Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMay 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. The work of the people ended with a whimper Friday, as lawmakers agreed to extend the 2017 Legislative Session to complete the budget, killing a host of other legislation. As the Legislature turned […]

Peter SchorschMay 6, 2017

Editor’s note: FloridaPolitics.com comprehensive list of the Winners and Losers emerging from the 2017 Session will be published after Sine Die. Arthenia Joyner may no longer be in the Legislature, but she finally was able to see a prized piece of legislation pass. This week, the House unanimously approved the “Compensation of Victims of Wrongful […]

Blake DowlingMay 6, 2017

Legislative Session is winding down – gaming, dope, infrastructure, assistive tech. It has been an exciting journey, with losers and winners, fights, name calling at the Capitol and at the Governors Club. Hopefully, when the dust settles, those in the trenches can regain some commonality and remember we are all on the same team as […]

Peter SchorschMay 5, 2017

Noting several missed opportunities, the Florida Chamber of Commerce is giving faint praise to lawmakers for their efforts during Session to keep Florida competitive. While the 2017 Legislative Session could have been much worse, the Chamber said Friday it should have been much, much better. “Thanks to the thousands of businesses that stood with the […]

Peter SchorschMay 5, 2017

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — WINNERS & LOSERS — Readers: We’re asking for your suggestions for who are the “Winners and Losers of the 2017 Legislative Session.” Your recommendations are needed by Sine Die. All submissions […]

Guest AuthorMay 4, 2017

Today, there are approximately 200 teacher openings in Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) for the 2016—2017 school year, which ends next month. That means students in 200 classrooms are being managed by a substitute. The teacher shortage is not surprising, but the Duval County School Board’s consideration to cut Teach for America (TFA) is. If […]

Florence SnyderMay 4, 2017

Joe Scarborough and his Morning Joe sidepiece Mika Brzezinski certainly deserve each other, but viewers deserve better from NBC News. The left wing’s answer to Fox & Friends took their relationship “to the next level” by admitting that their “crackling chemistry” has moved them to make marital plans. After being scooped on the story by […]

Peter SchorschMay 4, 2017

Congressman Tom Marino is no longer in the running to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy. That means the possibility of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi becoming be the nation’s next drug czar may still be in play. Roll Call reports Thursday that the Pennsylvania Republican had been in the final steps of completing […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 4, 2017

Florida’s Republican Party has governed Florida for less than a third of the past 150 years. After the Civil War, a coalition of newly enfranchised blacks, a small number of native white Republicans and northern carpetbaggers dominated Florida politics from 1865 to around 1885. After the blacks were stripped of their voting rights at the […]

Peter SchorschMay 4, 2017

Delegation unites around oil drilling Who can argue that Washington is highly polarized? That is one thing on which there is broad agreement. But over the past few days, two newsworthy events have occurred that, for a while, brought some unity to the delegation. President Donald Trump recently issued an executive that would open up […]

Emails & Opinions

Sunburn for 5.8.17 – Sine Die

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Arthenia Joyner’s bill delayed, but not denied

Blake Dowling: Looking back …

With faint praise, Florida Chamber outlines ‘good, bad and ugly’ of Session

Sunburn for 5.5.17 – It’s sorta Sine Die

Dave Chauncey: Teach for America Jacksonville, not billboards, is better way to recruit teachers

Florence Snyder: Joe ‘n Mika get engaged as NBC’s credibility gets screwed

Tom Marino out, is Pam Bondi in?

Darryl Paulson: Should the Florida GOP feel blue?

The Delegation for 5.4.17 – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State