Emails & Opinions

Staff ReportsDecember 14, 2018

Those close to the political operation of Mayor Lenny Curry are calling this a “momentum week.” And why not? Curry is essentially alone still in the mayoral field. Yes, there are filed opponents. No, you haven’t heard of them. And won’t, given their fundraising. Curry is on television with an ad buy. He’s talking smack. […]

Peter SchorschDecember 14, 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 — Jose Oliva names chairs for House appropriations subcommittees — The House Speaker on Thursday filled out the top posts for the chambers seven appropriations subcommittees. Ascending to the top spot for […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Thursday evening. Sen. Bill Galvano is taking a pass on looking into the fate of the Broward Elections Supervisor, and a former House Speaker enters hospice. Sixty Days prays for him and his family. Here’s your nightly rundown. Senatorial stasis: […]

Guest AuthorDecember 13, 2018

America is undergoing a political realignment. The politics seem crazy because Donald Trump has catalyzed political population exchange that has been decades in the making. The change is simply that working-class white voters are now Republicans and suburban white women are now Democrats. The great untold story of American society for a half-century has always […]

Phil AmmannDecember 13, 2018

Governor-Elect Ron DeSantis’ looming appointments of three Florida Supreme Court justices brings into stark relief the urgent need to institute a fair, nonpartisan and merit-based selection process for judicial nominations in our state. The process for nominating state judges has become increasingly politicized in recent years, threatening the independence and impartiality of our courts. This […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Breaking overnight — Leon County Republican Party Chair and lobbyist Evan J. Power was arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence with property damage, according to a Tallahassee Police Department report. Power, […]

Joe HendersonDecember 12, 2018

If the Tampa Bay Rays can’t make Ybor City work as the spot for a new stadium, there is an alternative that makes a lot of sense. Derby Lane could be the answer. The dog racing industry in Florida will be dead in about two years, thanks to Amendment 13, approved by 69 percent of […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session: The Last 24 Good Wednesday evening. The Senate’s Appropriations chairman was both optimistic and guarded about next year’s state spending plan, and Democrats in the House want to tear up the state’s election laws and start over. Not that it will get far, but […]

Guest AuthorDecember 12, 2018

Winning an $8.4 million top prize from the Florida Lottery as a Tallahassee man recently learned after scratching a $10,000 A Week for Life game — or even $1 million — makes for big headlines. Behind the scenes, the Florida Lottery’s impressive returns to education are even bigger news. Since 1988, the Lottery has contributed […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2018

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The breaking news out of the Capital City is that a federal grand jury has indicted city Commissioner Scott Maddox on public corruption charges, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Also indicted was Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith. Carter-Smith allegedly helped Maddox in an ongoing scheme to solicit bribes from companies seeking to […]

Emails & Opinions
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Jacksonville Bold for 12.14.18 — Momentum week

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.14.18

Sixty Days for 12.13.18 — A prime-time look at the 2019 Legislative Session

Joe Clements: Donald Trump and America’s political realignment

Trelvis Randolph: Justice in jeopardy – the reshaping of Florida’s Supreme Court

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 12.13.18

Joe Henderson: Derby Lane might now be Rays best stadium bet

Sixty Days for 12.12.18 — A prime-time look at the 2019 Legislative Session

Jim Kennedy: Florida Lottery — investing in growth for education funding

Yep, the FBI did f*ck Andrew Gillum