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Peter SchorschDecember 26, 2013

Certainly Mike Fasano is not the last honest man in Florida politics. There are still many, many decent, if not, virtuous elected officials. It’s just that pols like Trey Radel receive all of the headlines, so it’s easy to be cynical about government. If there is an opposite to Radel, it’s Fasano, the former state representative […]

Bob SparksDecember 18, 2013

Over the next 11 months, education policy will be debated in many forums, including the legislative session. The campaign for governor will not be silent on the future of our schools. Yes, jobs, health care and the economy will be front and center, but how Florida’s public education system responds to life after the FCAT […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 15, 2013

There’s a phrase in Shakespeare that ought to be printed on every politician’s paycheck: Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed That he is grown so great? It might remind him or her that, all too often, it’s all too easy to forget who is supposed to be serving whom. So it is a […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 15, 2013

Vroom, vrooom! That’s the sound of Gov. Rick Scott and fellow Florida GOP candidates revving their engines in hopes that cuts to motor vehicle fees can help drive them to victory in 2014. Question is, will reduced registration, tag and license fees make you forget the ways Scott and Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) legislators […]

Guest AuthorDecember 13, 2013

Senator Marco Rubio’s endorsement of Obamacare for his own family should end the rhetoric coming from Governor Rick Scott and other tea party groups. As many news outlets reported recently, in addition to enrolling his family through the new exchange, Rubio is also receiving federal subsidies – this is good news for his family. The […]

Guest AuthorDecember 8, 2013

We live in a time in which incessant polling, ubiquitous social media, and 24-hour news outlets register every ripple in public opinion. And for some elected officials, each such ripple, however small, feels like a groundswell as they drift along with no anchor of core principles other than an unremitting desire to please, so they […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2013

Charlie Crist was on to something with his 2008 plan to cover Florida’s uninsured, but he was also its undoing. Called “Cover Florida,” it was designed to offer lower-cost options to the uninsured without mandates or tax dollars. Instead, the program was designed to use competitive negotiations between the state and insurers. The state’s pitch […]

Peter SchorschDecember 1, 2013

It’s pretty clear by now that no elected Republican, other than perhaps the overly eager state Rep. Doug Holder, wants to be Gov. Rick Scott’s next lieutenant governor. The rumor du jour currently circulating along Tallahassee’s Adams Street is that Chief of Staff Adam Hollingsworth wants it that way. Last week, Seminole County Sheriff Don […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 26, 2013

Looking back at Florida politics in 2013, I’m thankful for memories that will serve as critical reminders heading into the midterm elections. Thank you, Republican state representatives, for refusing to take $51 billion in federal dollars for Medicaid or some equivalent kind of healthcare expansion in Florida. Talk about killing two birds! You must’ve been […]

Peter SchorschNovember 25, 2013

From the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee to Charlie Crist’s waterfront condominium in St. Petersburg and from a cafeteria in a drug rehab facility to a Cracker Barrel in Wesley Chapel, politicians across Florida will gather around Thanksgiving dinner tables to celebrate the most American of holidays. Before they dig into dishes of Parmesan roasted Florida […]

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Peter Schorsch: My choice for Florida politician of the year: Mike Fasano

Bob Sparks: Despite its promise, will Florida abandon Common Core?

Martin Dyckman: Crucial court appointments face next governor

Daniel Tilson: Will Scott and GOP legislators drive voters to distraction?

Charlie Crist: Rubio endorsement of ACA should end Scott’s criticism

Mac Stipanovich: Leadership memo from Edmund Burke: Get grit

Karen Cyphers: Too easy on insurers, Crist doomed his health-care plan

Peter Schorsch: Will Hollingsworth pull a LeMieux?

Daniel Tilson: Giving thanks to Florida politicians who make 2014 matter

Peter Schorsch: Florida politicians should be thankful for their good luck