Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. The witching hour is upon us. Ghosts and ghouls fill the streets. Zombies walk side-by-side with princesses and superheroes. Their mission the same: Spook and scare their neighbors in hopes of scoring enough candy […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Twitter exploded in paroxysms of glee Monday as American Airlines announced a new daily flight between Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., beginning Feb. 15. “God is good,” tweeted Democratic political consultant Steve Schale. “All the time.” “The best news of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Asima Azam may be a first-time candidate, but in the role of a polished politician, she is quickly becoming an expert. Azam is getting quite adept at telling people what they want to hear and making promises she doesn’t seem intent on keeping. Whether that skill was developed as a lawyer or not, it’s not […]

Joe HendersonOctober 30, 2017

What I’m about to say won’t go down easily for the most dedicated Florida Democrats. They are the ones who believe they are on a holy quest in 2018 to rescue the state from Republican rule. Passion has never been a problem for those folks, but they keep losing statewide elections and I have a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. What’s next? Or, more to the point, who is next? By the time you’ve finished reading Sunburn, our rivals at POLITICO may very well have gone forward with another story about another lawmaker involved […]

Darryl PaulsonOctober 29, 2017

Steve Bannon, a former Donald Trump political adviser and the head of Breitbart News, has declared a “season of war” against the Republican establishment. Bannon is recruiting challengers to all Republican senators except Ted Cruz of Texas. He is requiring all of the challengers to oppose the nomination of Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2017

The good news, according to the latest Mason-Dixon Florida poll: “Florida voters give Gov. Rick Scott positive ratings for his handling of the state during Hurricane Irma.” The bad news? “Floridians may hesitate to evacuate next time.” Statewide, 35 percent rated the governor’s performance as “excellent,” while 31 percent rated it “good,” 25 percent said […]

Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2017

For nearly 40 years, Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. (Ceres) has been dedicated to helping communities recover after major storms and natural disasters by removing, reducing and disposing of debris. We understand the importance of this step, as it allows communities to be restored and residents to return to normalcy. Under pre-storm contracts, Ceres partners closely […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Tallahassee has a Harvey Weinstein problem. Obviously, I did not know then what I think I know now about Senator Jeff Clemens. Frankly, had I, I would not have been that circumspect. That was then. This is now. We know what we know today thanks to the dogged reporting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

This morning, POLITICO Florida reported that incoming Senate Democratic leader Jeff Clemens apologized for having an affair with a lobbyist during the last legislative session. “The affair between Clemens and lobbyist Devon West came to a head at the end of the regular spring lawmaking session, when West came into possession of Clemens’ Apple laptop, and […]

Emails & Opinions
Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Sunburn for 10.31.17 – Happy Halloween!

Last Call for 10.30.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Asima Azam, scratching the surface of a freshly polished politician

Joe Henderson: Face it Dems: Maybe Republicans care more

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.30.17

Darryl Paulson: Political purges in American politics

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Irma good news/bad news

Karl Dix: Ceres Environmental diligently working to clear debris

Jeff Clemens should step down

Thoughts on L’Affaire Clemens