Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 18, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Look for lobbying behemoth Ballard Partners to announce today that it has hired Christina Daly, who oversaw the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as it dramatically expanded its effort to divert nonviolent youth […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2018

Erika Donalds, a Constitution Revision Commissioner and sponsor of the now-defunct Amendment 8, was right when she recently wrote that the League of Women Voters of Florida “cheered the end” of the bundled education amendment. Amendment 8 was written to confuse. It was “log-rolled” with three separate issues — civics classes for middle school students, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 17, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Since 1998, more than 373 charter schools have closed their doors in Florida, “causing problems for some school districts,” according to a new Integrity Florida report released Monday. The number of for-profit charter schools continues to grow at a rapid […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

As a former hospital executive, a health care consultant, and a former member of the Health Innovation Subcommittee in the Florida House of Representatives, I’ve seen firsthand how access to quality, affordable health coverage can save lives. The Affordable Care Act has driven significant progress on access to care and innovation. The law ended discrimination […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 17, 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 Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are all 2-0, while the Florida State Seminoles are 1-2 after losing to lowly Syracuse. What more proof do you need that this […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

Education reform requires thick skin. I cringed as the League of Women Voters cheered the end of Amendment 8 and their success in disenfranchising Floridians. Voters deserved to have a say in whether to allow the school district monopoly over schools to continue, but activist judges decided otherwise. The LWV patted themselves on the back […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 17, 2018

Florida’s 13 million voters have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help convicted felons who have paid their debt to society earn the right to vote, and to a second chance. Called the “Voting Restoration Amendment,” a proposed constitutional amendment will grant most of the 1.7 million convicted felons the right to vote and help select their […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 15, 2018

Vanilla Ice was the guest of honor at the Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism Wednesday evening. There, the group bestowed the famed hip-hop artist with the 2018 Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador award, which is presented annually to entertainment legends who keep the Sunshine State on their mind and involved in their work. “Vanilla Ice […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

In the tight race for U.S. Senate, Bill Nelson and Rick Scott — for the sake of millions of Floridians — need to take part in a statewide, televised face-to-face debate. Few can disagree that debates can be critical; they not only give candidates the best shot at making their respective cases, but voters also […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

First, understand how I’m not angry, but laughing at the ham-handedness of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) media team. You remember these fellas, the ones who attacked veteran Tallahassee and South Florida lobbyist Ron Book in an email blast? And then had to withdraw said attack with their collective tails between their legs? They used the […]

Emails & Opinions
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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.18.18

Patricia Brigham: League of Women Voters makes no apologies for exposing deception

Last Call for 9.17.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Daisy Baez: Attacks on ACA are attacks on health care access, innovation

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.17.18

Erika Donalds: Roadblocks re-energize reformers

Reggie Garcia: Amendment 4 will save taxpayers money, give felons a second chance

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Ice, ice, ‘Action!’

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott need a real statewide debate. Leadership Florida forum fits perfectly.

Hey RGA, ‘don’t … be an American idiot’—oh wait, too late