Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJanuary 8, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Sen. Kevin Rader filed legislation expressly allowing dog trainers to give anabolic steroids to racing greyhounds. Rep. Bill Hager has proposed creating a task force to look at options for moving the Capitol, executive branch offices and Legislature. Democratic candidate for […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 8, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. It’s not uncommon for the House floor to look like a veritable florist’s shop on the first day of a Legislative Session. But now, Speaker Richard Corcoran is telling members to cool it on displays of blooms […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 7, 2018

Tampa Bay is more than a body of water — so much more. To start, an admission: I really missed writing about Tampa Bay, particularly its politics. With all that is going on in the region surrounding my beloved St. Petersburg, it was tough to resist being drawn back into the fray. And in the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 6, 2018

Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez wants to know if the state will take any independent action against drug companies for their role in the state’s opioid epidemic. “As we all know, this is now, and has been for some time, a full-blown public health crisis, and there is no time to waste,” Rodriguez wrote to Attorney […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2018

The holidays are over. Welcome to 2018. That means campaign season pretty much starts now. Fasten your seat belts because we guarantee a bumpy ride. Let’s start with the Top 10 (for now) Florida Politics Big Campaign Questions™: #1: When does Rick Scott take the plunge? Or does he? As the USA Today Network-Florida’s James […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2018

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Thank you to all of you who took to Facebook or Twitter or your phones to wish me a happy birthday. I read every one of them and it means a lot to hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018

The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 4, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley, an early champion of medicinal cannabis in the Sunshine State, came out strong after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rescinded the federal policy on medical marijuana. “This is what happens when a do-nothing […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2018

Florida is falling behind on criminal justice reform. While a majority of states – including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas – have adopted comprehensive criminal justice reforms over the last several years with bipartisan support, Florida has done little to evaluate its existing policies and create a more effective system. Other states are reducing […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2018

This week I asked to join litigation against the Palm Beach County School Board. As a working mother of two young sons, this is not a battle I wanted to fight. But I have little choice. The school board is mistreating charter school students, including my younger son. Board members have filed a lawsuit against […]

Emails & Opinions
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Sixty Days for 1.8.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 1.8.18

Not Just A Body Of Water — 1.7.18

Takeaways from Tallahassee — What’s up with the opioid probe?

10 big questions facing Florida politics heading into 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 1.5.18

Jacksonville Bold for 1.5.18 — Cold outside, 2018 is hot

Last Call for 1.4.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Melba Pearson, Shalini Goel Agarwal: Keep Florida from falling further behind; adopt meaningful criminal justice reform

Marleny Olivo: Palm Beach School Board should stop attacking charter school students