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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the firm best known for smart, strong and strategic counsel across the diverse and ever-changing media landscape: Sometimes, miracles can start in the most unlikely places … like St. Petersburg, where the most improbable season in American professional sports history began. What began in Spring Training at St. Pete’s Al Lang Stadium culminated 45 years ago today…

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Like a safety investigator sifting through the rubble of catastrophic train derailment, it’s time to assign blame by dissecting Gov. Scott’s failure on the issue of Crist’s podium fan. First, let’s agree on the specific failures: Scott looked petty and perhaps even desperate. Crist got to stand next to an empty podium for seven minutes while the bemused debate hosts chuckled as they explained Scott’s refusal to walk on stage. And regardless of how well Scott might have done during the…

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By all accounts, Denisha Merriweather is an up-and-coming young Jacksonville woman; an efficacious college graduate just about to enter graduate school. Merriweather is also the successful product of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program, currently under attack by a joint lawsuit filed by the Florida Education Association/Florida School Boards Association. The 60-second spot, produced by Sachs Media Group for the Black Alliance for Educational Options, features Merriweather’s story, as she discusses the importance the FTC program. “I am thankful my godmother made…

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In politics, the enemy of an enemy can indeed become a “friend.” Last November, an interesting name appeared among the host committee at a campaign kickoff rally for Democratic State Rep. Carl “Z” Zimmerman  — Dr. Gunwant Dhaliwal of Pasco County. For many in House District 65, Dhaliwal may not be a familiar figure. However, the doctor is particularly well-known to one person: Assistant State Attorney Chris Sprowls, Zimmerman’s GOP opponent. Sprowls prosecuted and convicted Dhaliwal in 2011 for groping numerous women in…

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Question: How do you know when a poll was conducted primarily for public relations purposes or to draw viewers to a website? Answer:  When the number of sponsors of the survey exceeds the number of sponsors on a NASCAR driver’s jacket. “The Pepsi-Viagra-SmartWool-Chevy performed great today Hal, but hold on a second while I take a sip of this delicious low-calorie beverage.” While the Tampa Bay Times/Bay New 9/UF Bob Graham Center poll (a.k.a. the Times poll) is a pitchman’s…

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Treasure Coast state legislators sent a letter of concern to the Federal Railroad Administration over an environmental-impact study of All Aboard Florida passenger-rail service, which plans to run through the region without stops. The delegation argues that the Environmental Impact Statement draft released in September inadequately addresses safety and quality-of-life impacts of the planned passenger line from Miami to Orlando. The letter concluded by suggesting the federal agency reject a requested $1.6 billion loan for All Aboard Florida’s, the reason…

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A South Florida federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by Libertarian Party candidate Adrian Wyllie seeking to force his way into the next gubernatorial debate. U.S. District Judge James Cohn denied the emergency motion without comment Tuesday. The next debate between Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist is set for Wednesday at Broward College in Davie. Wyllie’s lawyers had argued that debate organizers raised the polling percentage he was required to meet in order to take…

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