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Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot When lawmakers passed mental health and school safety legislation after February’s mass shooting at a Broward County high school, it included the creation of a blue-ribbon panel. The idea for the group was “to investigate system failures … and prior […]

Peter SchorschApril 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Citrus news is getting to be a broken record: The latest report by U.S. Department of Agriculture holds Florida orange production “steady” with a slight decrease in grapefruit production, according to a Tuesday news release. The USDA’s March report estimates […]

Peter SchorschApril 9, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Gov. Rick Scott, First Lady Ann Scott and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera offered condolences upon news of the death of their former press secretary, 33-year-old Jeri Bustamante, who died Sunday night in a boating accident. “It is with true sadness […]

Peter SchorschApril 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A celebration of life and memorial service for the late Walter Dartland will be held this Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m., at the FSU Alumni Center, 1030 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee. He died March 1 after a battle against […]

Peter SchorschApril 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot New KIDS COUNT data for Florida’s 67 counties, to be released Thursday, “gives the state a very mixed progress report for Florida’s four million children in the areas of economics, health, education and community and family,” a Wednesday news release […]

Peter SchorschApril 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As one Constitution Revision Commissioner put it Tuesday about ballot summaries, it’s not the length; it’s the clarity. The commission’s Style and Drafting Committee is meeting this week on the daunting task of summarizing, combining and ordering proposed constitutional amendments […]

Peter SchorschApril 2, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Rep. Bobby Payne was not a fan of a Bill Day cartoon last week poking fun at Gov. Rick Scott over a treated wastewater measure from this past Legislative Session. Payne, a Palatka Republican first elected in 2016, backed the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Rep. Randy Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, is asking Gov. Rick Scott to “immediately remove West Melbourne Deputy Mayor ‘Coach’ John Tice from office after Tice was arrested for stealing taxpayer dollars,” his office said in a Thursday news release. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Here’s an alarming statistic from the state’s Department of Agriculture: “Currently, there are 52 active wildfires in Florida burning 27,870 acres.” Yikes. The Florida Forest Service, under Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, “manages more than 1 million acres of state forests […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Marco Rubio is taking up the banner for year-round daylight saving time (DST) because it’s the will of the people, he said Tuesday. The Republican U.S. Senator spoke with reporters at his Tallahassee office. He filed the “Sunshine State Act” […]

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