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Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2017

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot “Trump’s isolation grows,” crows the headline on The Hill’s article, but the president’s favorite Florida lobbyist is standing by his man. Brian Ballard told the newspaper last week he didn’t “think the president is isolated from the (Republican) Party.” Trump […]

Peter SchorschAugust 17, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shots ICYMI today: On Twitter and in a Medium blog post, Tallahassee PR man Kevin Cate (or “communications savant,” as we call him) took apart the case for keeping a Confederate memorial in front of the old Capitol. The heretofore little-paid-attention-to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot If you’re looking for criticism of Donald Trump’s reaction to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, don’t look to Gov. Rick Scott or Attorney General Pam Bondi. Both have been steadfast supporters of the president. “Trump yesterday revived his initial claim […]

Peter SchorschAugust 15, 2017

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shots Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski emerged Tuesday evening from what has been a rough-and-tumble primary to be the Republicans’ likeliest nominee for the Oct. 10 special election to fill the open seat in Florida’s House District 44. Early voting and mail-in […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott said ‘let there be jobs’—and there were jobs. And the jobs numbers were good. In fact, in one key metric—the official unemployment rate—the numbers were the best in a decade. Florida’s unemployment rate “has dropped to its lowest rate in 10 years and nearly 18,000 new jobs were created for families across the state in […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2017

Florida Democrats slammed the anticipated announcement by President Donald Trump that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord, while several Florida Republicans urged Trump to keep America in the agreement. Members of Congress and other political leaders were reacting late Tuesday and Wednesday to reports that Trump intends to withdraw […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum received some possibly unsettling news this week. The Democratic candidate for governor, who has led Tallahassee since November 2014, learned that his city is the most dangerous in Florida. That dubious distinction came by way of a survey from the blog 24/7 Wall St, which reviewed data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report […]

Staff ReportsMay 22, 2017

Laura Lenhart is joining Frontier Communications as its head of government and regulatory affairs for Florida, the company announced last week. “We are delighted to welcome Laura as a strong addition to the Frontier team,” said Allison Ellis, Frontier’s senior vice president for regulatory affairs, in a statement. “As we continue to execute our growth […]

Associated PressMay 7, 2017

Unease and uncertainty are settling over Americans with serious illnesses as Republicans move closer to dismantling Democratic former President Barack Obama‘s health care system. A New Orleans attorney with multiple sclerosis fears he’ll be forced to close his practice if he loses coverage, while a Philadelphia woman with asthma is looking at stockpiling inhalers. The […]

Scott PowersMay 2, 2017

Republicans wasted little time, setting their sights quickly on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham Tuesday, accusing her of having no achievements in public service, and hiding some of her congressional records. In separate releases, the Republican Party of Florida said she lacks accomplishments to run on; the Republican Governors Association said the former congresswoman did […]

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Last Call for 8.21.17 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 8.17.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 8.16.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 8.15.17 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Rick Scott: Florida unemployment lowest in decade

Florida Democrats express outrage, Republicans concern, over possible exit from Paris climate accord

Bad news for Andrew Gillum? Tallahassee named most dangerous city in Florida

Personnel note: Laura Lenhart joins Frontier Communications

Anxiety over GOP health plan for those with severe illnesses

Republicans quickly attack Gwen Graham as non-achieving, nontransparent