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Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Historical sidenote time: It’s a tradition of the Constitution Revision Commission to do a caricature of all the commissioners as a keepsake. The last one, of the 1997-98 panel, shows each of the members with a text “bubble” over their […]

Peter SchorschOctober 2, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot No longer a lawmaker, Jose Felix Diaz says he’s now back to being a full-time lawyer—and dad. The Miami-Dade Republican spoke to capital correspondent Jim Rosica after Monday’s meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission. Diaz, a former state representative, was […]

Scott PowersOctober 2, 2017

Monday morning there was a line through the parking lot at the Puerto Rico Family Response Center in Orlando: Puerto Rican families waiting for it to open to offer relocation help in Florida, and LatinoLeadership Inc. President Marytza Senz, who is running the ad-hoc center, said she also took 40 calls by 7:30 a.m. That’s […]

Staff ReportsOctober 2, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott Monday has ordered flags at half-staff “in honor and remembrance of the victims of the act of violence committed in Las Vegas during the late-night hours of Oct. 1.” The U.S. and state flags will be flown at half-staff “at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 29, 2017

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced Friday that Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria will be able to get free school meals through the National School Lunch Program. That’s “in response to the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico and in preparation for an influx of evacuees,” Putnam’s office said in a release. Since 2012, the Florida […]

Scott PowersSeptember 29, 2017

Airbnb, the nation’s largest vacation rental home marketing business, announced Friday it is extending its Disaster Response Program two more weeks in Florida to help with displaced evacuees and relief workers from Hurricane Irma and evacuees from Hurricane Maria. The company and a few of its host properties have agreed to offer rent-free stays for […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge on Thursday set the first hearing in the lawsuit lodged by the Hollywood Hills Rehabilitation Center against the state. Circuit Judge Jim Shelfer scheduled the hearing for 9 a.m. on Oct. 27 in the Leon County Courthouse, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Attendees of the 2017 Future of Florida Forum in Orlando, sponsored by the Florida Chamber Foundation, may have been there for policy chat, but others had an ear out for political notes sounded. The attentive listener gleaned a few tidbits […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Enterprise Florida CEO Pete Antonacci was tapped for the job only this July, but he’s now consumed with his latest challenge: Seeing that Florida snags the second headquarters for Amazon, the massive online retailer. “Amazon HQ2 will be Amazon’s second […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 25, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A coalition of progressive groups wants to know: How “open to the public” is the Constitution Revision Commission going to be? The coalition—including the League of Women Voters of Florida, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Common Cause Florida […]

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Last Call for 10.3.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 10.2.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Puerto Rico exodus begun; groups struggling to help

Rick Scott orders flags at half-staff for Las Vegas shooting victims

Incoming Puerto Rican students eligible for free school meals

Airbnb extends disaster response for Hurricanes Irma, Maria

Last Call for 9.28.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 9.27.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 9.26.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 9.25.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics