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Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Twitter exploded in paroxysms of glee Monday as American Airlines announced a new daily flight between Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., beginning Feb. 15. “God is good,” tweeted Democratic political consultant Steve Schale. “All the time.” “The best news of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 House Speaker Richard Corcoran sued the city of Tampa for imposing what he called an extra “illegal tax” on staying in hotels. The speaker also debuted legislation that would bar companies seeking to do business with […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott is opening a front in the 2018 ad war against likely Senate opponent Bill Nelson by making a nearly $2 million ad buy. House Speaker Richard Corcoran beefed up his social media presence and […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2017

Responding to Gov. Rick Scott‘s reported comments Tuesday that there was little to be done about Florida’s relatively low teacher salaries, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum said Wednesday he would propose a statewide minimum starting salary of $50,000. “When Gov. Scott blames ‘the system’ for low teacher pay, Floridians should ask him to look in […]

Peter SchorschOctober 24, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Former lawmaker and current candidate David Rivera showed up at Bill Galvano’s designation ceremony—despite being sought by U.S. marshals so they can serve him with a Federal Election Commission lawsuit tied to a campaign finance conspiracy. Texting […]

Peter SchorschOctober 23, 2017

Sixty Days — A prime-time read of what’s going down for Florida’s 2018 Legislative Session. The Last 24 Gov. Rick Scott, expected to challenge Bill Nelson next year for his U.S. Senate seat, announced he was proposing $1.7 billion in environmental funding for 2018-19. Advocates supporting civil citations instead of juvenile arrests hailed a report […]

Peter SchorschOctober 19, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot More bad news for kids: In Florida, 52 percent of those under 18 “have had at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE), significantly higher than the national average,” according to a Thursday press release. The news is from the 2016 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The state’s ‘welcome center’ on I-95 will get a sprucing up. The Marketing Council Steering Committee of VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s tourism marketing agency, announced the renovations during a conference call Wednesday. The work on the 21-year-old building includes a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 17, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Constitution Revision Commissioner now is raising questions on how “open” the panel is going to be when it comes to open meetings. At the commission’s Rules Committee meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Bob Solari sought to clarify whether a CRC “meeting” […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot There’s a (not so) new clerk in town. Kristina Samuels has been named the fourth Clerk of Court for Tallahassee’s 1st District Court of Appeal, Chief Judge Brad Thomas announced on the court’s website. Samuels, staff attorney for the Florida […]

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Andrew Gillum proposes $50K starting salaries for teachers

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