economic development tool,” an […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A hearing on a Broward County nursing home’s contempt motion against the Agency for Health Care Administration over alleged public records violations is back on for Tuesday. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is slated to start the hearing at 2 p.m. […]

Joe HendersonJune 11, 2018

Normally, the decision of a local school board member to run for another office — in this case, the Florida House — would be interesting, but not seismic. But this is Hillsborough County, where people have learned to expect the unexpected. So it is with the now-irrevocable decision by Susan Valdes to resign from the Hillsborough […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

FLORIDA TODAY executive editor Bob Gabordi has been a study in contrasts since first coming to the Sunshine State in 2005. That’s when he took over the editing reins of the Tallahassee Democrat after Gannett bought the paper from the now-defunct Knight Ridder. There, the now four-time winner of the Gannett President’s Ring Award, for […]

Steve SchaleJune 11, 2018

In the never-ending quest to simplify Florida, one of the ongoing debates about winning the state is whether Florida is a state won by winning persuadable voters, or whether it is all about turning out one’s base. I remember when I started with Barack Obama, I got a ton of advice — most of it […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Richard Corcoran must be kicking himself right now. If the House Speaker knew a month ago what the rest of the state does now — that a former employee of Adam Putnam’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services failed for more than a year to conduct national background checks on applications for concealed weapons licenses — […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. If the November election were held today, only four of the 13 proposed state constitutional amendments would pass, according to new polling by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “However, this is before […]

Emails & Opinions

Kevin Sweeny: Vote pledging — the evolution of the ground campaigns

Last Call for 6.12.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sean Shaw: A legal strategy to combat gun violence

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.12.18

Last Call for 6.11.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Susan Valdes turns Hillsborough races topsy-turvy

With Bob Gabordi, it’s one step forward, one step back

Steve Schale: Florida, persuasion or turnout, or both?

Time for Florida GOP to draft Pam Bondi?

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.11.18