Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The race to fill an open circuit judgeship in Tallahassee has begun with a familiar name. Alan Abramowitz, executive director of the statewide Guardian Ad Litem program, is the first applicant seeking to replace the retiring Charles Francis. That’s according […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

See, this is the way it’s suppose to be done! On Friday, the Associated Press reported that Fred Piccolo, the communications director for House Speaker Richard Corcoran, had been working until recently for the company that owns this website. Although I was very unhappy with how this news got out, it’s a relevant story. Because of […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you may have wondered how much holiday eggnog I had to drink Friday night after I launched a series of tweets directed at Republican political consultant Brian Hughes. I ain’t even gonna lie. @GoMeteoric snitched to @FLPressCorps about @FredPiccoloJr moonlighting for me. Hughes thinks that would […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Coming in January: The biennial INFLUENCE 100 — the top influencers in Florida politics. The 100 most influential Floridians in state politics will be revealed in the forthcoming edition of INFLUENCE Magazine. Set to debut during the week of […]

Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2017

A coalition of progressive and open government organizations is again taking the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) to task, this time for “glaring examples of rule violations” and calling the panel’s conduct “a travesty.” Leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Florida First Amendment Foundation, the League of Women Voters Florida and […]

Blake DowlingDecember 9, 2017

About three years ago, I first started writing about artificial intelligence and the various applications of such. And since then, there’s been much to write about: Starship robot delivery services (introduced to me by the team at Greenberg Traurig), Google (Waymo) self-driving cars, Watson from IBM diagnosing illnesses, various AI legal aids for lawyers, lobbyists […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2017

President’s big announcement trumps all other news of the week We are now 46 weeks into the Trump administration and 48 weeks into the 115th Congress. Each week it seems there are constant breathless reports, leaks, fake news, real news, or just enough fodder to keep the talking heads talking. This week, however, may have […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. A day away from electing their new state party leader, Democrats are tangled in a bit of in-house fighting. First, some members are pushing for Sally Boynton Brown to be reinstated as president. They […]

Peter SchorschDecember 8, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry took a victory lap on Facebook this week. “2.5 years in office. Much done- pension reform, public safety investments, board reforms, reforms on how we serve kids, storm prep & relief, infrastructure, etc. The list goes on. However, that’s yesterday. I’m focused on winning today. Big things ahead. Love y’all Duval. […]

Darryl PaulsonDecember 7, 2017

In 1996, Al Franken wrote a book called “Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.” I understand Limbaugh is working on his book about Franken, which he will call “Al Franken is a Big Fat Sexual Predator.” What comes around, goes around. After 20 years as a writer and cast member for Saturday Night Live, […]

Emails & Opinions

Last Call for 12.11.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

You should read The Capitolist this morning

Brian Hughes drops a dime

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 12.11.17

Takeaways from Tallahassee — A ‘travesty’ in Tallahassee?

Blake Dowling: Knightscope, AI and security

The Delegation for 12.8.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 12.8.17

Jacksonville Bold for 12.8.17 — Progress report

Darryl Paulson: Al Franken is a big, fat sexual predator