Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMarch 21, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. The Florida Chamber of Commerce lost a battle Tuesday as its favored proposal at the Constitution Revision Commission tanked — at least for now. In a nutshell, the proposal would require 60 […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a surprise Tuesday announcement from sponsor Brecht Heuchan that he was withdrawing his proposed constitutional amendment to add a nursing home and assisted-living residents’ bill of rights, the industry took a victory lap. Florida Health Care Association executive director […]

Blake DowlingMarch 20, 2018

Have you heard of Cambridge Analytica or psychometrics? I weighed in on the topic in 2017 after the election. Psychometrics follows online traits and data collection from social media versus old-school methods of gathering information like a questionnaire. The goal of gathering this info is to develop predictive models of behavior so that you might […]

Joe HendersonMarch 20, 2018

Outgoing Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is a savvy and, if needed, ruthless political operative. With that in mind, I can only conclude he knew what he was doing when he helped steer the recent gun-control bill through the Legislature. Gov. Rick Scott signed it, and now Mama Gun is very angry with her boys. Mama, […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2018

Sometimes you get a glimpse into the future that gives you a pretty good sense of what the closing arguments of a political campaign might look like. That epiphany usually comes after carefully observing what a candidate says and does on the campaign trail well before the final push for votes. You listen for the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Before we dive into the action from the first session of the Constitutional Revision Commission, let’s start the day with a major scoop from the campaign trail … First on #FlaPol — […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2018

Up until the moment a special master’s report found credible evidence of Jack Latvala‘s sexual misconduct, I was a defender of the Republican state Senator’s right to due process and, to some extent, an opportunity to confront his accusers. But after former Judge Ronald Swanson issued a report that Latvala inappropriately touched a top Senate […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot With its Session having started Monday, the deluge of press releases about Constitution Revision Commission proposals has begun. Here’s one: “Advocates of term limits and tax cuts, and advocates of water and land conservation have banded together to urge the […]

Guest AuthorMarch 19, 2018

I adopted my first greyhound in 2003, a decision that changed my life forever. I offered to take the dog that had been waiting for a home the longest, and was introduced to a four-year-old dark brindle dog named Leroy. He had suffered a back injury and his owner, a large greyhound breeder from Colorado, […]

Joe HendersonMarch 19, 2018

I wish Marco Rubio would just let it go and tell everyone how he really feels about President Donald Trump. I think Florida’s junior U.S. Senator, like many Republicans, really wants to do that. He tiptoes up the edge but can’t quite go there. He doesn’t unleash oratory of fire and fury the likes of […]

Emails & Opinions
Gold Coast Eagle Distributing;s Javier Bermudez and Chad Fraser bring water to Helene victims in Bradenton. Image via Gold Coast.

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 3.21.18

Last Call for 3.20.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Blake Dowling: Facebook’s brand takes another beating

Joe Henderson: NRA drops Hammer on Richard Corcoran, but will it matter?

CRC Proposal 97 is the ballot initiative to end all ballot initiatives

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.20.18

Tampa Bay Times editorial board disgustingly misframes the Jack Latvala scandal

Last Call for 3.19.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sonia Stratemann: Time for greyhounds to have a voice

Joe Henderson: Marco Rubio should let it loose on Trump