Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschFebruary 14, 2018

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Joe Henderson, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. We expected House Speaker Richard Corcoran to be cool and smooth in the great sanctuary city debate Tuesday night, and he was. We thought his opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, would bring the fire from […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 13, 2018

Companion bills SB 462 and HB 237 seek to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other forms of well stimulation in Florida. Supporters of the bills claim that a ban on fracking in Florida would not impact the state’s existing oil and gas industry. This is simply not true. If the bills are passed, they […]

Joe HendersonFebruary 13, 2018

I expected House Speaker Richard Corcoran to be cool and smooth in the great sanctuary city debate Tuesday night, and he was. I thought his opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, would bring the fire from the other side of the issue, and he did. Winner? That probably depends on your politics. Both men made their […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. There’s a wee spot of trouble brewing over a proposed ban on minors getting married, and payday loan legislation keeps moving. Sixty Days will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Here’s your evening rundown. Wedding wait: […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

Bolstered by frequent appearances on cable TV news programs, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis has shot his way into the top tier of the GOP primary for Florida governor. According to a recent Mason Dixon poll, DeSantis is now trailing establishment favorite Adam Putnam by just four points — an easily surmountable difference for a candidate […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

It’s been awhile since I kicked the dead horse that is Adam Smith, so here goes… But where is he as two stories very important to Florida politics junkies unfold? The first is the special election today in Sarasota County’s House District 72. Republican James Buchanan, Democrat Margaret Good and Libertarian Alison Foxall are running […]

Joe HendersonFebruary 13, 2018

Memo to all Florida coastal residents: You might want to stock up on canned goods, rafts, and life vests. There’s a big wind comin’ out of Washington and it is aimed right at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – you know it better as NOAA – and this state we all call home. The […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

Not soon after I wrote that Adam Putnam deserves credit for standing up for the swamp did Ron DeSantis‘ camp attempt some Twitter Aikido against me. “Don’t let anyone ever say you didn’t do anything for our campaign,” snarked DeSantis’ campaign manager Brad Herold. Herold’s right, there’s no easy way to defend the establishment in […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 13, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Joe Henderson, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. As much as we’re anticipating the Great Debate tonight between House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Tallahassee Mayor (and gubernatorial candidate) Andrew Gillum, there is another showdown we would like to see more. A faceoff between […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Monday evening. The Senate moved another version of a gambling bill, and Florida is No. 1 … in immigration-related arrests. Sixty Days pines for a day when our immigration problems are behind us. Till then, here’s your evening rundown. Gambling […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 2.14.18 – Happy Valentines Day

Thomas McMillan Jr.: Attack on oil and gas industry is attacking private property rights

Joe Henderson: Sanctuary city debate probably didn’t change minds

Sixty Days for 2.13.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Ron DeSantis’ first fundraising report feels just short of Goldilocks

Missing in action: the Times’ Adam Smith

Joe Henderson: Deep budget cuts to NOAA? Of course!

Adam Putnam’s full defense of swampy Tallahassee is worth reading

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 2.13.18

Sixty Days for 2.12.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session