Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMay 2, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Say hello to Javier Fernandez and Josie Tomkow, the two newest members of the Florida House. Tomkow, a Republican, did the expected and cruised to victory in Tuesday’s special election for House District 39. Moments after the polls […]

Peter SchorschMay 1, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A court has reinstated a ‘stay’ pending the appeal of a ‘home grow’ medical marijuana lawsuit filed by Tampa strip club mogul Joe Redner. The 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA), in a Tuesday order, reimposed an automatic delay of […]

Peter SchorschMay 1, 2018

Tessa Bay is now the new Deputy Executive Director of the Florida Alliance, sources tell Florida Politics. This furthers the rumor that Stephen Bittel is reasserting himself via the Alliance into state Democratic politics. He’s the former state party chair who resigned late last year after accusations of inappropriate remarks and behavior toward women. Bay was director of the chair’s office. […]

Guest AuthorMay 1, 2018

The 2018 Constitution Revision Commission, also known simply as the “CRC,” recently completed the once in every 20-year task of reviewing our state constitution. The purpose of the review is to ensure that our governing document reflects the values of our modern society and meets the needs of our growing state. The CRC finalized eight […]

Peter SchorschMay 1, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Tuesday is Election Day in two Florida state House districts. It’s a foregone conclusion that Republican Josie Tomkow will cruise over Democrat Ricky Shirah in House District 39, which was vacated by former Republican Rep. Neil Combee over Thanksgiving. […]

Joe HendersonMay 1, 2018

The official entry of Mike Suarez into the field campaigning to be Tampa’s next mayor is expected, as Florida Politics reported, as soon as today. Suarez, a city council member, has long been expected to join what is becoming an increasingly crowded and interesting field. So far, former Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor, District 4 […]

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A “joint pretrial statement” is due Tuesday in the lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s ban on smoking medical marijuana. The statement is supposed to “contain an agreed statement of the case, a listing of the facts and issues of […]

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018

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Sarah Rumpf says she’s still writing for the conservative RedState website after nearly a dozen other contract writers were shown the door last week. Rumpf and others also took to social media Friday to debunk reports that the layoffs were an “ideological purge” against those opposed to President Donald Trump. “I just spoke with management […]

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018

Candidate qualifying begins Monday at noon and continues until Friday for candidates in congressional, judicial, state-attorney and public-defender races. Along with the U.S. Senate race pitting Democrat Bill Nelson against Republican Rick Scott, attention will mostly focus on four U.S. House races to replace Republicans who decided against seeking re-election. Here are five storylines to watch […]

Peter SchorschApril 30, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. While the D.C. political crowd spent the weekend navel-gazing, Florida’s political aficionados did what they do best — live life to the fullest. There are several highlights from the weekend worth sharing: […]

Emails & Opinions
John Labriola lost his longtime Miami-Dade County job after refusing to take part in anti-discrimination training. Image via X.

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.2.18

Last Call for 5.1.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Tessa Bay now Dep. Exec. Director with secretive, Democratic-aligned Florida Alliance

Brecht Heuchan: Grouped CRC amendments benefit voters, offer transformational ideas

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.1.18

Joe Henderson: Tampa crowded mayor field gets another candidate

Last Call for 4.30.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sarah Rumpf says she’s still at RedState, denies ‘ideological purge’

5 storylines to watch during federal candidate qualifying week in Florida

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.30.18