Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJanuary 11, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Call it “The War of the Digital Video Content.” (Actually, don’t.) U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s political committee put out a digital ad this week slamming Democrats for voting against the GOP tax […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 10, 2018

The sanctity of Florida’s Constitution is violated when we seek to fill it with “feel good” amendments that are often vague, duplicative, and trigger unintended consequences. Such amendments are why we have a Florida Constitution addressing pigs, high-speed trains, funding for radios, and the taxation of boat storage facilities. Certainly, all of these topics are […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 10, 2018

Just recently, in the midst of cold and flu season, a young asthmatic patient of mine who works in the fast food industry walked into my office barely able to breathe. She couldn’t speak. We quickly worked to open up her airways, and the story she then shared was chilling. She had stopped her maintenance […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 No oil derricks here: Gov. Rick Scott comes out a winner on offshore drilling, and went to Jacksonville to crow about it. Boo on ‘data breaches’: Lawmakers and Cabinet members advocated for bills that would eliminate credit report freeze fees for […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 10, 2018

It’s safe to say that a large part of Florida’s thriving economy is fueled by franchised businesses, which provide some of our most common services — fast food, auto repairs, haircuts, and so on. Without committed business owners, who take on the responsibility of growing small local businesses associated with big national chains, we would […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 10, 2018

In the Wednesday edition of Florida Playbook, author Marc Caputo makes a very good point, but screws up another about a sex scandal involving two married senators — one of them the chamber’s highest-ranking Democrat and the other a powerful Republican. “The Braynon-Flores affair is different from the (Jack) Latvala, (Stephen) Bittel and (Jeff) Clemens cases,” […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 More bad news for Senate: After an anonymous website outed them as a couple, state Sens. Oscar Braynon II and Anitere Flores admit to an affair. Shocker: Gov. Rick Scott wants more tax cuts this year, as well as protections for […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 9, 2018

Floridians have never been closer to putting an open primaries referendum on the 2018 ballot than we are today. A proposal to amend our primary system was submitted by Commissioner Bill Schifino of the Florida Constitutional Commission (CRC). Schifino’s open primary proposal is now one of six being considered by the full Commission, out of […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2018

Florida faces uphill battle in Supreme Court water case with Georgia The two-decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia is now in its final stages. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments that involve the livelihoods and the environment of those in the Apalachicola region. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported both sides were peppered with […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. As state lawmakers dashed for last-minute campaign cash and the University of Alabama’s DeVonta Smith dashed to the end zone with the championship-winning touchdown, a website domain splashed into public view and became the […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 1.11.18

Herschel Vinyard: CRC should reject Proposal 23

Mona Mangat: Marco Rubio, you failed Florida kids once. Here’s your chance to make amends.

Sixty Days for 1.10.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Heather Fitzenhagen: Level the playing field for Florida franchise operators

Of course the Anitere Flores-Oscar Braynon affair is news! And other thoughts on the latest Tallahassee sex scandal

Sixty Days for 1.9.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Tim Canova: Let the voters decide

The Delegation for 1.9.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 1.9.18