Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschApril 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. Let’s start the morning with birthday shout-outs to two people who are not just talented politicos, but also incredible friends. The first if Stephanie Lewis-McClung (featured on page 139 of the Fall […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot When lawmakers passed mental health and school safety legislation after February’s mass shooting at a Broward County high school, it included the creation of a blue-ribbon panel. The idea for the group was “to investigate system failures … and prior […]

Joe HendersonApril 11, 2018

A few years ago, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross dropped by the editorial board of the Tampa Tribune for a chat. As metro columnist, I was invited to attend. I don’t recall specifics about the meeting, but I do remember Ross saying emphatically that he didn’t want to be a career politician. He said it with […]

Peter SchorschApril 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. In news that will come as a surprise to no one, Democrat Lori Berman easily defeated Republican Tami Donnally in the Tuesday special election to fill the Senate District 31 seat vacated by former Sen. Jeff Clemens last […]

Peter SchorschApril 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Citrus news is getting to be a broken record: The latest report by U.S. Department of Agriculture holds Florida orange production “steady” with a slight decrease in grapefruit production, according to a Tuesday news release. The USDA’s March report estimates […]

Joe HendersonApril 10, 2018

The Rick Scott who opened his campaign to unseat Bill Nelson in the U.S. Senate was the Rick Scott we have come to know in his two terms as Florida’s governor. He is still short on details but long about promising to roll up his sleeves and fix what ails our government. He rails against […]

Peter SchorschApril 10, 2018

Voters are going to the polls as we speak in Palm Beach County to determine a replacement for disgraced former state Sen. Jeff Clemens. The Lake Worth Democrat resigned last year after news of an affair between him and a lobbyist came out. Rep. Lori Berman, a Lantana Democrat, dominated fundraising for today’s special election […]

Peter SchorschApril 9, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Gov. Rick Scott, First Lady Ann Scott and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera offered condolences upon news of the death of their former press secretary, 33-year-old Jeri Bustamante, who died Sunday night in a boating accident. “It is with true sadness […]

Guest AuthorApril 9, 2018

Florida voters will be asked in November to decide the fate of the work product of the third Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) since the 1968 Constitution that created the CRC process. Currently, this CRC has produced perhaps as many as 13 additional ballot questions (total of 18 on the ballot) effecting up to 25 changes […]

Peter SchorschApril 9, 2018

There was never any real doubt that Gov. Rick Scott would challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson this fall. Instead, the question was/is how would Scott and Co. lift the curtain. Scott will make a “big” announcement on his political future today in Orlando, followed-up by another press conference in Ft. Myers. He’ll also broadcast his announcement […]

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.12.18

Last Call for 4.11.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Dennis Ross never wanted to be congressman for life

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.11.18

Last Call for 4.10.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: We’ve heard this all before from Rick Scott

By the way, there’s an election today in Palm Beach County, folks

Last Call for 4.9.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Jeff Kottkamp, Paul Hawkes: Greyhound amendment does not belong in our constitution

POLITICO Florida scoops the Rick Scott Senate launch