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Peter SchorschFebruary 22, 2015

As any lawmaker who has had the temerity to venture a passing glance at their official government email account knows, IT’S EMAIL SEASON! Look, I get it. You need to tell your clients to send in emails. Everyone loves a good lobbying effort coupled with a grassroots feel. And while every single person on the planet […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2015

I admit it, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. But so, too, did Marc Caputo of Politico and Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. The con? That U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has developed an elaborate fall-back plan to run for Florida governor in 2018 if he a) runs for president and does not win or b) chooses […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 2015

If there is one keyword for the digital age, it is “privacy.” From social media trolls and revenge porn to thieves eyeing to steal identities, the way private digital information spreads on the Internet is possibly the most burning issue of our times. An added wrinkle is the fact our digital identity sticks around much longer […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 10, 2015

Governor Scott, Excuse my impertinence, but I’m talking to you. Today, a Quinnipiac poll shows that more Floridians disapprove of your performance as governor than approve of it, this despite the fact that you just spent $80 million burnishing your TV image and Floridians’ generally sunny outlook about the future of the Sunshine State. How […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2015

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence says have been given to all of us by the “Creator,” and that governments are created to protect. Were the Declaration to be updated for the 21st century, could it be amended to include a right to hail […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Despite his impending book tour with its planned trips to Iowa and Nevada, an increasing number of signs point to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio forgoing a full-scale presidential run, seeking re-election in 2016 and running for Florida governor in 2018. In early January, devout Rubio-watcher Marc Caputo of Politico wrote that there is “increasing political chatter that Rubio is well-positioned to run […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Is it #Baileygate or #FDLEscandal? For as much as the Capitol Press Corps has been writing about the set of allegations made by former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey to the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald, no one is really sure how to describe this latest roogoodoo by the Rick Scott administration, much less where […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 15, 2015

A new scandal exploded across Tallahassee on Tuesday afternoon after Gov. Rick Scott admitted that Gerald Bailey did not voluntarily resign as commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, but was forced out against his will. Under Florida law, the governor cannot fire the head of FDLE without the support of at least one other member […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2015

The first full week of January brought lawmakers and politicos to Tallahassee for a round of legislative committee meetings and the inauguration of Gov. Rick Scott. This provided quite a clash of cultures at local institutions where the natives mix with the out-of-towners. On one side were the legislators, lobbyists and staffers still hung over […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2015

A surefire way for a player to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame is to bat .400 or better in a season, although no one has done so since Ted Williams in 1941. Still, if you get a hit every two times out of five in professional baseball, you will be more than an All-Star, […]

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Orlando Pride

Peter Schorsch: Inane emails are endless and ineffective

Peter Schorsch: Rubio for governor? That's a wolf ticket

Peter Schorsch: Privacy of digital information should extend beyond death

Peter Schorsch: Gov. Scott and D-list team fail at policy, people & process

Peter Schorsch: Raise a toast to disruption in Tallahassee

Peter Schorsch: Rick Scott could seize Marco Rubio's Senate seat

Takeaways from Tallahassee

Peter Schorsch: What’s the Scott administration going to do about Bailey’s firing?

Peter Schorsch: Insights from the inauguration

Peter Schorsch: A reluctant Rubio and four other bold predictions for 2015