Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschApril 4, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. In advance of Gov. Rick Scott‘s expected announcement next Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate, the Democratic-campaign supporting PAC American Bridge 21st Century is laying out a discussion of five […]

Peter SchorschApril 3, 2018

The “mystery candidate” for Tallahassee mayor is indeed Dustin Daniels, the chief of staff to current Mayor Andrew Gillum, and he’s launching his campaign tout suite. Sean Pittman, a prominent Tallahassee attorney who has run Gillum’s campaigns, kept quiet when the Tallahassee Democrat asked him to confirm Daniels’ mayoral bid. Ditto for attorney Tony Fusco, […]

Peter SchorschApril 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As one Constitution Revision Commissioner put it Tuesday about ballot summaries, it’s not the length; it’s the clarity. The commission’s Style and Drafting Committee is meeting this week on the daunting task of summarizing, combining and ordering proposed constitutional amendments […]

Joe HendersonApril 3, 2018

Teachers have been used as chew toys by state legislatures across the country for years, and Florida is no exception. They have been shot at, threatened, and faced great increases in the job demands while the pay and resources haven’t kept up. When students fail, no matter the reason, the blame often falls on teachers […]

Peter SchorschApril 3, 2018

I’m not sure when it happened. Perhaps it was some time after Hurricane Irma struck the state, or around when another hurricane of sexual harassment scandals hit the Florida Legislature. But whenever it was, the last six months of Florida politics have been surreal. And that was before a disturbed young man killed seventeen innocent […]

Peter SchorschApril 3, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Here’s a surprise the Easter bunny left in our basket: the latest edition of INFLUENCE Magazine, now available in digital format and coming soon in print. We had planned for this issue to […]

Peter SchorschApril 2, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Rep. Bobby Payne was not a fan of a Bill Day cartoon last week poking fun at Gov. Rick Scott over a treated wastewater measure from this past Legislative Session. Payne, a Palatka Republican first elected in 2016, backed the […]

Peter SchorschApril 2, 2018

In case you missed, POLITICO Magazine has delivered a hagiography of uber-lobbyist (actually, he’s also Uber’s lobbyist) Brian Ballard. It’s the kind of piece that, after it’s been published, you commission a rogue lumberjack to saw down a California Redwood just so that you have the kind of wood luxurious enough in which to frame […]

Joe HendersonApril 2, 2018

While he certainly had controversial moments, Bob Buckhorn will go down as one of the most effective mayors in Tampa’s history. During his seven years on the job, Buckhorn’s signature achievement has been his relentless prodding and salesmanship that helped transform a once-sleepy downtown into a thriving, vibrant urban center. But he will leave office […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill this week aimed at eradicating invasive species, such as the rightly maligned Burmese python, from wreaking havoc in Sunshine State ecosystems. SB 168 creates a pilot program within the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) allowing them to hire private contractors to capture or kill any of a […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.4.18

No mystery: Dustin Daniels entrance into Tallahassee mayoral race imminent

Last Call for 4.3.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Teachers are striking but it probably won’t happen in Florida

Debuting today: The Spring 2018 edition of INFLUENCE Magazine

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 4.3.18

Last Call for 4.2.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

A better read would be the ‘Better Call Saul’ story about Brian Ballard

Joe Henderson: Tampa 2019 mayoral race heating up

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Python purge