Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2021
10min2818
No wonder people believe our institutions have failed us — because they have.
Tag: Scott Powers
Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2021
Drew WilsonMarch 12, 2019
11min806
VISIT FLORIDA funding and school choice expansion are a go. Gambling bills and a full certificate of need repeal are a no.
Drew WilsonMarch 12, 2019
9min1373
The state’s most tuned in political insiders have some firm opinions on two of the top Republicans in national politics. Florida Politics reached out to more than 100 of the state’s top political minds on to get their take President Donald Trump’s re-election odds and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz standing with his campaign trail bestie, […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 20198min549
Republicans were a near monolith in saying former Congressman had outperformed their expectations.
Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 20197min941
Gambling expansion is a bad bet, but smokable pot is even money.
Scott PowersJuly 23, 2017
3min198
Extensive Enterprises Media and its media, including FloridaPolitics.com, won three statewide journalism awards Saturday night from the the Society of Professional Journalists Florida Pro Chapter, during ceremonies held in Coral Gables. EEM’s magazine INFLUENCE took second-place for best magazine single issue, for the Winter 2016 edition. That category was won by City & Shore Magazine, […]
Scott PowersMay 11, 2017
4min531
FloridaPolitics.com received three honors in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards, highlighting the best journalism of 2016 throughout 10 states of the southeast United States. Martin Dyckman received a second-place award for online serious commentary for his columns exploring the problems with Florida’s death penalty laws. Jim Rosica received a third-place award for […]
Peter SchorschAugust 16, 2016
3min249
We’re not “vibrant”? What a bummer. Among the gems in Monday’s Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) data dump was a look at the “Orlando Media Market,” in which yours truly gets a mention. Hacker (or hacking collective) Guccifer 2.0 posted “DCCC internal docs on primaries in Florida” on his/their/its blog. It mentioned the 7th Congressional District seat, held by Republican […]
Mitch PerryApril 6, 2016
6min236
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders won big-time in Wisconsin Tuesday night, but you already knew that. Did you know that the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team won their fourth straight NCAA championship Tuesday night, or that the Golden State Warriors stunningly lost in O.T. in Oakland, requiring them to sweep their remaining four games […]
Jim RosicaDecember 9, 2015
3min673
The Orlando Sentinel’s loss is Florida Politics’ gain. Scott Michael Powers, a veteran reporter who has worked at the Sentinel the past 15 years, is joining the Florida Politics roster of writers, publisher Peter Schorsch announced Wednesday. Powers – who for the past five years has covered government, politics, NASA, Kennedy Space Center and business – also will be leading […]