Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMay 1, 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. Before we dive into the still-up-in-the-air state of budget negotiations, we have to acknowledge the domino which fell in South Florida Sunday… ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN TO RETIRE FROM CONGRESS via Patricia Mazzei of […]

Peter SchorschMay 1, 2017

After suffering a significant setback last week in the Eyeball Wars, optometrists may be mounting a last-ditch effort to get their bill rolling in the House. When will this bad bill just die? It has long past time to put an end to the Eyeball Wars in 2017, perhaps for good. Last week, HB 1037 […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 1, 2017

On July 16, 1949, seventeen-year-old Norma Padgett claimed that her husband Willie was assaulted and she was raped by four black males near Groveland, Florida. Groveland is located in Lake County in central Florida. In July 1986, I co-authored the first scholarly article on the Groveland case in the Florida Historical Quarterly, along with historians […]

Guest AuthorApril 30, 2017

I have been honored and humbled to serve our South Florida community for almost four decades. From helping everyday people with constituent cases to standing up to dictators around the world, I am proud of the work we have accomplished over the years. However, it is now time to take a new step. With the […]

Florence SnyderApril 30, 2017

Countin’ down to sine die, the House and Senate education budget conferees have bumped the secretive university and state college “direct support organizations” up the chain of command for further grinding. Soon, we’ll know how serious the House is about forcing the DSOs to operate in the sunshine. DSO top brass are paid princely salaries […]

Martin DyckmanApril 30, 2017

The courtroom at the Florida Supreme Court seats 164, which may not be enough for all the attorneys, organizations and individuals who have intervened in the unprecedented case of Aramis Ayala v. Rick Scott. Six groups have weighed in as friends of the court on behalf of Ayala, the state attorney for Orange and Seminole […]

Blake DowlingApril 29, 2017

A fella named Pyotr Levashov was arrested in Spain this month. Allegedly, the man’s real name is Peter Severa, one of the most wanted cyber criminals on the planet. At least six Russians have been arrested around the world on international warrants over the past several months, according to McClatchy Newspapers. There are allegations of involvement with […]

Peter SchorschApril 29, 2017

Just before 5 p.m. on Friday, the deadline to apply for the open position of secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, the fill-in guy filed. Ryan Matthews, the interim secretary, wants the job permanently. “We are in a unique position to continue moving Florida forward when it comes to environmental restoration, conservation and protection,” he […]

Guest AuthorApril 28, 2017

One year ago, I was riding my bicycle down A1A. Out of nowhere, a woman driving a 1988 LTD hit me going 45 miles per hour. The force of the collision sent me flying 60 feet. I landed face first. The next thing I remember is being rolled into the hospital. My lip was ripped […]

Phil AmmannApril 28, 2017

Readers have likely noticed our deep-dive coverage of the Corrine Brown trial this week. As the trial moves into its evidentiary phase, it would be easy to forget Wednesday’s opening statements. That would be ill-advised, as those statements represent the crux of the disagreement between the government and Brown. The Feds maintain Brown orchestrated the […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 5.1.17 – Ros-Lehtinen’s domino; Budget notes galore; FPL f’d on fracking bill; Sharon Day’s new job

As Eyeball Wars peak, optometrists seek desperate, last-minute buzzer beater

Darryl Paulson: Groveland — Florida’s legacy of hate

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Why I’m retiring from Congress

Florence Snyder: Hold the door on DSOs, Part 2; FAU says FU to ‘crown jewel’

Martin Dyckman: Florida needs answers on death penalty discretion

Blake Dowling: Maybe we are getting a handle on hacking. Maybe.

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Ryan Matthews applies for DEP top spot

Paul Davidson: Florida Senate needs to act on auto insurance reform

Jacksonville Bold for 4.28.17 — Lyin’, Cheatin’, Stealin’