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Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Where are they now? The Governor’s Office announced Monday that deputy chief of staff Brad Piepenbrink would become the next Chief of Staff. With Jackie Schutz Zeckman out the door as Gov. Rick Scott’s CoS — and likely headed to […]

Peter SchorschMarch 22, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As far as Brecht Heuchan’s concerned, Constitution Revision Commission proposals that haven’t made it to his Style & Drafting Committee are dead and buried. With a caveat. “The committee can adopt amendments” to proposals, said Heuchan, who chairs the committee. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 21, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The city of Vero Beach is selling its power. The governing boards of the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) announced Wednesday they gave unanimous final approval to “agreements enabling the city of Vero Beach to exit FMPA’s power projects and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 20, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a surprise Tuesday announcement from sponsor Brecht Heuchan that he was withdrawing his proposed constitutional amendment to add a nursing home and assisted-living residents’ bill of rights, the industry took a victory lap. Florida Health Care Association executive director […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot With its Session having started Monday, the deluge of press releases about Constitution Revision Commission proposals has begun. Here’s one: “Advocates of term limits and tax cuts, and advocates of water and land conservation have banded together to urge the […]

Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Gov. Rick Scott cancelled a “tax cut highlight event” in Sanford Thursday to instead head to the scene of the pedestrian bridge collapse at Miami’s Florida International University. There, he’ll be “briefed by local law enforcement and university officials,” his […]

Peter SchorschMarch 14, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A coalition of business leaders is “applauding” the Legislature for “defeating the anti-immigrant, anti-jobs ‘show me your papers’ bill, which would have eroded” the relationship between immigrants and law enforcement authorities, according to a Wednesday release. The measure (HB 9/SB […]

Peter SchorschMarch 13, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As if employers didn’t have enough to be concerned about with the rising cost of workers’ comp, they also have to worry about employees injuring themselves on the job because of an opioid addiction. In a Tuesday email, the Workers’ […]

Peter SchorschMarch 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A budget is the one bill the Legislature is constitutionally required to pass each year, but 12 lawmakers did not record a floor vote on the 2018-19 state spending plan. Bear in mind, however, legislators hadn’t planned on being in […]

Peter SchorschMarch 8, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Thursday evening. And ta-ta for now. We may be going into overtime for the budget, but this is the last edition of Sixty Days. Last Call returns Monday. Sixty Days will be back next year (or sooner, if a Special […]

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