Emails & Opinions

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 19, 2017

(Part 2 of the Obama legacy) With the inauguration of Donald Trump, it is a good time to review the electoral impact of eight years of the Obama White House. One of the impacts is the election of Trump which surprised the entire political universe. Whatever Obama may have achieved in public policy, it is […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 19, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FLORIDA POLITICOS HEAD TO D.C. Watching wall-to-wall inauguration coverage this week? Be on the lookout for Floridians. The Sunshine State will be well represented at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday. So who’s […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2017

In the two weeks since Rick Kriseman announced he would seek re-election, the St. Petersburg mayor has been hit with a barrage of bad headlines on a range of issues. Some of these setbacks are of Kriseman’s direct making, but most are not. Still, taken together, these stories seem to answer a question posed recently by the […]

Florence SnyderJanuary 18, 2017

In Leon County, the median household income is $47,000, and people who are lucky enough to have a full-time job are generally expected to work that job, you know, full-time. At $75,829, plus benefits, Leon County Commissioners’ compensation is well above what most of their constituents earn, but it’s less than what Commissioners Nick Maddox […]

Joe HendersonJanuary 18, 2017

Betsy DeVos, whose children never attended public schools, may soon lead the nation’s Department of Education. Assuming she is confirmed, care to take a guess what Florida public education will look like four years from now? Perhaps former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who is DeVos’ biggest cheerleader, can provide some insight. He wrote a stirring […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2017

It’s no secret that Sunshine State News, the de facto house organ for the Rick Scott campaign in 2010 and 2014, is no fan of Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist. So complaining about SSN’s coverage of Crist is probably akin to writing a letter to the editor of the Boston Globe criticizing its sports columnists for hating on the New York Yankees. Still, […]

Darryl PaulsonJanuary 18, 2017

(Part 1 of two. Part two will deal with Obama’s political legacy) The 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama focused on the theme of change. Obama promised to “restore our moral standing” and “focus on nation-building here at home.” Obama, as a candidate, told audiences that “we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 18, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. (MOSTLY) QUIET IN FLORIDA AS PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION APPROACHES If you think it’s slow this week, you aren’t alone. The Florida House and Senate committee rooms are dark, with lawmakers taking a bye […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 18, 2017

Since the early 1980s, when the state Agency for Health Care Administration conducted its last major overhaul of the Medicaid payment system for nursing homes, the quality of care in Florida nursing homes has vastly improved. Although there are still exceptions, Florida is no longer home to the flood of nursing home horror stories that […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 17, 2017

To the eleven or twelve people (thanks Ed Moore!) who watched this past week’s edition of The Usual Suspects, the public affairs program which airs in north Florida, I apologize for repeating myself, but… We will know which direction the 2017 Legislative Session is headed by the first day. That’s because that’s the deadline House Speaker Richard […]

Emails & Opinions
The Yankees organization is generous with Helene relief in Florida. Image via AP.

Obama’s electoral legacy: After 8 years, we get a Donald Trump

Sunburn for 1.19.17 – D.C. SPOTTEDs galore, Rick Scott’s assist; Drop the Suit wins; Doug Izzo exits DEO

A barrage of bad headlines greets the first weeks of Rick Kriseman’s re-election campaign

Commissioners get two fat salaries; public gets half their time, all the bill

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could mean more Florida charter schools, a lot more

In Sunshine State News’ book, Charlie Crist is damned if does, damned if he doesn’t

A look at Obama’s legacy, foolish hope of ‘post-racial’ America

Sunburn for 1.18.17 – Florida goes to the Inauguration; Matt Gaetz wins skydiving case; DOH releases pot rules; Jon Costello’s new colleagues

Steve Bahmer: Nursing home care in Florida has come a long way in the last 30 years

The question confronting Richard Corcoran: Will he stick by his principles or will he p*ssy out?