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Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2016

After several significant changes, SB 314, which initially placed numerous restrictions on prosecutor’s ability to unilaterally charge juveniles as adults, is now moving to the House. Sponsored by Miami Republican Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, the bill will continue to give broad discretion to prosecutors, as well as instituting more accountability and reporting requirements. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 7, 2016

Wouldn’t it be interesting, as comedian Sarah Silverman noted on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night, for all of the candidates — Republicans and Democrats — to debate at one time? The differences between the two parties standard-bearers would become event more evident. Take the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, for example. During Thursday night’s GOP debate […]

Peter SchorschMarch 4, 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 PROGRAMMING NOTE — I’ll be the featured speaker today at the Capital Tiger Bay Club meeting. The event begins at 11:30 and takes places at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. THE […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2016

The Florida House of Representatives voted 83-32 Wednesday to replace a statue of Confederate Army Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The move began last summer after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley took down the Confederate flag from its State House grounds. Haley’s move occurred after a white gunman killed nine black churchgoers in […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 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. HAPPY STEM DAY! Go ahead. Play another round of Angry Birds in the courtyard. It’s for science (and technology, engineering and math). The Orlando Science Center and the Motorola Solutions […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 24, 2016

It’s not surprising that David Guest and his radical Earthjustice group would use a true weather-related crisis – record rain and flooding across Central and South Florida – to level yet another mean-spirited and false assault on local farmers living and working in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Guest’s statement regarding the state and federal government’s […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 23, 2016

President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the U.S., though his plan does not specify where. Obama said that despite significant political hurdles and congressional opposition he is making one last effort to shutter the […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 22, 2016

In the race to get to a one-on-one showdown with Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are doing a great job cannibalizing each other. Monday’s example: A Rubio media availability in Las Vegas, where Florida’s junior senator again went on the offense over Cruz’s bare-knuckle brawling style of campaigning. “Who’s going to be held accountable for making up […]

Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia jolted the Republican primary hours before Saturday night’s debate, with Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio arguing that Scalia’s replacement must be nominated by the next president, not Barack Obama. Cruz called the conservative Scalia an “American hero” and said the Senate should “ensure that the next president […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 2016

To many businesses and consumers alike, Tallahassee is known for a laissez-faire approach to industry, where low taxes and a light regulatory touch spring eternal. Not so when it comes to manufacturing cosmetics, where state regulators have thrown the proverbial book at businesses that have failed to comply with unusually strict mandates. Industry advocates say […]

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Juvenile justice reform bill heads to House after significant changes

Mitch Perry Report for 3.7.16 — Dems tag team on Rick Snyder in Flint

Sunburn for March 4 – Happy “House of Cards” Day!

Rena Frazier calls Ross Spano’s support of Confederate statue “shameful”

Sunburn for 2.25.16 – Happy STEM Day; Black caucus intrigue; Rick Scott shoots down VP talk; Carlos Beruff announces; Tony Bennett’s new job; Happy b-day Matt Dixon

Phillip Roland: Environmental activist’s claims about Everglades water and farmers don’t square with facts

Florida politicians react to President Obama’s call to close detention center at Guantanamo Bay

Marco Rubio to Ted Cruz campaign: “Who’s going to be held accountable?”

Antonin Scalia death jolts GOP candidates ahead of debate

Proposal would overhaul arcane cosmetics manufacturing rules