Emails & Opinions

Ryan RayJune 1, 2016

A pair of eminent Florida politicos want to introduce legislation to create a specialty Florida license plate bearing the logo of Auburn University. That’s a bad idea for several reasons. No animus against Democratic strategist Kevin Cate, one of the kindest political people around, or Rep. Jamie Grant, who gives me courage despite my own receding hairline. But this […]

Mitch PerryJune 1, 2016

My colleague Jim Rosica has a piece up this morning entitled, “Did Adam Putnam just launch the first ad of the 2018 gubernatorial campaign?” Check it out and decide for yourself whether indeed that’s the case. What’s truly not in dispute is that the 41-year-old Agriculture commissioner has been THE guy referred to by seemingly everyone […]

Jac VerSteegJune 1, 2016

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When Hamlet, Clint Eastwood and Jesus agree on something, it must be true. Said Hamlet: “Use every man after his desert, and who should ’scape whipping?” Said Clint in “Unforgiven:” “We all got it coming, kid.” Said Jesus: “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” Those quotes should instill […]

Tom JacksonMay 31, 2016

Well past the point that it became abundantly — and, in some circles, painfully — obvious that Marco Rubio should have applied himself to the job he convinced Floridians he wanted in 2010, a fresh question has arisen: Should Rubio declare himself a candidate for re-election? The answer is: Duh. Of course, he should. This is […]

Diane RobertsMay 31, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott recently convened a higher education summit. Minus the educators. The Commissioner of Agriculture was there. The COO of defense contractor Northrup Grumman was there. The head of the state Dept. of Economic Opportunism was there. So was the state university system chancellor, the Senate president, assorted business types and three head football […]

Joe HendersonMay 31, 2016

Recent headlines heralded the fact that Citizens Insurance, the state-run company for those who can’t get coverage anywhere else, has a lot of cash. With the official opening of hurricane season at hand, company officials say Citizens has enough money in reserve to pay claims if even a catastrophic Category 5 storm hits a major […]

Blake DowlingMay 31, 2016

In early 2016, I wrote a column for Florida Politics.com about the island of Bimini, located in the Bahamas about 50 miles from Miami. Hemingway wrote some books there, Gary Hart got busted for some shenanigans there. It’s a small fishing village with some seriously cool spots to check out — nature, watering holes, possible […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2016

Certain indelible moments remain fixed in our collective memory. Moments that transform history and us. “Where were you when” … moments. Moments like when JFK, MLK and RFK died. Or when Neil Armstrong took one small step. Or this spring when two men vying for America’s highest office sank low debating their … nether regions. […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2016

Memorial Day is, as any grillmaster worth his Big Green Egg can tell you, the unofficial start of summer. With the most tumultuous election season in a generation heading into the final stretch, the answers to these ten questions will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation. Can Donald Trump compete in Florida? The math for Hillary Clinton is […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. 10 BIG QUESTIONS FACING FLORIDA POLITICS AT THE START OF SUMMER Memorial Day is, as any grillmaster worth his Big Green Egg can tell you, the unofficial start of summer. With […]

Emails & Opinions
Milton damage. Image via City of Tampa.

An Auburn license plate in Florida is a bad idea

Mitch Perry Report for 6.1.16 — Let the 2018 GOP gubernatorial chatter begin

Jac VerSteeg: Hamlet, Clint Eastwood and Jesus on Kenneth Starr

Tom Jackson: Hit that reset button already, Marco Rubio

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott’s higher education summit was missing one thing — educators

As hurricane season begins, asking tough questions of Citizens Insurance

Blake Dowling: Kicked in the conch … Bimini, part 2

Darryl E. Owens: Politicians should embrace civility, governance — not playing the dozens

10 big questions facing Florida politics heading into summer

Sunburn for 5.31.16 – Big questions loom over Florida politics