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Peter SchorschJuly 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another self-imposed deadline, another delay. The federal government has again asked a Tallahassee judge to delay any rulings while it decides whether to get involved in a lawsuit over records on March’s pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University that […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A trio of rallies tomorrow will call for Gov. Rick Scott “to retract the state’s appeals on two medical marijuana constitutional challenge cases,” the organizer said in a news release. Three protests will take place simultaneously Wednesday at noon — […]

Staff ReportsJuly 10, 2018

Supreme Court fight will lead to strife among some Democrats The political world can exhale now. President Donald Trump has made his choice for the United States Supreme Court. Once Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh was named, the reactions began to pour in from both sides. Trump described Kavanaugh as an “originalist” in the mold of “the late, […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Tampa Bay-based radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge settled a more than 2 ½-year-old federal lawsuit brought by a company that does radio ratings. The case, filed by Nielsen Audio, was reported settled Friday after mediation last Monday, court dockets […]

Peter SchorschJuly 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot First, a program note: Last Call will be on break till next Monday. We wish a safe and happy July 4 holiday to all our readers. — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is advising a small Miami-Dade town that discussions […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Money already starting to flow into Supreme Court nomination process The political world has had almost a week to absorb the news of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement. Predictions of heavy-handed politics surrounding the confirmation of his successor are already coming true. The spigot of money aimed at influencing the electorate has begun to flow just […]

Scott PowersJuly 2, 2018

By the numbers, the Republican gubernatorial primary may be scoring the themes of who knows Florida, and who Florida wants. The campaigns for Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis have been throwing around numbers Monday. Putnam’s campaign went first, putting out a graphic noting that their candidate mentioned Florida 75 times […]

Peter SchorschJuly 2, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot With a “final judgment for (the) plaintiffs,” the clock now ticks for lawmakers to file an appeal in a lawsuit over how lawmakers fund environmental conservation. The Legislature has 30 days to file a notice of appeal from June 28, […]

Staff ReportsJune 29, 2018

Kennedy retirement sets stage for epic confirmation fight As expected, the Supreme Court ended the week, and its term, with a bang. They handed down decisions that favored anti-abortion services providers, upheld President Donald Trump’s so-called travel ban, and kneecapped public employee and teachers’ unions, If progressives and Democrats thought that was bad, the announcement of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement […]

Peter SchorschJune 28, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another day in America, another mass shooting. This one chills the marrow of those of us in the news business. Thursday’s tragedy came at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, where a gunman shot “multiple people,” according to initial […]

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