Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJune 9, 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. — SESSION ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE AS GOP LEADERS FEUD — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, which has been wracked by feuds among its top leaders for the last several years, is in danger […]

Peter SchorschJune 9, 2017

As Special Session continues in Tallahassee, local stories continued apace, as you will see below. For a U.S. Representative and a state Senator, we see some campaign intrigue. For state Representatives, some bills were signed into law — and some were vetoed. On the city level, we saw a power struggle between Jacksonville’s Mayor and a […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2017

A tweet Wednesday from U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Florida’s 15th Congressional District repeated the dutiful Republican yada-yada about the Affordable Care Act. “Another insurer pulls out of Obamacare. Now 18 counties in Ohio have zero insurance options. Missouri facing same situation,” Ross wrote. Yeah, OK. Been there, heard that. Over and over and over […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2017

This week’s biggest news events could have long-term effects Much has happened since our last publication. While our team took a break, events in Washington and around the world did not. Tops among the serious events was London suffering yet another terrorist attack (not long after The Delegation publisher and his family had walked on […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2017

May was a busy month for Andrew Gillum. Like his opponents, he racked up several key endorsements; former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Senate Democratic Leader-designate Jeff Clemens, Sen. Perry Thurston, state Rep. Joe Abruzzo and Palm Beach County Tax Collector for life, Anne Gannon. Gillum spoke at Tiger Bay and his campaign sent out numerous press releases […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 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. What time is too early to make popcorn? As fascinating as Florida politics is, even in what is supposed to be the slow time of late spring, it will be difficult for […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2017

“You’re not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe? It should be more natural, brother. It should flow out, like this – ‘Look, man, I ain’t fallin’ for no banana in my tailpipe!’ See, that’s more natural for us.” — Axel Foley It’s been more than thirty years since Eddie Murphy played the part of Detroit […]

Joe HendersonJune 7, 2017

As the special session of the Legislature was set to begin Wednesday, everyone heard of how the compromise deal that appeared to be the framework for a budget agreement was close to collapse. Humm. It brought Senate President Joe Negron into sharp focus, since he seems to be the one leading the charge to turn the […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 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. — SO MUCH FOR A DEAL — Special Session hasn’t even started yet, and stuff’s already starting to blow up. Take House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s Tuesday evening reaction to the Senate’s filed […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2017

In the pantheon of bad campaign launches, it would be hard to match Andrew Gillum’s email-gate rollout from hell. However, on Monday, we witnessed worse. Somehow, Gillum’s been out done. It is fair to say that Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathy Fernandez Rundle’s not-so-subtle trial balloon was a sh**-the-bed moment. Why was it so bad? Well, yes, thank you very […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 6.9.17 – Session collapsing; Pot bill rolling; Supreme Court dishing; Grimsley raising coin; Airbnb booming; Shark biting

Jacksonville Bold for 6.9.17 — Thrills, spills and bills

Joe Henderson: GOP still thumb-sucking about Obamacare, but where’s a real plan to fix it?

The Delegation for 6.8.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Andrew Gillum posting a goose egg? Say it ain’t so

Sunburn for 6.8.17 – Split-screen madness; Med. marijuana in play; Rick Scott to D.C.; Blockbuster ACLU report; Gator vs. plane

Does Jack Latvala keep falling for the banana-in-the-tailpipe trick so he can be CFO?

Joe Henderson: When a quid pro quo turns into quid pro no, all bets are off

Sunburn for 6.7.17 – Special Session already not so special?; There’s a bear in the election woods; David Richardson aims for D.C.; op-eds galore

Andrew Gillum, um, meets his match in Kathy Fernandez-Rundle