Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 5, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Can it really be a year ago that Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a scumbag and #MeToo became the hashtag to live by? Titans toppled, old scores settled, secrets exposed. While here […]

Joe HendersonOctober 5, 2018

Can it really be a year ago that Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a scumbag and #MeToo became the hashtag to live by? Titans toppled, old scores settled, secrets exposed. While here in Florida … um, what? Political careers ruined (see Latvala, Jack). SB 1628 from Democratic Sen. Lauren Book, tried to create the “Task […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Skokie, Illinois-based company that bills itself as America’s “leading bitcoin ATM operator” doesn’t have to register as a state money transmitter to operate here, state regulators decided. The Office of Financial Regulation, under Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, announced […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2018

When McClatchy bought Knight-Ridder, the now-defunct newspaper company, it was valued in the billions. Now, the Sacramento, California-based chain, which owns The Miami Herald among other papers, is worth less than $65 million. To compare, USA TODAY and newspaper publisher Gannett’s market capitalization, the total dollar market value of a company’s outstanding shares, is nearly […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2018

It has been more than a month since the primary elections but failed congressional candidate Javier Manjarres is still blasting out emails from his clown show of a campaign. The blogger’s latest Dumpster fire diatribe features grapes so sour they could be mistaken for lemons. Despite losing the three-way Republican primary for Florida’s 22nd Congressional […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Did you get your “Presidential Alert” Wednesday? The one saying: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Annoyed? Don’t blame Donald Trump. “The system has […]

Joe HendersonOctober 4, 2018

Florida remains divided on many political issues, but there seems to be strong bipartisan agreement about the issue of restoring voting rights for convicted felons, formally known as Amendment 4. As Florida Politics reported, a recent poll showed 74 percent support for the constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would strike down voting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis on Wednesday said “he will work to deepen penalties for scam artists” who use cellphone spoofing to defraud Floridians. He called it “a massive problem that costs Florida families … despite legislative efforts to […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2018

Imagine moving to St. Petersburg in 2018. You’d be forgiven to think that this — the incredible mix of living, working, and playing — has always been this way. That there are always cranes in the sky marking the future arrival of some luxurious development. That there seems to be a craft brewery on every […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Let us sum up the essence of the Florida U.S. Senate debate between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott for the seat Nelson currently holds: Blah, blah, and furthermore, blah. Nelson believes Scott […]

Emails & Opinions
Ryan Ray will join fellow in-the-know Democrats Beth Matuga and Ashley Walker for the Monday luncheon.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.5.18

Joe Henderson: Florida can’t let #MeToo become yesterday’s news

Last Call for 10.4.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Numbers don’t lie—and Miami Herald’s keep going down

Email insights: No-hoper Javier Manjarres still sore after primary beatdown

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.4.18

Joe Henderson: Polls show strong voter support for Amendment 4

Last Call for 10.3.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Tampa couldn’t beat St. Pete, so it’s bought it

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.3.18