Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Tuesday’s slate of elections in St. Petersburg certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about candidates. Here’s a list of the real winners and losers emerging from the city’s general elections. Please let me know if I missed anyone. The Biggest Winners Kevin King and Ben Kirby — Kriseman‘s top City […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Before we get to the election results, we must share an important personnel note: Florida Politics has learned that highly respected Mosaic executive Mark Kaplan will be leaving the company in January after nearly eleven years. In his time […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Sixty Days for 11.7.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 An attorney for GOP Sen. Jack Latvala asked Senate President Joe Negron to assign a former law enforcement official to conduct an investigation into sexual harassment claims against the Clearwater lawmaker. A Senate panel moved a bill to give […]

Joe HendersonNovember 7, 2017

Today’s question, class: If you voted for Donald Trump in the last election, would you vote for him again knowing what you know today? If you didn’t vote him then, would you do so now? Yes? No? Wednesday will mark one year since Trump turned the world upside down with his shocking, stunning, unexpected – […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Michael Auslen is gone. So, too, is Brandon Larrabee. A bad Broadway play lasted longer than Jessica Bakeman. Tia Mitchell now has Georgia on her mind. Other than Mary Ellen Klas, who’s left at the Miami Herald? So many stars of the Florida Capitol Press Corps Press Skits are leaving Tallahassee that one has to wonder: Will […]

Guest AuthorNovember 7, 2017

State Sen. Tom Lee has proposed a constitutional amendment, as a member of the state’s Constitutional Revision Commission, that would end live greyhound racing and allow all 12 of Florida’s greyhound tracks to essentially continue operating as minicasinos. It has been suggested that the proposal is an animal welfare proposal. There have been numerous attempts […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

1 year ago, Election Day delivered Trump, 10 new delegation members Today is Election Day in some communities in Florida and around the country. Other than an occasional special election, House and Senate members are just asking for money instead of votes. Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s shocking victory in the […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. It’s Election Day in an off-year election, which means the most attention being paid is in Virginia. It’s anybody’s guess whether Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam will pull off a win against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie in the race for […]

Guest AuthorNovember 7, 2017

The storms that barreled through Florida and wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico are long gone. Their impact, however, continues to be felt by millions. Since September, more than 70,000 Puerto Ricans have relocated to Florida after the catastrophic damage of Hurricane Maria. While fleeing from one crisis, they’re now encountering another: finding that their health […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2017

Sixty Days for 10.12.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott, a possible GOP U.S. Senate candidate in 2018, announced he is seeking close to $200 million in tax and fee cuts for his last year in the Governor’s Office. Sen. Jack Latvala asked to be relieved […]

Emails & Opinions
Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Winners and losers emerging from St. Petersburg’s municipal elections

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.8.17

Sixty Days for 11.7.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Joe Henderson: Would you vote for Donald Trump again?

Should Florida’s Capitol Press Corps cancel Press Skits for 2018?

Jeff Kottkamp: Real animal welfare reform starts with shelters

The Delegation for 11.7.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.7.17

Stephanie Garris: Free and charitable clinics have important hurricane role

Sixty Days for 11.6.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session