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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’ […]

Staff ReportsMarch 13, 2018

Tillerson out Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump abruptly ousted his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in what is the latest shakeup in his 14-month-old presidency. It is a move that could have serious ramifications for the U.S. economic and foreign policy. According to The New York Times, Tillerson learned of his firing Tuesday morning when […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsMarch 9, 2018

Trump follows through on tariff pledge This week, much of the country and the world is talking about tariffs. That is because President Donald Trump said he would levy a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent surcharge on aluminum. The media and a number of Republican politicians rang alarm bells saying […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschMarch 7, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Wednesday evening. We have a budget, but we still don’t know how long we’re staying past Friday. Also, an emotional ‘I’ve had it’ from a three-term House Democrat. Sixty Days ain’t going anywhere. Here’s your nightly rundown. Budget bingo: […]

Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Tuesday evening. The House struggled mightily with the post-Parkland bill inside its chamber, while protesters staged a ‘die-in.’ Sixty Days is staying alive. Here’s your nightly rundown. Parkland proposal: The House spent several hours just on questions on a contentious […]

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Last Call for 3.19.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

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Sixty Days for 3.8.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

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