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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 […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschAugust 28, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Secretary of State Ken Detzner said Tuesday that all polls were open across the state, with voters casting ballots in 5,881 precincts. He also confirmed that “voters (still) in line at 7 p.m. will be able to cast a ballot.” […]

Peter SchorschAugust 27, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Democratic primary election for Attorney General is back on. On Monday, the 1st District Court of Appeal issued a stay of a lower court decision striking Ryan Torrens from the ballot. That means Democratic voting for A.G. will take […]

Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Florida Politics is just $400 short of our goal to crowdfund one final poll of the Democratic primary for Florida governor. Would you please kick in $50 toward this effort? To do so, you can PayPal the money by clicking […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another cryptocurrency concern is before state financial regulators asking permission to operate in Florida. Grapefruit Trading of Chicago — a “virtual currency trader” — filed a “petition for declaratory statement” this month, according to the Office of Financial Regulation, under […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a lot of calls for ‘no’s, Greg Newburn thinks you can also say ‘yes.’ Newburn, Florida policy director for Families Against Mandatory Minimums, is chair of “Yes on 11,” a political committee advocating for the passage of Amendment 11. […]

Peter SchorschAugust 20, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot After a false start, a Skokie, Illinois-based company that bills itself as America’s “leading bitcoin ATM operator” is back before state regulators under Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. GPD Holdings LLC, which does business as CoinFlip, filed an amended request […]

Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The sandhill crane, alligator snapping turtle, and Florida bog frog have their own protections in Florida rules and regulations. Now the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants mammals to have their own “chapter.” The FWC announced Thursday it was […]

Peter SchorschAugust 15, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot No, a Skokie, Illinois-based company that bills itself as America’s “leading bitcoin ATM operator” hasn’t had a change of heart about coming to Florida. The backstory: GPD Holdings LLC, which does business as CoinFlip, earlier this month filed a request […]

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