Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Let’s begin the week with some exciting news … “Personnel note: Ana Ceballos joins Extensive Enterprises Media” via Florida Politics — Ceballos, who was The Associated Press’ legislative session relief reporter in Florida this year, is joining the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 24, 2017

A deaf man from Tampa who claims innocence for his role in a 1981 murder will be back up for parole Wednesday. Felix Garcia, who turns 56 next month, is serving a life sentence in the death of Joseph Tramontana Jr. His case will again go before the Florida Commission on Offender Review, which will […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 23, 2017

The first sentence of a Reason blog post this week got House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s attention: “Mere hours after Hurricane Irma, Miami-Dade County was ticketing residents for building code violations on their wrecked properties.” The House’s graphics team soon was on the case, producing an infographic based on the story, first reported by WSVN-TV. Corcoran tweeted it with the message: “Revealed: […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 22, 2017

After a two-week sabbatical, Jacksonville Bold returns this week — with much of the content dealing with a city battling back from well-documented storm impacts (massive flooding in areas, power outages, et al.) And, like Bold, the city is coming back. Before the Jaguars kicked off Sunday, power was substantially restored (though it seemed to […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 22, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. We like Katie Martin, the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s communications director, and usually enjoy her sharp-tongued releases. But her Thursday missive to the press, trying to link Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Now we come to the payoff. Campaign-finance reports are due Friday for the Sept. 26 special elections in Miami-Dade County’s Senate District 40 and House District 116. Republican Jose Felix Diaz, Democrat Annette Taddeo and no-party candidate Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

Florida farmers may have just experienced the biggest crop loss event in state history, but Florida Sugar Farmers is determined to bounce back. “Our rural farming communities will recover, replant and we will grow again after #HurricaneIrma,” the group said on Facebook Thursday. Florida Sugar Farmers included a video with the post that intercut descriptions […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

Puerto Ricans got their first view of the ruin brought on by Hurricane Maria, which swept across the island Wednesday, leaving a trail of destroyed homes, floodwaters, and 100 percent of the territory without power. But they were not the only ones. “Definitely Puerto Rico — when we can get outside — we will find […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 21, 2017

The medical school and heart institute being built by the University of South Florida in downtown Tampa is ambitious and more than a little bold. It can be major step in the ongoing re-invention of the city’s urban core. Speaking of bold, though, that’s the word that came to mind after reading the News Service […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

It’s been a little while since Nokia has been at the bleeding edge of the tech world, but Rajeev Suri has done quite a bit to put the communications company back on the path since he took over as CEO in 2014. In an interview with Axios, the executive talked about his 10-year plan to […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 9.21.17 – POTUS vs. the NFL; Puerto Rico begs for help; Irma aftershocks; Bill Nelson’s still running; Ballard’s latest signing; Happy b’day, Christina Johnson!

Is this the year Felix Garcia goes free?

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Fences make happy code enforcers

Jacksonville Bold for 9.23.17 — Recovery mode

Sunburn for 9.22.17 – NRSC does Bill Nelson wrong; Debris politics; Tim Tebow lends a hand; Ashley Moody’s big get; Last wknd in SD 40 spec. elex.

Last Call for 9.21.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Florida Sugarcane Farmers ready to ‘grow again’ post-Irma

Puerto Rico is tragic, but don’t forget about U.S. Virgin Islands

Joe Henderson: Bad timing for USF money request

Nokia becoming major player in communications under Rajeev Suri