Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschDecember 19, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. LAUNCHING TODAY: THE LATEST EDITION OF INFLUENCE MAGAZINE Yes, we did it. Yes, we based the cover of this quarter’s INFLUENCE Magazine on the poster from a comic book movie, “Captain America: […]

Guest AuthorDecember 19, 2016

At a time of year when every Floridian should be especially thankful for the arrival of tourists across the state, some of our lawmakers in Tallahassee seem to have taken on the role of the Grinch who stole Christmas. The escalating attacks against VISIT FLORIDA … a proven marketing effort that has driven millions of […]

Mitch PerryDecember 19, 2016

Florida’s 29 Republican presidential electors gather in Tallahassee today to vote for well, presumably for Donald Trump, who defeated Hillary Clinton by 1.2 percent in the Sunshine State on November 8. While the world awaits to see if there’s any movement with the 290 nationwide Republican electors, our electors will be voting in perfect conditions, with the forecast […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2016

The Tampa Bay Times has announced a round of new promotions among its editorial staff, including the naming of two veteran journalists as assistant managing editors. Reading about the Times ‘opening the books’ and elevating some of its best talent into top positions, there are a lot of smart decisions. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Michael LaForgia is the new investigations […]

Florence SnyderDecember 17, 2016

In 1962, a legislative “initial operating money” appropriation plus private donations for “architect fees, salaries and other expenses” added up to $400,000 in seed corn for Florida Atlantic University. It still adds up to more money than most working folks will see in 10 years, but it’s less than half of what the school will […]

Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2016

Pro tip: Never forget your bag in the Florida Capitol. “Suspicious packages” are not taken lightly. Monday afternoon, people who went to get a late lunch were turned away from the lower-level cafeteria by Capitol Police. “The cafeteria’s closed right now,” they told potential customers as they shut the doors. Soon, the three officers became seven, then […]

Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2016

Chinese philosopher-general Sun Tzu once wrote: “Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” This could also be valuable advice for Florida unions and Democrats — pick your battles wisely. The recent dust-up between unions and Wal-Mart over outsourcing security in Florida could impact another upcoming fight in the […]

Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has confirmed the firings of Chief Operating Officer Vangie McCorvey and Chief Marketing Officer Paul Phipps at Visit Florida, the state’s tourism agency. Scott was in Orlando Friday to release the latest unemployment figures. CEO Will Seccombe suddenly postponed a quarterly staff meeting scheduled for Friday morning to the afternoon. Speculation was that he was heading to the Governor’s Office […]

Joe HendersonDecember 16, 2016

There has been a lot to like about the tone new House Speaker Richard Corcoran has set in Tallahassee. There is a new emphasis on ethics and disclosure of how the people’s representatives do their business — and more importantly who they do it for. We all benefit from that. That includes, especially, Corcoran’s insistence […]

Peter SchorschDecember 16, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. DONALD TRUMP BRINGS THANK YOU TOUR TO SUNSHINE STATE If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to bring his thank you tour to only to areas of dense supporters, his Friday evening visit to Orlando might […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 12.19.16 – The latest edition of INFLUENCE Magazine debuts today

Don Fox: VISIT FLORIDA makes good business, common sense

Mitch Perry Report for 12.19.16 – Florida electors feel the heat while the rest of the nation freezes

Reading about new promotions at the Tampa Bay Times and hoping Adam Smith…

FAU puts its money where its priorities are

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Pro tips

Wal-Mart outsourcing security issue could make Democrats ‘natural allies’ in whiskey and Wheaties fight

Visit Florida axes top officials after Pitbull controversy

Richard Corcoran battle over Pitbull, Visit Florida contract sets the right tone

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 12.16.16