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Peter SchorschJune 18, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Lawyers had until this afternoon to file recommendations as to how an administrative law judge should rule in a bid protest over the statewide law enforcement radio system. Attorneys for Harris Corp., Motorola Solutions and the Department of Management Services […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge will preside over a two-hour pretrial conference tomorrow in a three-year-old lawsuit over how the state funds environmental conservation. Among other things, Circuit Judge Charles Dodson will hear a motion for “partial summary judgment,” court dockets show. […]

Peter SchorschJune 13, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot First, a program note: SUNBURN will take another day off tomorrow while Peter Schorsch is on vacation. The state’s premier political morning newsletter will return soon. — Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga will give the annual “State of […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot At least three lawmakers from Florida have confirmed their attendance at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States’ (NCLGS) summer meeting next month in Cleveland. Sen. Perry Thurston Jr., a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, and Reps. Joe Geller, an Aventura […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A hearing on a Broward County nursing home’s contempt motion against the Agency for Health Care Administration over alleged public records violations is back on for Tuesday. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is slated to start the hearing at 2 p.m. […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida Commission on Ethics meets tomorrow. Among the items on the agenda: Discussing the panel’s 2019 lobbying efforts. “It makes sense for the Commission to state its position on legislation affecting the Commission … and doing so would likely […]

Peter SchorschJune 6, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot “Ultimately, this case is likely to be decided in the (state) Supreme Court … It’s a new constitutional provision.” That’s the plaintiffs’ attorney, Jon Mills, speaking on a podcast posted Wednesday about smokable medical marijuana in Florida. Circuit Judge Karen […]

Peter SchorschJune 5, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The latest buzz from the political chattering class is that a decision by Democrat Patrick Murphy on whether to run for governor is “imminent.” Sources very close to him say a decision one way or the other will come sometime […]

Peter SchorschJune 4, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot An interesting question almost slipped by during Monday’s hearing in a case over whether medical marijuana can be smoked in Florida. Circuit Judge Karen Gievers already has ruled “qualified” patients do have a right to smoke under the 2016 medical […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A Tallahassee judge will hear the argument for a motion for partial summary judgment in a three-year-old lawsuit over how the state funds environmental conservation. Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge Charles Dodson will hear the motion June 15 at 10:30 a.m., court […]

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