Emails & Opinions

Mitch PerryNovember 1, 2016

The Tampa Bay area gets one last, large dose of Bill and Hillary Clinton today. Hillary makes her first campaign appearance in what used to be considered a crucial bellwether — Pasco County, for an appearance this afternoon at Pasco-Hernando State College. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, makes his second appearance in the past 14 days in Pinellas County, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2016

The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is estimated to have saved taxpayers in the state upward of $372 million, according to a report released Monday by EdChoice. Tax credit scholarships allow individuals and businesses to reduce their state tax liability by making private donations to a nonprofit organization that in turn provides scholarships for children […]

Florence SnyderOctober 31, 2016

On Halloween, Daytona Beach News-Journal reporter Katie Kustura brings us a timely reminder that for many women and children, every night is “dark, and full of terrors.” Domestic violence is a notoriously underreported crime, but available statistics place Volusia County near the top of what State Attorney R.J. Larizza calls an epidemic. Larizza is fed […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 2016

With a week to go before Election Day, a shocking development has taken place in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. According to several sources, there are black people in the district! Not only that, they may not all vote as a monolithic block. And, believe it or not, the Republican incumbent, David Jolly, is […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2016

With Donald Trump still down in the polls with a week to go, the edifice of excuses designed to justify his potential defeat is being hurried to completion. To the foundation stones of voter fraud and a mainstream media conspiracy his campaign manager recently added treason, alleging that if Trump loses it will be, in large […]

Blake DowlingOctober 31, 2016

Technology can be scary. That said, my Halloween column focuses on some frightening examples of tech gone awry; some you might find scarier (dumb scary) than an Ernest movie. Who remembers those? AWFUL. Others are disturbing in a more realistic way. I recently noticed an email alert about a fake “blue screen of death.” An […]

Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2016

Edward Glazer, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers co-chairman and part-owner, has donated the maximum individual allowable contribution of $5,400 to the campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton this year. However, if one were to guess who he really supports, it should be noted Glazer also has contributed $50,000 to the Trump Victory joint fundraising committee. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) also reports that Glazer’s […]

Peter SchorschOctober 31, 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. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN IS BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY THESE FLORIDA INFLUENCERS The witching hour is upon us. Ghosts and ghouls fill the streets. Zombies walk side-by-side with princesses and superheroes. […]

Florence SnyderOctober 30, 2016

How did Halloween come to be first runner-up to Christmas among holidays that excel at separating families from their money? We can thank people like John Murdy, creative director and executive producer of Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. In an interview with Marketplace Weekend’s Eliza Mills, Murdy recalls growing up in the ’70s, when […]

Peter SchorschOctober 29, 2016

Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier was just about to tuck into his salad during the opening day luncheon at his office’s biannual industry conference when a reporter approached with a question: Had he heard that state Sen. Anitere Flores was agitating to make his job elective again? No, he hadn’t. But he took the news […]

Emails & Opinions

Mitch Perry Report for 11.1.16 — Russian ‘involvement’ in presidential election still a mystery

Tax Credit Scholarships save Florida taxpayers $372M, audit shows

In violent homes, every night is Halloween

Convincing black folk to not vote for Charlie Crist now central to David Jolly’s re-election campaign

Mac Stipanovich: Win or lose, Never Trump movement remains proud

Blake Dowling: This Halloween, tech can be really scary

Mitch Perry Report for 10.31.16 —Tampa Bay Bucs owner bets big on Donald Trump

Sunburn for 10.31.16 – Happy Halloween!

Florence Snyder: Postcard from Halloween

Takeaways from Tallahassee – Elections and consequences