Emails & Opinions

Phil AmmannDecember 1, 2017

In this issue of Bold, there’s not a lot of unwelcome news. Today, there’s: — Travis Hutson potentially ascending to Senate leadership. — The local paper’s editorial board finally noticed Hutson’s Senate colleague, Rob Bradley. — A popular local politician — Sheriff Mike Williams — is (finally) officially running for re-election. — If you read […]

Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As another committee week of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) comes to a close, members are looking ahead at the heavy workload, with just under 100 substantive proposals to consider. The commission’s Rules Committee has laid out a course to […]

Joe HendersonNovember 30, 2017

While the debate continues in Washington about tax cuts, it’s worth a trip in the Way Back Machine to revisit how U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio felt about the national debt. To set the scene, Republicans and President Trump are pushing a tax cut plan that will add to the nearly $20 trillion deficit. Outgoing Federal Reserve […]

Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2017

“This is the day I begin to say ‘Yes’ to working with you.” Those were the magical words of reporter Marc Caputo. By late 2014, Caputo was so fed up with his bosses at the Miami Herald that he was willing to entertain the idea of working for me, the publisher of a controversial, Tampa […]

Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2017

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. The Constitution Revision Commission has begun acting in earnest on possible changes to the state’s governing document, with proposals ranging from political candidates’ residency to immigration and the environment. Commissioners met in committee in […]

Peter SchorschNovember 29, 2017

St. Petersburg got a rosy mention in the New York Post Tuesday, with Alev Aktar writing that the ‘Burg has the “country’s best beach” and contending its’ burgeoning art and dining scenes make it one of Florida’s “cultural hot spots.” “Over the last decade, the Sunshine City has evolved into a creative hub, with world-class […]

Peter SchorschNovember 29, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot ‘Vaping’ electronic cigarettes at work would be banned under a proposed constitutional amendment to be discussed Thursday. The Constitution Revision Commission’s General Provisions Committee will take up a proposal (P65) to prohibit different kinds of tobacco smoking. It’s sponsored by […]

Joe HendersonNovember 29, 2017

Millions were stunned Wednesday morning when the Today show led with the news that NBC fired host Matt Lauer after receiving a detailed complaint about what it called “inappropriate sexual behavior” from its high-profile morning anchor. Twitter exploded, the internet erupted, and President Donald Trump couldn’t resist taking a jab at NBC, saying top executives also should […]

Peter SchorschNovember 29, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. With 2017 not yet in the books, the 2018 election cycle has already seen the internet densely populated with professionally produced campaign web videos. With so much content out there, these grand exercises in […]

Peter SchorschNovember 28, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot State Sen. Tom Lee says he’s not offended that Attorney General Pam Bondi hasn’t endorsed his proposed ban on greyhound racing. “I haven’t spoken to her about it,” he told Florida Politics in a hall of the Senate Office Building […]

Emails & Opinions

Jacksonville Bold for 12.1.17 — So much winning

Last Call for 11.30.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Tax plan forces Marco Rubio’s hand on national debt

Marc Caputo and me; how a bromance turned into a blood feud

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 11.30.17

New York Post says St. Pete should be on every vacationer’s ‘short list’

Last Call for 11.29.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: NBC handled Matt Lauer only way it could

Sunburn for 11.29.17 — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics

Last Call for 11.28.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics