Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschApril 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. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s Rick Scott Day. And we’ll get to that in a moment. But first, a reminder for politicos in the Tampa Bay area that there is a Quorum — the not-too-political […]

Joe HendersonApril 9, 2018

Guns and Trump. Let’s just cut to what figures to be the essence of a showdown between three-term incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and two-term Republican Gov. Rick Scott for a Florida U.S. Senate seat. Scott’s entry into the race, long a foregone conclusion, becomes official Monday and signals the start of what could the most expensive […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2018

Predictions of bad weather are befouling plans for the annual Springtime Tallahassee festivities in the capital. Organizers on Friday canceled the Jubilee in the Park, which usually features arts and crafts booths from hundreds of vendors, and rescheduled the parade for 10 a.m., the Tallahassee Democrat reported late Friday. The National Weather Service was forecasting “showers and […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2018

I subscribe to a service called “Baylawsuits,” which provides tip sheets on the most newsworthy lawsuits coming out of the Pinellas and Hillsborough county courthouses. Last week, a tip came in that read “Police seized guns from two men last month.” Because of all the attention surrounding the gun-control debate after the massacre in Parkland, this […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Welcome to your Friday oppo dump, provided by a Democratic source: “At the Polo Republican Club in Delray Beach on Monday, Ron DeSantis got a question about restoring voting rights for felons […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A celebration of life and memorial service for the late Walter Dartland will be held this Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m., at the FSU Alumni Center, 1030 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee. He died March 1 after a battle against […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2018

How does Florida go from the gold standard in disaster response to creating a man-made disaster when it comes to dealing with the aftermath of major storms? First, the state Division of Emergency Management (DEM) — the disaster response people — got caught changing the rules in a way that makes storm-ravaged cities across Florida […]

Joe HendersonApril 5, 2018

You could say Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman was thinking outside the box when she proposed a major change Wednesday to how that governing body is chosen. On the other hand, you could say it was all about the box — the ballot box, that is. You probably would be correct on both points. It […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Democrats are continuing and sharpening their attacks on Rick Scott while Florida’s Republican governor bides time in a no-comment period until his big announcement Monday when he’s expected to declare his candidacy for the […]

Peter SchorschApril 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot New KIDS COUNT data for Florida’s 67 counties, to be released Thursday, “gives the state a very mixed progress report for Florida’s four million children in the areas of economics, health, education and community and family,” a Wednesday news release […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.9.18

Joe Henderson: Guns and Trump form backdrop of Rick Scott

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Weather affects ‘Springtime’

The close-to-home reason why I support the new gun laws passed by the Florida Legislature

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.6.18

Last Call for 4.5.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Will disaster contracting issue raise a storm of controversy?

Joe Henderson: Changing Hillsborough Commission makeup worth a look

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.5.18

Last Call for 4.4.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics