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Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Now that the Democratic gubernatorial ticket has been finalized, For Our Future Florida (FOF-FL), a progressive advocacy group, has announced a series of statewide events this Saturday to kick off general election season. Blake Williams, the group’s communications director, says […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot “Bundling” different policy in proposed constitutional amendments is like forcing diners to select a set menu rather than letting them eat a la carte, a lawyer suggested Wednesday. Joseph Little, a constitutional scholar and retired professor of the University of […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Crystal Lagoons has come away with an administrative win. The state’s Department of Health announced Tuesday that “bodies of water created and operated by Crystal Lagoons’ licensees” are “public bathing places” under state law. The department issued Tuesday what’s known […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2018

With Tropical Storm Gordon hitting landfall Tuesday evening, Airbnb is set to activate its Open Homes Program, providing free lodging for victims of the storm. The program matches people who are forced to evacuate from their homes with hosts willing to offer their residences for a temporary stay free of charge. Airbnb also sends out […]

Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum‘s first television commercial of the general election campaign reminds everyone what “a shocker” his primary victory may have been, but he prefers to call it, “the American way.” Gillum’s 30-second ad,”American Way” is being launched Wednesday on both television and the internet. With video following Gillum and his family to […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2018

The University of Florida and Florida State University are bitter rivals, but their jerseys in this weekend’s football games both bore the same logo: the iconic Nike swoosh. Nike was not a controversial manufacturer for most fans until this weekend, when former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took center stage in the athletic gear giant’s latest […]

Staff ReportsAugust 31, 2018

What did we learn Tuesday about a blue wave? Tuesday night, Florida provided one of the biggest shockers of the primary campaign season with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s upset win over former Democratic Rep. Gwen Graham, also of Tallahassee. On the Republican side, no one was surprised by the landslide win by Rep. Ron DeSantis over Agriculture Commissioner and […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

A new poll from Public Policy Polling puts Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson back up by one point over Republican Gov. Rick Scott, putting Florida’s Senate race back in the dead-heat category. Polling in the contest generally has pendulumed a few points in favor of either since the race began in earnest in the spring. […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 30, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott is again asking the Legislature to reconvene and redistribute unused funds from a program that arms non-educator faculty members and security guards in Florida’s schools. Scott publicly asked members of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission to meet and unlock the money last week. Shortly afterward, Bill Galvano, incoming Senate President, and Jose Oliva, incoming […]

Peter SchorschAugust 29, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Just don’t call it ‘iPods for inmates.’ The Department of Corrections published proposed regulations Wednesday allowing inmates to have “multimedia tablets.” All tablets, however, “are subject to search at any time or for any reason,” the proposed rule says. And […]

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Last Call for 9.6.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 9.5.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Last Call for 9.4.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Airbnb to list free lodging for victims of Tropical Storm Gordon

First Andrew Gillum ad of the general: recapping ‘a shocker’ as ‘American way’

Rick Scott won’t tell colleges how to handle controversial Nike deals

Delegation for 8.31.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Poll: Florida’s U.S. Senate race back to one point gap

Rick Scott: Leftover guardian funds ‘cannot go to waste in Tallahassee’

Last Call for 8.29.18 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics