Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2017

As Congress prepares to cut taxes, our nation’s job creators have high hopes for the economy. The Republican tax plan cuts the federal small business tax rate from nearly 40 percent to a much fairer 25 percent. Under the current tax code, the overwhelming majority of small businesses (95 percent) are considered “pass-through” entities, which […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

Pinellas County’s premier leadership development organization, designed to promote a “diverse group” of up-and-coming leaders, appears to be missing something in its Class of 2018 – diversity. Leadership Pinellas is the regional tax-exempt organization that offers a 10-month leadership-development program every year to a select group of local business, nonprofit and government executives. On its […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2017

Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) currently has before it a proposal called Marsy’s Law for Florida, which seeks to provide victims of crime and their families with constitutional protections equal to those afforded to the accused and convicted. As a former judge, I support this measure. Our justice system is one of the best there […]

Joe HendersonOctober 17, 2017

Richard Spencer is clean cut, casual but professional, a disarming look for one of the most prominent faces in what is becoming a crowded field of racism in the United States. His scheduled appearance Thursday afternoon the University of Florida prompted Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency, in case things get out […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

What is old is new again, as rumors re-emerge that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi could have a job in the Trump administration. With a new twist in the nomination for the nation’s drug czar, Bondi returns to the spotlight, amid renewed speculation she could be headed to Washington. And there is a good argument […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Did I hit a nerve? My cellphone and email blew up Monday after a column in which I asked which “Florida politician(s) (will be) laid low by the kind of sexual assault and harassment scandal that dethroned […]

Blake DowlingOctober 17, 2017

If you hear about a wireless situation affecting ALL Wi-Fi devices in the world. Take a deep breath, don’t do the panic dance or smash anything. Windows users are most likely in the clear. But you need to be in the know. If you are an Android or Mac user, stay tuned for more info. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot There’s a (not so) new clerk in town. Kristina Samuels has been named the fourth Clerk of Court for Tallahassee’s 1st District Court of Appeal, Chief Judge Brad Thomas announced on the court’s website. Samuels, staff attorney for the Florida […]

Joe HendersonOctober 16, 2017

Give Gov. Rick Scott credit for making a real effort to address Florida’s opioid crisis. Last month, he proposed spending $50 million to combat opioid abuse. Included was a plan to limit physicians in most cases from prescribing more than three days of powerful and addictive pain-killers like OxyContin and oxycodone to their patients. The latter idea […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Who will it be? Who will be the Florida politician(s) laid low by the kind of sexual assault and harassment scandal which has dethroned one-time Hollywood king Harvey Weinstein? Please don’t tell me there is no equivalent in Florida politics to Weinstein. After all, politics is show business for ugly people. The Process — my capitalized […]

Emails & Opinions
Supporters celebrate the opening of a wheel-chair accessible playground at Anastasia State Park. Image via Florida State Parks Foundation.

Aubrey Shines: Florida’s minority businesses need tax cuts most

Leadership Pinellas’ 2018 class seems to be missing something — diversity

Frank Shepherd: Marsy’s Law brings equity to victims’ and criminals’ rights

Joe Henderson: Richard Spencer at UF is emergency all right

Donald Trump’s drug czar pick drops out. Will Pam Bondi be back in?

Sunburn for 10.17.17 – More on the Weinsteins of Florida; State parties fined; Congressional candidate talks to aliens; New poll on gun control; Stone crab season underway

Blake Dowling: Beware KRAK, the latest tech threat

Last Call for 10.16.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Joe Henderson: Florida joins battle on opioid crisis

The Harvey Weinsteins of Florida politics are hiding in plain sight