Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschApril 8, 2017

Mike Carroll sounded tired as he took to the mic during this week’s Pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention kickoff at the Governor’s Mansion. The secretary of the Department of the Children and Families again has had to deal with high-profile deaths, including, most recently, Naika Venant and Lauryn Martin-Everett. Both were ‘system’ kids; both had hanged […]

Blake DowlingApril 8, 2017

Twitter is an interesting beast, created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass and others. Within six years, 100 million users were on the platform — cranking out 300 plus million tweets a day. I joined the Twitter Army in May 2009 and 3,881 tweets later, I am still at it. It is a great […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2017

Last week, the federal government awarded AT&T with the coveted FirstNet contract to build and manage the next-generation federal public safety communications network. This week, unsealed court records shed added light on the reason federal officials sided with AT&T and Motorola Solutions and not rivals Rivada Mercury and Melbourne-based Harris Corporation. Documents outline a series […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 2017

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Which lawmaker’s intern was caught having sex in a public restroom in the Capitol’s 22nd floor? We investigate, because Florida. Gretl Plessinger, spokeswoman for Capitol Police, said: “there were no arrests, but we do have a report on the incident.” She promised to release a copy later Friday. An officer apparently heard noise from the restroom […]

Phil AmmannApril 7, 2017

You may notice a running theme with this issue of Bold: much of it deals with crossroads situations (to borrow a phrase from 90s rappers Bone Thugs-N-Harmony). Will the city dredge JAXPORT? Or will years of deliberation and consternation lead — as they so often do — to nothing? Will Corrine Brown beat the rap […]

Peter SchorschApril 7, 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. AN UBER VICTORY After three years of frustration and failure, a bill regulating transportation network companies in Florida is on the verge of reaching the desk of Gov. Rick Scott. On Thursday, […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2017

I’ve not been shy about expressing my concerns about the implementation of Amendment 2, many of which stem from the fact that I’m the father of a young daughter. From that perspective, it’s imperative to me that Florida exercises necessary prudence and caution while putting in place the mandate from voters on medical marijuana. I’m […]

Guest AuthorApril 6, 2017

The business rent tax is the only state-sanctioned sales tax on commercial leases in the entire country and Florida is the not-so-proud holder of that title. Not even tax-happy havens like California and New York impose this state tax on its businesses. Due to this burdensome tax, Florida businesses shell out more than $1.7 billion […]

Florence SnyderApril 6, 2017

Boca Raton, the plastic surgery capital of the world and a nice place to be from, is doing something right with its kids. Located in south Palm Beach County, just minutes away from Ground Zero in Florida’s opioid crisis, Boca Raton is America’s City Most Likely to Be Mispronounced by Late Night Comedians and Out […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2017

It is no secret that local budgets and resources are stretched when President Donald Trump visits Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach County. Local officials and members of Congress, especially Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel, are asking for more federal help to recover costs. Things should get really expensive as Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady […]

Emails & Opinions
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Takeaways from Tallahassee — Pinwheels, and putting the pieces back together

Blake Dowling: Making a good first (or millionth) impression on Twitter

Feds reveal why Rivada Mercury, Harris lost FirstNet bid

Restroom sex sullies Capitol’s 22nd floor

Jacksonville Bold for 4.7.17 — See you at the crossroads

Sunburn for 4.7.17 – Uber victory; Bondi didn’t bribe; Thank you for being you, Mr. Speaker; Perry Thurston is everywhere!; Worm gruntin’

New wrinkles in Florida’s medical marijuana implementation raise doubts, concerns

Pat Neal: Business rent tax stifles Florida’s economic future

‘We Dine Together’ is rare good news from Boca Raton

The Delegation for 4.6.17 – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State