Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonJanuary 25, 2018

Labor unions exist for a basic reason. Workers in some (not all) professions have learned the hard way not to trust their corporate bosses to do the right thing. Often, they need the leverage a union gives to achieve a living wage, decent working conditions, health care, and, if necessary, severance benefits. So, I don’t […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. Just a reminder: Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit has another high-profile murder case, and a local Florida House member is again demanding the governor get involved, so proceed accordingly. That could have been […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Wednesday evening. Distilleries may get a boost this Session, and lawmakers are looking at a half-mil to pare down the state’s clemency review backlog. Sixty Days says justice delayed is … well, you get it. Here’s your evening rundown. Fill […]

Joe HendersonJanuary 24, 2018

The ritual of spring forward, fall back has always seemed stupid to me. Just settle on a single time schedule and stick with it — daylight saving, Eastern Standard, whatever. The bouncing back and forth every few months is a pain in the neck, not to mention disorienting. You have to change all the clocks […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2018

Could anyone be leading a more charmed life than super-lobbyist Brian Ballard? He’s putting the finishing touches on his new downtown Tallahassee headquarters for Ballard Partners, his governmental affairs firm; he’s basking in the glow of his friendship with President Donald Trump, and he’s adding talent at an almost breakneck clip. His latest acquisition: Jose Felix […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2018

Both the Miami Herald and POLITICO Florida are reporting this morning on a poll being conducted in Miami over recent days, apparently testing the viability of a late-entry to the CD 27 Democratic Congressional primary by Donna Shalala. Shalala, the former University of Miami President, Bill Clinton HHS secretary and head of the Clinton Foundation […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2018

I’m writing to voice my opposition to a measure now before the Constitutional Revision Commission: To amend the state constitution to establish the right of all abused, neglected and abandoned children to their own attorneys in dependency court. After more than 40 years in law enforcement — including 26 as the statewide coordinator of FDLE’s […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. An effort to give ex-cons back their voting rights made it onto the ballot, and Richard Corcoran is all snake-eyes when it come to gambling legislation. No matter, Sixty Days always rolls a winner. Here’s your evening rundown. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 23, 2018

When Floridians went to the polls in 2016, more than just names were on the ballot. Included was Amendment 2, amending our state constitution to legalize medical marijuana. Amendment 2 received the support of 71 percent of voters – surpassing the 60 percent needed for passage. Do you know how hard it is to get […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2018

Democrats hope to placate bitterly disappointed base Democrats took a fair amount of heat from their base for passing the last temporary spending resolution without a deal on DACA. Party leadership assured them next time would be different, but Monday’s vote in the Senate to end the shutdown left them dissatisfied. Early this month, Democratic […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: Labor unions should be wary of HB 25

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 1.25.18

Sixty Days for 1.24.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Joe Henderson: Save us from spring forward, fall back

Could Pepi Diaz one day take the reins of the Brian Ballard empire in Florida?

Donna Shalala for Congress? Thanks, but no thanks

Terry Thomas: Having children direct their own attorneys could put them in harm’s way

Sixty Days for 1.23.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Charlie Crist: Protecting Floridians access to medical marijuana issue of compassion

The Delegation for 1.23.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State