Emails & Opinions

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 […]

Darryl PaulsonOctober 29, 2017

Steve Bannon, a former Donald Trump political adviser and the head of Breitbart News, has declared a “season of war” against the Republican establishment. Bannon is recruiting challengers to all Republican senators except Ted Cruz of Texas. He is requiring all of the challengers to oppose the nomination of Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as […]

Peter SchorschOctober 28, 2017

The good news, according to the latest Mason-Dixon Florida poll: “Florida voters give Gov. Rick Scott positive ratings for his handling of the state during Hurricane Irma.” The bad news? “Floridians may hesitate to evacuate next time.” Statewide, 35 percent rated the governor’s performance as “excellent,” while 31 percent rated it “good,” 25 percent said […]

Guest AuthorOctober 27, 2017

For nearly 40 years, Ceres Environmental Services, Inc. (Ceres) has been dedicated to helping communities recover after major storms and natural disasters by removing, reducing and disposing of debris. We understand the importance of this step, as it allows communities to be restored and residents to return to normalcy. Under pre-storm contracts, Ceres partners closely […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Tallahassee has a Harvey Weinstein problem. Obviously, I did not know then what I think I know now about Senator Jeff Clemens. Frankly, had I, I would not have been that circumspect. That was then. This is now. We know what we know today thanks to the dogged reporting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

This morning, POLITICO Florida reported that incoming Senate Democratic leader Jeff Clemens apologized for having an affair with a lobbyist during the last legislative session. “The affair between Clemens and lobbyist Devon West came to a head at the end of the regular spring lawmaking session, when West came into possession of Clemens’ Apple laptop, and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

A frenzied week winds down in Washington What a week. Over the past five days, news has broken on serious policy matters, investigations, political intrigue, bipartisan cooperation, and partisan votes all crammed into a four-day period. Early in the week, the back-and-forth between President Donald Trump, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Miami […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Could a third woman serve as president of the Florida Senate? That’s one of the intriguing questions at the core of behind-the-scenes maneuvering now fully underway within the Senate’s Republican caucus (currently at 24 members) as the race to succeed Bill Galvano and Wilton Simpson has quietly begun. Galvano was designated Tuesday as the next […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. What exactly would “A Better Florida” look like? That’s the theme Democrats have chosen for their next attempt to break the Republican stranglehold on the state. “They’ve been in the wilderness for about 20 […]

Phil AmmannOctober 27, 2017

When it comes to statewide races in 2018, does Northeast Florida have a dog in the hunt? That’s a matter of interpretation. One of our big scoops this week — Congressman Ron DeSantis (insiders affirm) is ramping up for a possible run for Florida governor. DeSantis’ wife is on local television; he represents a district […]

Emails & Opinions

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

Darryl Paulson: Political purges in American politics

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Irma good news/bad news

Karl Dix: Ceres Environmental diligently working to clear debris

Jeff Clemens should step down

Thoughts on L’Affaire Clemens

The Delegation for 10.27.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Race for Senate presidency gets underway, but at stately pace

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 10.27.17

Jacksonville Bold for 10.27.17 — Looking toward 2018