Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As millions of Floridians are still without electricity, water or access to gasoline after Hurricane Irma, a scourge is coming. Yes, just when you thought life couldn’t get any worse—skeeters. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, in a Thursday news briefing at […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 14, 2017

Hurricane Irma: We’re all in this together This publication typically deals with the political and policy issues involving the federal government and how our delegation plays a role. This week, those we elected to represent us in Washington had one issue front and center. We did not need a poll to tell us that Hurricane […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2017

In politics, as with other things, timing is essential. And in Florida, facing the devastation of Hurricane Irma, now is not a time for politics.

Joe HendersonSeptember 14, 2017

Of all the heartbreak and damage wrought by Hurricane Irma, nothing is worse than the deaths of eight elderly residents, aged 71 to 99, at a Hollywood Hills rehabilitation center. It’s an outrage. It’s horrifying. It left people sputtering with anger and officials on the trail to find answers. The facility lost power during the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2017

U.S. Sugar is still tallying up the total cost of Hurricane Irma’s pass through their South Florida operations, but said Thursday the final figure will come in at more than $20 million. Judy Sanchez, U.S. Sugar’s senior director for corporate communications and public affairs, said the company’s employees and their families are safe, but that […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot President Donald Trump will include Naples on his itinerary as he visits Hurricane Irma-ravaged parts of the Sunshine State on Thursday, his office confirmed Wednesday. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the AP that the president will be in southwest Florida, […]

Associated PressSeptember 13, 2017

It was a scene you would never expect to find in the United States, the land of hot dog eating contests and supersized Slurpees — hundreds of people wandering around forlorn, looking for food, against a backdrop of downed tree branches and a flattened gas station with no gas. We were all refugees from Irma, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2017

While you were sleeping, snacking or panicking as Hurricane Irma unzipped the Sunshine State, the political beat went on. Indeed, the 2018 election cycle had been operating at an unprecedented tempo during the first half of this year. It seemed like every day, another candidate was announcing they were running for Governor, Congress, dog catcher, […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 13, 2017

The images of sunken cars, water-soaked homes and submerged streets in the aftermath of hurricanes in Florida and Texas should be enough to convince politicians to finally address the issue of flood insurance. Millions who need coverage don’t have it or can’t afford it. It’s an old problem in states like ours, and it’s time […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2017

Carole Crist desperately wants to be a reality TV star. Scratch that. Carole Crist desperately wants to be a star. Wait … scratch that, too. Carole Crist is desperate. As first reported by the Tampa Bay Times, Crist, the former First Lady of Florida is making herself “available to do media interviews in New York […]

Emails & Opinions

Last Call for 9.14.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

The Delegation for 9.14.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Jerry Demings, perhaps you should reschedule tonight’s fundraiser

Joe Henderson: Hollywood Hills deaths horrifying outrage

Irma inflicted at least 20 million in damages to U.S. Sugar’s operations

Last Call for 9.13.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

4 motels in 5 nights: Life on the run from Irma

Six campaign stories you may have missed during Hurricane Irma

Joe Henderson: It’s past time for flood insurance reform

After Irma, the last person anyone wants to hear from is Carole Crist