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Peter SchorschApril 18, 2017
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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Sunburn for 4.18.17 – All the King’s men & women; Rick Scott hearts Lake O.: Latvala magic at Tiger Bay; Brad Drake is a hero By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — 2018 WATCH —  FIRST IN SUNBURN […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2017

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An excited text message may have cost state Rep. Paul Renner his shot at the Speakership—or kept it in play, if you believe several freshmen House Republicans. That same text message, whoops, also may have violated Florida House Republican Caucus rules governing campaigning for leadership positions. As Matt Dixon of POLITICO Florida so capably reported, Renner “held […]

Florence SnyderApril 17, 2017
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Planting pinwheels may “raise awareness” of child abuse, but the hard and labor-intensive work of preventing child abuse goes on in places where skilled professionals collaborate to do more difficult things. One such place is Orange County’s B.A.B.Y. Court. There, Circuit Judge Alicia Latimore offers lollipops to toddlers and tots who have suffered the trauma […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017
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3min134
Florida’s state universities are filled with master teachers, gifted researchers, and highly motivated students.They and their families make incalculable sacrifices to pursue knowledge, truth, and a better society for all. They persevere in the face of headlines that are deeply disheartening. The stories have been around much too long, and they are not going away […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017
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“Before we begin with agency business,” Gov. Rick Scott said at this week’s Cabinet meeting, “we have one more person to recognize.” To his surprise, it was CFO Jeff Atwater, who’s leaving Tallahassee after this Legislative Session to join Florida Atlantic University as VP and CFO “I don’t see this on the agenda,” Atwater said, […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 14, 2017
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The Era of Good Feelings is the term used to describe the aftermath of the War of 1812 where the American nation sought to establish national unity during a period of one-party dominance. The Federalist Party, representing the urban and aristocratic citizens, disappeared after the disastrous Hartford Convention in 1814, leaving only the Jeffersonian Republicans […]


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