Emails & Opinions

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill this week aimed at eradicating invasive species, such as the rightly maligned Burmese python, from wreaking havoc in Sunshine State ecosystems. SB 168 creates a pilot program within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) allowing them to hire private contractors to capture or kill any of a […]

Blake DowlingMarch 31, 2018

Atlanta’s situation is grim. What happens when your local government’s technology is crippled? Nothing good. In the blink of an eye, it can happen to your business, association, or administration. A click on the wrong email, and you better get out the jelly, because you are toast. City employees were told to turn off their […]

Guest AuthorMarch 30, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet have a chance to right a wrong of their own making. They can – and should – comply with a court order to create a reasonable process to restore voting rights to ex-prisoners. U.S. District Judge Mark Warner ordered the state to develop a new method of deciding […]

Peter SchorschMarch 30, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Grab your bonnet, pull out the seersucker and get ready for a good-old-fashioned Easter egg hunt. And yes, maybe go to a political event. Here are some politicos’ plans for Easter. Rick […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Rep. Randy Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, is asking Gov. Rick Scott to “immediately remove West Melbourne Deputy Mayor ‘Coach’ John Tice from office after Tice was arrested for stealing taxpayer dollars,” his office said in a Thursday news release. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2018

The halls of the Capitol may be quiet, but behind the scenes a hurly-burly packaging of Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) proposals is underway. Its Style and Drafting Committee intends to finish its work next week, with final commission votes to follow shortly thereafter. Twenty-five proposals are still active, with the stated intention they’ll be packaged […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. As we approach Easter, Republican candidate for Attorney General Frank White has dropped a new video on the Vimeo streaming site that highlights his beliefs. “I am a Christian – Jesus Christ […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Here’s an alarming statistic from the state’s Department of Agriculture: “Currently, there are 52 active wildfires in Florida burning 27,870 acres.” Yikes. The Florida Forest Service, under Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, “manages more than 1 million acres of state forests […]

Joe HendersonMarch 28, 2018

If you don’t know the details yet of the stern rebuke Adam Putnam just received from a Circuit Court judge in Lee County, don’t fret. I’m sure Putnam’s opponents in the race to be Florida’s next governor will be happy to share, share, share and keep sharing details of the legal smackdown he just received. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. First in Sunburn — Millions of Florida voters will be able to judge the top candidates for Governor firsthand by way of a pair of one-hour televised debates set for back-to-back-nights in August. Hosted […]

Emails & Opinions

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Python purge

Blake Dowling: Ransomware cripples city

Perry Thurston: Gov. Scott should show leadership and comply with court on voting rights

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 3.30.18

Last Call for 3.29.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Constitutional panel may combine issues of greyhound racing, offshore drilling and vaping into one ballot question

Sunburn – The morning read of what hot in Florida politics – 3.29.18

Last Call for 3.28.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Judge’s rebuke has Adam Putnam up a tree

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 3.28.18