Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2017

First Coast Delegation dials down expectations Earlier this week (and last week), we detailed a few reasons Northeast Florida legislators may not have the best Session in 2017; among them, inexperience and lack of stroke. In the Florida Times-Union, Tia Mitchell offered some more examples of diminished expectations this week. Much of this you read […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2017

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Joe Henderson, Mitch Perry, and Jim Rosica. BOB BUCKHORN SAYS NO Buckhorn is a gregarious, ambitious and determined man, and we think he would have made a fine governor for the state of Florida. He certainly ranks […]

Florence SnyderMarch 9, 2017

A recent and deeply disturbing addition to the Word Salad Hall of Shame is the painfully frequent use of the word “right” pronounced in the earnest tone of a toddler in need of constant reassurance. “I pooped in the big girl potty, right? so I can play with my Legos, right? and then we can […]

Joe HendersonMarch 9, 2017

Bob Buckhorn is a gregarious, ambitious and determined man, and I think he would have made a fine governor for the state of Florida. He certainly ranks among the best mayors the city of Tampa has ever had. But I also believe he made the right call when he announced in an email to supporters Thursday […]

Peter SchorschMarch 9, 2017

Rock breaks scissors, but scissors cut paper, which, of course, covers rock. Neither Rick Scott, Richard Corcoran nor Joe Negron knew they were playing a game of Rochambeau when making their appointments to the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC). But the way final picks played out, they may well have. The CRC meets every 20 years to review and suggest changes to the state’s governing document. […]

Martin DyckmanMarch 9, 2017

It would tax the imagination to come up with anything that Florida needs less than to elect a secretary of state once again. Why would the Legislature even consider that? Sen. Aaron Bean, the sponsor, explained it the other day. As reported by FloridaPolitics.com, the Fernandina Beach Republican told the Senate ethics committee that in […]

Peter SchorschMarch 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. BREAKING OVERNIGHT – Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. The Mayor made the announcement on his social media accounts early Thursday. REMEMBERING JIM KING The late state […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 9, 2017

As a lifelong Republican and a former Fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, I have always preferred voting for the Republican and conservative candidate. Preferably, the candidate is both Republican and conservative, although that is not always the case. For only the second time in my life, I did not vote for the Republican presidential […]

Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2017

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen much-needed economic legislation put on hold out of fear of how it’d affect the environment. Ditto for the mounds of environmental priorities placed on the back burner because of apprehensions about what they might do to the economy. At one point, this all made sense. The […]

Peter SchorschMarch 8, 2017

Akerman, one of the state’s largest law firms, and lobbyists Eliakim Nortelus and David Roberts have parted ways after a vote in a legislative committee to repeal the state law requiring businesses to have separate stores to sell liquor was postponed. Marisa Serrano, a spokesperson for Akerman said Nortelus and Roberts “have resigned from the firm to pursue other interests.” Sources close to the two […]

Emails & Opinions

Jacksonville Bold for 3.10.17 — Dialing down expectations

Sunburn for 3.10.17 – On Bob Buckhorn’s no; Andrew Gillum’s emails probed; Denise Grimley’s $$$; The Bandit speaks; Happy b’day Shawn Foster

You know you talk like a toddler, right?

Joe Henderson: Bob Buckhorn made the right call not to run for Governor

Scott, Corcoran, Negron play Rochambeau with picks to the Constitution Revision Commission

Florida doesn’t need an elected Secretary of State, or Agriculture Commissioner

Sunburn for 3.9.17 – Buckhorn out; King remembered; Negron’s priorities vetted; Akerman lobbyists gone; Lyft in Tally

Repeal and replace — The end of traditional conservatism

Jason Fischer: Florida needs to say yes to American energy independence, no to proposed fracking ban

Akerman law firm, lobbyists Eli Nortelus, David Roberts part ways after ‘whiskey & Wheaties’ issue postponed