Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonMay 15, 2017

Well, I guess that is settled. House Speaker Richard Corcoran has emphatically ruled out running for the U.S. Senate, and I admit I’m a little disappointed. The thought of a bare-knuckle campaign between him and Gov. Rick Scott for the Republican nomination would have been immensely entertaining. Not gonna happen. “Those are the only two […]

Peter SchorschMay 15, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — TWEETING FOR A SPECIAL SESSION — Lawmakers may not be sending “formal responses” to Senate President Joe Negron’s request for “ideas” on medical marijuana implementation, but they are taking to Twitter. […]

Guest AuthorMay 14, 2017

As this Mother’s Day approaches, I find it particularly ironic to be advocating for the same support for women as our founder did four decades ago. Helen Gordon Davis opened this nonprofit to help women who needed extra support just to survive — serious counseling, intense skills development, assistance to the homeless and domestic violence […]

Florence SnyderMay 13, 2017

Pictures of the young Bill Cooke show a brooding, handsome, James Dean kind of guy who seems to belong in front of a camera. Lucky for us that he did not see himself that way. Cooke died last week at age 70, leaving behind a sister, a heartbroken Florida journalism community, and a body of […]

Peter SchorschMay 13, 2017

The opposition to the “whiskey and Wheaties” bill has surged to 2,572 emails, 173 phone calls and nine letters, according to the latest tally from Gov. Rick Scott‘s office. In support are 315 emails, 64 calls and six letters. The legislation would allow retailers to remove the ‘wall of separation’ between hard liquor and other […]

Blake DowlingMay 13, 2017

For better or worse, we live in a politically correct world. On one hand, efforts in that area have created increased awareness of sexism and other social injustices. On the other, some PC speak is patently ridiculous. I read somewhere that is politically incorrect to the word “fat.” I’m told we should say EWI — […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Sometimes, the devil is truly in the details. Consider the latest video campaign from New Republican, the super PAC chaired by Rick Scott, presumably formed in advance of the Governor’s all-but-certain bid for U.S. Senate in 2018. A pair of slickly produced YouTube videos – “If You Open Education” and “If You Open Opportunity” – talk […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Oh. My. God. One of the medical cannabis licensees is now selling a product – meant for a vaporizer and consistent with similar products ALREADY on the market – that some say is smokable. It may be. It probably is. So, what? The truth is, so is most everything exiting the doors of any and […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 12, 2017

Although a Republican and a conservative, I was never able to support Donald Trump for president for three reasons. First, he has seldom been a Republican in his lifetime. Second, he is a pragmatist and populist, but not a conservative. Finally, he has difficulty telling the truth. So, what was so appealing about Trump that […]

Peter SchorschMay 12, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, A.G. Gankarski, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FloridaPolitics.com received three honors in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards, highlighting the best journalism of 2016 throughout 10 states of the southeast United States. I would have […]

Emails & Opinions
Close-up. Arrested man handcuffed hands at the back

Joe Henderson: Richard Corcoran in the Governor’s race? Adam Putnam would be hard to catch

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.15.17

Ann W. Madsen: Where are the champions for women?

Florence Snyder: Rest in peace, Bill Cooke, and thank you for your service

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Opposition mounting to ‘whiskey & Wheaties’

Blake Dowling: A new (politically incorrect) cyberthreat, linked to Big Macs

Seriously? Rick Scott’s New Republican web videos stumble on details

Vaping whole flower is a big deal? Oh, please!

Darryl Paulson: President ‘Pants on Fire’

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 5.12.17