Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonNovember 9, 2017

As a member of the Hillsborough County Commission, Jan Platt was best known for a single word: NO! Labels like that tend to stick, but this grand lady was much, much more than that. She fought to protect our waterways and environmentally sensitive land, and she loved to be out on the Bay with a […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam took the Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere as a “wake-up call,” and wants his campaign to convince grassroots voters that Florida’s conservative-principled prosperity is at stake. — “We are […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Sixty Days for 11.8.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 A Senate budget subcommittee cleared the Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2018, which would permanently expand Bright Futures Academic Scholar awards, among other things. Rep. Blaise Ingoglia‘s bill to hold sales tax referenda only on the date […]

Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2017

President Donald J. Trump should be impeached and removed from office. As a former judge, I don’t make that statement lightly, but I have come to believe such steps, sadly, are necessary to restore trust, respect, and dignity to the American presidency. That said, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — and those of the U.S. […]

Joe HendersonNovember 8, 2017

Democrats win! Stop the presses! Well, they should be feeling frisky this morning. They had a fist-pumping night during Tuesday’s elections, just a year after Donald Trump stunned them, and their dreams of controlling the United States Senate were crushed. Democrats won a series of state and local elections, including nationally watched races for Governor […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

It’s the day after the Election and you’re sick to your stomach with politics. Here are five easy steps you can help you move past your political hangover. Clean up your Google Alerts. There’s no longer a need to get an e-mail every time the words “Ed Gillespie” or “Rick Baker” show up online. Plus, you’re […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Tuesday’s slate of elections in St. Petersburg certainly provided a list of winners and losers, and I’m not just talking about candidates. Here’s a list of the real winners and losers emerging from the city’s general elections. Please let me know if I missed anyone. The Biggest Winners Kevin King and Ben Kirby — Kriseman‘s top City […]

Peter SchorschNovember 8, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Before we get to the election results, we must share an important personnel note: Florida Politics has learned that highly respected Mosaic executive Mark Kaplan will be leaving the company in January after nearly eleven years. In his time […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Sixty Days for 11.7.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 An attorney for GOP Sen. Jack Latvala asked Senate President Joe Negron to assign a former law enforcement official to conduct an investigation into sexual harassment claims against the Clearwater lawmaker. A Senate panel moved a bill to give […]

Joe HendersonNovember 7, 2017

Today’s question, class: If you voted for Donald Trump in the last election, would you vote for him again knowing what you know today? If you didn’t vote him then, would you do so now? Yes? No? Wednesday will mark one year since Trump turned the world upside down with his shocking, stunning, unexpected – […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: Jan Platt leaves legacy of service, integrity

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.9.17

Sixty Days for 11.8.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Mary Barzee Flores: ‘Impeach Trump’ must be Democratic candidates’ rallying cry

Joe Henderson: Democrats win, but can they keep good times rolling?

Election hangover? Here are tips for a successful political purge

Winners and losers emerging from St. Petersburg’s municipal elections

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.8.17

Sixty Days for 11.7.17 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Joe Henderson: Would you vote for Donald Trump again?