Emails & Opinions

Matt FlorellOctober 3, 2016

The only time I met David Jolly face-to-face was at a Suncoast Tiger Bay debate in December 2013. A special election to fill the late Congressman Bill Young‘s seat had drawn three Republican candidates, as well as one Democrat and one Libertarian. All five declared candidates were at that day’s event, and I was able […]

AARPOctober 3, 2016

On Monday, AARP released the 2016 Longevity Economy report, an in-depth look at how our nation’s population of 111 million 50-plus consumers are impacting the U.S. economy. According to the report, the 50-plus age groups generates $7.6 trillion in economic activity (a $500 million increase from 2013), including $5 trillion in consumer spending by people […]

Joe HendersonOctober 3, 2016

Ken Hagan has been elected five times to the Hillsborough County Commission. That ought to say something about the way voters feel he takes care of both his and the public’s business. Headlines tend to find him because he always seems to be involved in something important, but I wouldn’t say he seeks out publicity. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2016

Hello, October. This is the final full month of the 2016 campaign cycle. In five weeks, we will know so much more about the future of the country, the state and our communities. But, no matter what, life will go on. For those in “The Process” — Florida Politics’ term for the unending legislative campaign/legislative session […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 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. STATE, SEMINOLES SQUARE OFF Monday begins the opening of a contest that pits the state of Florida against its richest, most powerful American Indian tribe. Over a weeklong trial, a federal judge […]

Blake DowlingOctober 3, 2016

Who remembers the short-lived site, Friendster? Six years ago I was asked to sit on a panel at a conference to give “expert advice” on social media use at work. I wish someone had shot some video footage; in the lifetime of social media, six years is an eternity. Just think … in 2008, Myspace […]

Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2016

The state’s election officials are getting a raise, just in time for the presidential election. Twenty-five new state laws go into effect today, including a law that bumps up the pay of county supervisors of elections. Signed by the Governor in March, the law puts elections officials’ salaries in line with the base salaries of elected […]

Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2016

From September through March, every year, in the coastal waters near the small Japanese village of Taiji, a gruesome dolphin hunt takes place. Hunters aboard speed boats use noise to herd schools of dolphins toward shore, corralling them in a cove where they are surrounded by nets, manhandled by divers and most are killed. They […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 30, 2016

They say the past is prologue. If that’s true, past votes and actions by Hillsborough County’s Public Transportation Commission can give us a glimpse at how the showdown over ridesharing may unfold. And it looks like it could all be in the hands of one board member: Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan. Oct. 13 is […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 30, 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. THE GRAND DAME Marian Johnson is counting down the days until Election Day. Election Day 2018, that is. While the 2016 election is less than 40 days away, Johnson, the senior vice […]

Emails & Opinions

Matt Florell: David Jolly and me

AARP: ‘Longevity Economy’ accounts for $7.6 trillion in U.S., study shows

Joe Henderson: Hillsborough rideshare decision could rest with ‘problem solver’ Ken Hagan

Here’s where stuff stands in Tampa Bay politics — the ‘it’s October’ edition

Sunburn for 10.3.16 – A great weekend for the Seminoles (not the football team, of course)

Blake Dowling: Expert advice on navigating the social media universe

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Happy Fall y’all, here are some new laws

Wayne Pacelle and Joel Manby: Let’s finally put an end to dolphin hunting

Will Ken Hagan save ridesharing in Hillsborough?

Sunburn for 9.30.16 – The Grand Dame of Florida politics