Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonMarch 7, 2018

The Hillsborough County School Board deserves a tip of the hat for its wise and unanimous decision to oppose arming select employees under the guise of security. The vote was a pre-emptive stand against the movement in the Florida House to allow willing schools to authorize select individuals to carry firearms. As the Tampa Bay […]

Peter SchorschMarch 7, 2018

Last night, I tweeted a .gif about Senator Anitere Flores and how capitol insiders are not surprised that it is the portion of the budget that she helps write that is forcing the Legislature into overtime. It was an easy, lazy criticism of Flores. Of course health care spending, specifically hospital spending, is what’s holding […]

Peter SchorschMarch 7, 2018

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To paraphrase Nine Inch Nails, the current leadership of the Florida House is a copy of a copy of a copy … assembled into something into something into something. In other words, Richard Corcoran essentially is a copy of a copy of a copy of Daniel Webster, the first House Speaker of the Republican era […]

Peter SchorschMarch 7, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Ana Ceballos, Daniel McAuliffe, and Jim Rosica. Sine Die was supposed to be this Friday, which means it’s crunch time to think about who is emerging from the 2018 Legislative Session as a winner or a loser. Right now (no seriously, like […]

Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2018

The headline above this story probably comes as no shock to those who follow the annual trial bar versus insurance industry drama and have witnessed Sen. Gary Farmer buzzing around committees. What’s surprising is how casually Farmer has been – messily even – doing the trial bar’s bidding. Public records requested by Florida Politics legitimize what […]

Dominic CalabroMarch 6, 2018

Florida’s economy, although robust, depends heavily on tourism, real estate development and financial industries. As Florida’s economy rebounded from the Great Recession a few years ago, employment in low-paying industries such as tourism has grown at a faster rate than employment growth in higher-paying industries. While any employment growth is good, we must be careful […]

Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. The House struggled mightily with the post-Parkland bill inside its chamber, while protesters staged a ‘die-in.’ Sixty Days is staying alive. Here’s your nightly rundown. Parkland proposal: The House spent several hours just on questions on a contentious […]

Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2018

Every now and then, while watching unseemly budget scrambles at dusk of a Legislative Session, we find a story that Aesop could only have dreamt of as a fable. This year, it’s the Safety Net Hospital Alliance (SNHA) that’s illustrating the true meaning of lessons that previously had been the domain of gooses with golden […]

Guest AuthorMarch 6, 2018

Air travelers who made resolutions to travel more in 2018 may not be in for a happy new year. That’s because Congress is considering an 89 percent increase to the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), one of the many taxes and fees airline passengers pay every time they fly. If approved, travelers flying out of Florida […]

Joe HendersonMarch 6, 2018

If you look closely, there actually are a couple of decent things in the just-passed Florida public education bill that is headed to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature – basically scraps offered to schools as balm for their tattered remains. But let’s call HB 7055 for what it is. It’s a victory lap for […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: Hillsborough school board made right call on guns

It’s really not hospital spending holding up the budget; it’s the politics of Parkland

As Session heads to overtime, legislative leaders missed a messaging opportunity

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 3.7.18

Texts reveal Gary Farmer still lobbying for trial bar

Dominic Calabro: Florida pro-growth programs are wise investments

Sixty Days for 3.6.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Hospital funding in Florida 2018: A tale of distinctions without a difference and fables of greed

Charlie Leocha: Florida flyers don’t need higher airport fees

Joe Henderson: Florida public education takes another hit