Emails & Opinions

Darryl PaulsonJune 6, 2017

Some readers may be incapable of getting beyond the title of this article. How in the world can anyone defend politicians and politics? It’s easy and, I would argue, necessary. One recent study found that Americans rank politicians lower than cockroaches. I hope Americans are expressing their frustration with politicians, but not their actual sentiments. […]

Guest AuthorJune 5, 2017

This week, the House of Representatives will consider an important financial reform package, known as the Financial CHOICE Act, which provides desperately needed relief to community financial institutions from the harmful, complex and excessive regulatory environment created by the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by President Obama in July 2010, was more […]

Guest AuthorJune 5, 2017

The Florida House of Representatives has recently espoused a philosophy of not “picking winners and losers,” but House Bill 1A does just that. As I watched Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron, and Speaker Richard Corcoran announce their plans for a special session to discuss tourism funding, I felt hopeful for the fate of […]

Joe HendersonJune 5, 2017

After the budget compromise reached by Gov. Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron, and House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the biggest question hanging over the Legislature’s three-day special session this week is whether there is enough time for some lawmakers to grow a backbone. Only one of two things can happen. There will either be a […]

Peter SchorschJune 5, 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. If you know him, it should come as no surprise that it was Gus Corbella, the well-traveled Greenberg Traurig lobbyist, who first reached out to me Saturday night. “Y’all ok?” At that moment, […]

Peter SchorschJune 4, 2017

A nasty squabble between two brothers, both owners of Tallahassee’s Governors Inn, is now the subject of a lawsuit filed in Leon County. First, some explanation: The 34-year-old inn, described by its website as “a 41-room boutique hotel located just steps from Florida’s Capitol … in what was originally a livery stable,” isn’t owned by […]

Blake DowlingJune 3, 2017

Let’s see … what should I write about today? Pretending to murder the President of the United States? No, that’s been done. It was ironic as I was posting my Memorial column about togetherness and unity on Twitter the other day and I see all these Tweets about Kathy Griffin. Let’s see what she is […]

Peter SchorschJune 2, 2017

Bridges have one purpose, to get people safely from one place to another. Being aesthetically pleasing is just a bonus. Drama should not be part of the deal. Yet no bridge has come as much drama as the proposed I-395 overpass through Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. It’s time to end the spectacle and move forward. The […]

Peter SchorschJune 2, 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. ANOTHER COURT WIN FOR UBER IN FLORIDA A former Uber driver has lost his bid to have class-action litigation against the company centralized in a South Florida federal court. The Judicial Panel […]

Peter SchorschJune 2, 2017

When you are a relatively unknown candidate running in a large state like Florida, and you have neither the marquis name of your chief opponent nor the checkbook of the incumbent you are hoping to replace, it helps to get a steady stream of good press. Frankly, it’s one of the only plays you have. […]

Emails & Opinions
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Darryl Paulson: In defense of politics

Dennis Ross: Giving community banks, credit unions Financial CHOICE

Steve Hayes: Tourism industry in jeopardy with House Bill 1A

Joe Henderson: Tallahassee gets special session, the public gets the bill

Sunburn for 6.4.17 — Where’s Jack?; The new ‘Veto Corleone’; Jeremy Ring hits the trail; Steve Bousquet looks back

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Governors Inn fight heads to court

Blake Dowling: Dark Data, Dark Web, Dark Side?

Time to move forward with the Miami I-395 project, reconnect a divided Overtown

Sunburn for 6.2.17 – Another Uber win; Ashley Moody for AG; new House candidates galore; Aramis Ayala on the record; the Marlins can’t draw

Andrew Gillum’s terrible, horrible, no good press week