Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

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Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, FloridaPolitics.com learned the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) — per the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) guidance — has selected a tiny, two-man company with fewer than two years of experience and merely $1 million in annual revenue to repair its massive and critical […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. In September, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank wrote a click-baiter about how Donald Trump was killing him. Literally.

Guest AuthorOctober 4, 2017

In the wake of Hurricane Irma, beware of scammers perpetrating fraud. Advertisements that guarantee a loan for an advanced fee can be tempting, and the websites associated with these offers may even look legitimate, but don’t be fooled. It is probably a scam. In Florida, it is illegal for a loan broker to charge any […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Historical sidenote time: It’s a tradition of the Constitution Revision Commission to do a caricature of all the commissioners as a keepsake. The last one, of the 1997-98 panel, shows each of the members with a text “bubble” over their […]

Guest AuthorOctober 3, 2017

“The fact is, gerrymandering has become a national scandal.” That was true when President Ronald Reagan said it in a 1987 speech to the Republican Governors Club. And now, 30 years later, the electoral map drawing process in America is even more shameful as craven political operatives use computers to generate partisan political results. Today’s […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Florida’s elected officials reacted on Twitter to the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 people dead and wounding more than 500. Here’s a selection: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson): “Thoughts & prayers are with […]

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot No longer a lawmaker, Jose Felix Diaz says he’s now back to being a full-time lawyer—and dad. The Miami-Dade Republican spoke to capital correspondent Jim Rosica after Monday’s meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission. Diaz, a former state representative, was […]

Joe HendersonOctober 2, 2017

There was no reason to know the name Stephen Paddock before we awoke to the news Monday morning that he had gone on a murderous rampage. The man we’ll now remember as the Las Vegas killer had apparently committed nothing worse than a minor traffic violation. He owned guns but didn’t appear to be overly fascinated […]

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2017

How awful are mayoral candidate Rick Baker‘s new television ads? They’re so awful that the Rick Kriseman campaign is paying to sponsor a post on Facebook that essentially promotes them. Think about that for a moment: Baker’s opponent is so confident that ads designed to make a positive impression on voters actually end up doing […]

Joe HendersonOctober 2, 2017

If convicted creep O.J. Simpson eventually moves to Florida and becomes our most infamous parolee, I have three words: don’t screw up. For now, he is sending mixed signals about his intentions. He told parole officials that he is planning to stay in Nevada for the foreseeable future, but USA Today reported that he eventually […]

Emails & Opinions
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Major Puerto Rico power restoration project awarded to small, untested vendor

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 10.4.17

Drew Breakspear: Don’t pay for the promise of a loan!

Last Call for 10.3.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Ted Deutch, Liza McClenaghan: Voters deserve fair maps; time to end gerrymandering

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.3.17

Last Call for 10.2.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Vegas killer ‘just a guy’ except he wasn’t

Here’s why Rick Baker’s latest ads are so awful

Joe Henderson: 3 words for O.J. Simpson: don’t screw up