Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2017

Joe Negron’s controversial plan to reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges is not going over well with federal officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Last week, many of those involved in Everglades restoration called for Florida to stay the course on federal restoration projects; many were critical of the Senate President’s plan to build a reservoir south […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2017

INFLUENCE Magazine is mostly about the governmental affairs professionals who shape The Process. But any story about The Process is incomplete without a recognition of the public affairs pros that are as integral as any lobbying shop. This issue is dedicated to these “flaks,” as well as to the journalists with whom they interact — and occasionally spar. Our […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Jim Rosica, and Florence Snyder. DEBUTING TODAY: THE SPRING 2017 EDITION OF INFLUENCE MAGAZINE INFLUENCE Magazine is mostly about the governmental affairs professionals who shape The Process. But any story about The Process is incomplete without […]

Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2017

The climate is not changing. No one can argue that it is. No, that is not a scientific pronouncement. Instead, those facts apply only to the atmosphere on Capitol Hill. The political climate created by both parties is as heated as ever and has now settled in. Last week’s major skirmish in the 21st century […]

Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2017

In the last seven days, Jacksonville has been — if not the center of the political world — at least a focal point. The Vice President came through to sell health care reform. The Governor came with him and came back two days later to upbraid local members of the Florida House for Enterprise Florida. […]

Guest AuthorMarch 25, 2017

In 2011, the State of Florida elected to move long-term care (LTC) into the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program, as the escalating costs of providing care at more institutional-style settings, like nursing homes, to an aging baby boomer population was creating a looming health care crisis. For most families, the decision to move a […]

Peter SchorschMarch 25, 2017

During debate on the Senate’s ‘whiskey and Wheaties’ bill this week, Rene Garcia bemoaned it was “inconsequential” and boggled at all the other legislation that hasn’t even seen the florescent light of a committee room. “It’s amazing to me that here in the Senate we have a bill that’s been fast-tracked, and in the House […]

Peter SchorschMarch 25, 2017

Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives is in a position that must have seemed unthinkable after November’s election mandate. The only way they’re going to make good now on their 7-year crusade to repeal and replace Obamacare is if Democrats help them. For that to happen, Republicans will have surrender any notion of […]

Blake DowlingMarch 25, 2017

I was meeting with the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s Communications Committee; there was some brainstorming about session ideas for the upcoming Chamber Conference. There were some thoughts thrown out, and quite a few comments were made. Then someone said, “how about automation and artificial intelligence.” Suddenly, a surge of ideas and thoughts hit the room […]

Peter SchorschMarch 24, 2017

(This post has been updated, below.) What’s wrong with this picture? Carlos Beruff, chair of the Constitution Revision Commission, the panel that will undertake rewrites of the state’s governing document, says the first hearings for public input will be next Wednesday in Orange County, April 6 in Miami-Dade County, and April 7 in Palm Beach County. Did you catch […]

Emails & Opinions
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Feds say ‘stay the course’ with Everglades, rejecting Joe Negron’s land buy

Debuting today: The Spring 2017 edition of INFLUENCE Magazine

Sunburn for 3.27.17 – INFLUENCE Mag debuts; Cary Pigman blows bad; Justice League coming together

The Delegation – Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State – 3.30.17

Jacksonville Bold for 3.26.17 – Focal Point

Audrey Brown: Long-term care key to quality of life for Florida Medicaid seniors

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Stuck in committee with you

Joe Henderson: GOP’s only option now on health care could be to work with Democrats

Blake Dowling: Legal artificial intelligence

Carlos Beruff already playing calendar games with Constitution Revision Commission