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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Good morning from … Madeira Beach. That’s right, after 26 days, we’re back home and likely not leaving again for a very long time. As wonderful as our adventure was, there truly is no place like home. Let’s begin this edition with a scoop from the campaign trail. — GWEN GRAHAM TRUMPS CHRIS KING — Gwen Graham…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. If you know him, it should come as no surprise that it was Gus Corbella, the well-traveled Greenberg Traurig lobbyist, who first reached out to me Saturday night. “Y’all ok?” At that moment, I had no clue about which Corbella was referring. In fact, since it was late Saturday night, my first assumption was the Tampa Bay Times had…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. ANOTHER COURT WIN FOR UBER IN FLORIDA A former Uber driver has lost his bid to have class-action litigation against the company centralized in a South Florida federal court. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation this week ruled against Sebastian A. Rojas, who claims Uber wrongly classified him and other drivers as independent contractors and not as…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. ATTENTION, FLORIDIANS: HURRICANE SEASON STARTS NOW The Sunshine State’s 11-year storm free streak ended in 2016, when two storms — Hurricane Hermine and Hurricane Matthew — swept through the state. Hermine, a Category 1 storm, hit Florida in September, becoming the first hurricane make landfall in Florida since 2005. A month later, Hurricane Matthew snaked its way…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Here’s a travel tip for when you visit Paris: don’t tell your French tour guide that “some people believe the American culinary scene is on par with France’s.” We were walking — more like eating our way — through Montmartre when I made this bold statement. Montmartre is a village within the metropolis and thought of, as…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. Bonjour from the Renaissance Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Our transatlantic cruise reached its final destination in Copenhagen, where we disembarked to take in the fascinating Tivoli Gardens, the second oldest amusement park in the world. It was here where Walt Disney found the inspiration for the theme parks that would bear his name. Unlike other “seedy” amusement parts…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. A programming note: Sunburn is taking a holiday Friday, Memorial Day, and next Tuesday. Barring a call for a special session, Sunburn will return Wednesday. By then, we will be in Paris. Accordingly, I wanted to share with Sunburn readers one story about how some Americans abroad pay tribute to the nation’s fallen soldiers. — In a small town…

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