Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2020
140min884
Who's up, down, in and out — your morning tipsheet on Florida politics.
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Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2020Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2018
68min414
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Autumn arrives Saturday at 9:54 p.m. EDT (that’s 8:54 p.m. CDT, 7:54 p.m. MDT and 6:54 p.m. PDT). At a precise moment each September, on either the 21st, 22nd or 23rd, the sun […]
Guest AuthorMay 16, 2017
4min276
In Florida and across the country, Americans continue to feel the pressure of rising prescription drug costs. Too often, bad actors in the marketplace take advantage of monopolies, skyrocketing the price of lifesaving medication simply because there is little to no competition. We need to take thoughtful action, and avoid knee-jerk responses, to solve this […]
Michael MolineMay 2, 2017
5min341
The Senate adopted an amendment Tuesday easing mandatory-minimum prison sentences in a bill cracking down on trafficking in synthetic opioids, including fentanyl and carfentanil. Senate President Joe Negron ruled that Sen. Randolph Bracy’s amendment had passed on a voice vote, following an impassioned debate touching on the drugs’ dangers and the damage minimum-mandatory sentencing has […]
Florence SnyderJanuary 20, 2017
3min183
Between the lingering ethical stench of Brian Williams and the high hysteria quotient of the rest of the “talent” at NBC, it’s easy to forget that the network still has some working journalists on the payroll, producing some remarkable work. Eight of them joined forces to create this thoughtful piece of multimedia reporting that goes […]
Florence SnyderNovember 12, 2016
3min381
Uber-real estate developer and all-’round power broker Armando Codina once threatened to punch the aggressive and highly decorated investigative reporter Dan Christensen in the face. Today, Codina is among a growing number of donors to Florida Bulldog, the investigative reporting website Christensen founded in 2009, when he became one of the casualties of one of the Miami Herald’s newsroom […]
Jim RosicaJuly 28, 2016
4min193
The indefatigable Lloyd Dunkelberger, unceremoniously jettisoned by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, has landed at the News Service of Florida (NSF). The Tallahassee-based state news provider announced the hire on Thursday. Dunkelberger, 62, joins the NSF staff next week. He “has covered state government since 1983, including 33 regular sessions of the Florida Legislature and eight governors,” according to a News […]
Jim RosicaJuly 22, 2016
5min407
The times, they are a-changin’ at the Florida Press Center. Since 1988, the tan three-story building in downtown Tallahassee has been the home-away-from-home for many of the state’s newspapers, wire services and television and radio stations. (It replaced another building torn down to make way for what is now downtown’s Kleman Plaza.) But the Florida Press Association […]