Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorApril 15, 2018

This week members of the Florida Constitutional Revision (CRC) will meet to examine proposals to amend the Florida Constitution and make recommendations to voters. The constitutional revision process is unique to Florida. No other state has such a body, one that meets every 20 years and takes recommendations for amendments directly to the voters, without […]

Peter SchorschApril 14, 2018

The Tallahassee Police Department’s Special Investigations Section closed a case this past week that exudes “Florida man.” The unit got a tip that local jeweler Jose P. Cancel, 59, was doing some shady stuff out of the backroom of his Thomasville Road storefront. When officers arrived with search warrants in hand, those suspicions were confirmed. […]

Blake DowlingApril 14, 2018

Do you use Facebook for your business, lobbying firm, campaign for not running for Mayor or just personal use? If so, read on. Have you seen an endless stream of news about the social media site? Such issues as pay-to-play for who sees what posts, ad prices going way up, millions of users data lost […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2018

Politics is a game of calculation, and many Florida gubernatorial candidacies have made calculations against powerful lobbies, for better or for worse. Jeb Bush took on the teacher’s union. Charlie Crist famously took on Republicans in his own party on his way to being Governor in 2006. And most recently, Rick Scott took on the […]

Guest AuthorApril 13, 2018

Over the past four years, our company has purchased millions of dollars in Facebook advertising on behalf of clients. In general, Facebook advertising accounts for 40 to 60 percent of a political campaign’s digital ads budget. In recent weeks, we’ve been asked by clients and political observers alike how the new Facebook changes may impact […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. A top of Sunburn birthday shout-out to Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. It’s awfully nice of his beloved Florida State Seminoles to have scheduled their spring game weekend to coincide with his […]

Guest AuthorApril 12, 2018

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One of the biggest takeaways from watching several hours of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony was the sheer lack of understanding among many lawmakers about how Facebook actually works. The latest controversies surrounding this global social network, from Cambridge Analytica to Russian election meddling, have been twisted and misconstrued by pundits and politicians — […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A coalition of progressive and other groups that have taken on a watchdog role over the Florida Constitution Revision Commission is venting yet again. On Thursday, the group complained in an open letter that commissioners won’t vote separately on the […]

Guest AuthorApril 12, 2018

The week of April 16, 2018, the 37 members of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) hold the unique power to approve or not approve what proposals will go on the 2018 ballot this November for voters to consider adding as amendments to our state’s constitution. Given the substance of a number of the remaining proposals, […]

Joe HendersonApril 12, 2018

As we know, the concept of normal went out the window when 17 innocents were murdered in Parkland at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day. When thousands of people came to Tallahassee to push for tougher gun control after Parkland, it was enough to convince state Rep. Janet Cruz it was time to […]

M. Stephen Turner, Leonard Collins, Christine Dorchak: Let Florida voters decide fate of dog racing

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Taking a ‘bite’ out of crime

Blake Dowling: Where does Facebook go now?

Chris King takes on Big Agriculture at his own peril

Joe Clements, Matt Farrar: How to handle Facebook changes

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.13.18

Ryan Cohn: Unmasking the Facebook controversy facts, truth

Last Call for 4.12.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Major Harding: Protect our constitution from unnecessary clutter and logrolling

Joe Henderson: Parkland protests drove Janet Cruz into Senate race