Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJune 13, 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. — AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY URGES BILL NELSON TO BACK TAX REFORM EFFORTS — Americans for Prosperity-Florida is launching a digital ad campaign urging Floridians to contact Sen. Nelson and ask him to […]

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2017

Thirty years ago, on this special day, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany, sent a powerful message to Mr. [Mikhail] Gorbachev: “Tear down this wall!” This powerful call to action brought hope for a new beginning and was a catalyst in delivering millions out of the bondage of communism. Only a […]

Joe HendersonJune 12, 2017

This was a pretty famous case. You might remember it. On Nov. 23, 2012, Michael David Dunn was at a gas station in Jacksonville when he got into an argument with 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was there with some friends. It seems the music coming from Davis’ car was too way loud for Dunn’s taste. […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2017

Governor Rick Scott will sign into law a sweeping education bill that would steer more money to privately run charter schools, require recess in elementary schools, and tinker with the state’s oft-criticized standardized testing system. An informed legislative source told FloridaPolitics.com Monday morning that Scott will sign HB 7069 in Orlando on Thursday. The legislation, which was […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 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. Scott Powers and Terry Roen of Orlando-Rising.com wrote today’s topper. — ONE YEAR LATER — On Monday, a city still in deep mourning will reckon itself to the first anniversary of one […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2017

With special session firmly in the rearview mirror, the 27 freshmen Republican members of the Florida House are quickly turning their attention to selecting one of their own to serve as Speaker, beginning in 2022. Even during the special session — where the budget, key education policies and implementation of a medical marijuana amendment were […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2017

Earlier Friday, the same day lawmakers approved the implementing bill for the state’s constitutional amendment on medical marijuana, an appellate court handed marijuana growers a loss. The 1st District Court of Appeals held that identities of investors and partners in medical marijuana companies aren’t trade secrets. It remanded back to Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, however, […]

Blake DowlingJune 10, 2017

How many of us use Apple products in our day to day business, political and personal lives? When I switched from a Treo to an iPhone 3GS in 2009, it was a game changer for workplace mobility; a truly wonderful device (which I still have as a paperweight). I read Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve […]

Darryl PaulsonJune 10, 2017

Each day seems to bring more trouble for President Donald Trump. He fired his National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after just three weeks in his position. Then came the firing of FBI Director James Comey. Numerous other individuals in his administration are supposedly on the chopping block, ranging from Press Secretary Sean Spicer to Chief-of-Staff […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2017

Florida sugar growers are pushing back hard on accusations that “Big Sugar and Big Citrus” had a hand in writing legislation to expand access to medical marijuana. On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Times reported that that tucked into sweeping legislation on medical marijuana is “preferential treatment to companies that promise to convert orange juice factories […]

Emails & Opinions
John Thune speaks with press during vote-a-rama on One Big Beautiful Bill. Image via AP.

Sunburn for 6.13.17 – AFP targets Bill Nelson; Rick Scott goes Johnny Drama; Jeff Atwater leaving June 30; Greg Black heads to Gunster

Ardian Zika: Tearing down ‘walls’ to reach American dream

Joe Henderson: After GOP gives NRA another ‘gun rights’ victory, what’s next?

Sources: Governor to sign HB 7069 in Orlando on Thursday

Sunburn for 6.12.17 – One year later

Secret balloting was cause of latest Speaker’s race rift

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Medical marijuana wins one, loses one

Blake Dowling: Apples to Apples

Darryl Paulson: Will Donald Trump be dumped? – The 25th Amendment

Sugar growers: We were not involved ‘in any way’ with medical marijuana implementation