Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschNovember 1, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. First, please welcome Ana Ceballos, the writer/editor who joins our lineup effective today. A quick recap: She was The Associated Press’ legislative session relief reporter in Florida this year, writing about immigration, the environment, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 1, 2017

I read with great interest the letter by First Amendment Foundation (FAF) President Barbara Petersen to Lisa Carlton, chair of the Declaration of Rights Committee of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), regarding her concerns over the proposal written by former Florida Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Bell, and which I am sponsoring, entitled the “Florida Privacy Restoration Act.” […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot While you’re out trick and treating, LobbyTools is tallying the latest House appropriations projects. As of Tuesday, 69 appropriations bills had been filed, totaling $52.4 million in funds requested in the 2018-19 state budget. Some of those include $250,000 for […]

Joe HendersonOctober 31, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran relishes the image of being a fierce protector of the public purse. He does more than rail against what he considers frivolous spending of public dollars. He goes all in to stop it, often in a headline-grabbing way designed to let the people know he is their guy. While that does […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2017

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Florida Dems offer proportional response to Manafort indictment On Monday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced a 12-count indictment against former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Manafort’s longtime associate, Rick Gates. A campaign foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about contacts with an individual with ties to Russia. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. The witching hour is upon us. Ghosts and ghouls fill the streets. Zombies walk side-by-side with princesses and superheroes. Their mission the same: Spook and scare their neighbors in hopes of scoring enough candy […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Twitter exploded in paroxysms of glee Monday as American Airlines announced a new daily flight between Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., beginning Feb. 15. “God is good,” tweeted Democratic political consultant Steve Schale. “All the time.” “The best news of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Asima Azam may be a first-time candidate, but in the role of a polished politician, she is quickly becoming an expert. Azam is getting quite adept at telling people what they want to hear and making promises she doesn’t seem intent on keeping. Whether that skill was developed as a lawyer or not, it’s not […]

Joe HendersonOctober 30, 2017

What I’m about to say won’t go down easily for the most dedicated Florida Democrats. They are the ones who believe they are on a holy quest in 2018 to rescue the state from Republican rule. Passion has never been a problem for those folks, but they keep losing statewide elections and I have a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. What’s next? Or, more to the point, who is next? By the time you’ve finished reading Sunburn, our rivals at POLITICO may very well have gone forward with another story about another lawmaker involved […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 11.1.17 – Welcome Ana; Goodbye Daisy; Phil launching; Lori running; Lobbyists gathering

John Stemberger: Constitutional privacy fix will protect Floridians

Last Call for 10.31.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Richard Corcoran swings hammer at gnat

The Delegation for 10.31.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Sunburn for 10.31.17 – Happy Halloween!

Last Call for 10.30.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Asima Azam, scratching the surface of a freshly polished politician

Joe Henderson: Face it Dems: Maybe Republicans care more

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.30.17