It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For Andrew Gillum, it should be the best of times. Well, at least it should be for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor.
Admittedly, we’ve been a tad hard on Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. There’s no denying he’s the frontrunner to be the next Governor of Florida, but we were hoping he’d wear that mantle without veering as far to the right as he has this summer.
This much is clear: state Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez is running in the primary for Florida’s open 27th Congressional District. What has not been as clear: is it the Democratic or Republican primary?
Florida Trend, the monthly magazine covering state business and politics, is touting in its daily email an “exclusive” story about a new marketing agreement between developer Jeff Vinik and the University of South Florida.
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Total solar eclipses occur every year or two or three, often in the middle of nowhere like the South Pacific or Antarctic. What makes Monday’s eclipse so special is that it will cut diagonally across the entire United States. The path of totality — where day briefly becomes night — will pass over Oregon, continuing through the heartland all…
And now for some good news out of Tallahassee, the Florida Lottery this week announced, “it has reached the $32 billion mark in contributions for the state’s” education fund. Maybe Lottery Secretary Jim Poppell’s ‘housecleaning’ is paying off?
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, and Jim Rosica. Good morning. Let’s start with ‘welcome to the world’ messages for two sets of parents in The Process. Congrats Ashley Ligas and Franco Ripple on the birth of Carson Alexander. He came in Wednesday evening at a healthy 9 pounds 5 ounces. We’re told big brother Evan is excited to meet his new sibling. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Brock Mikosky…