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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Les Neuhaus, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. SUPPORTERS, PROTESTERS COME OUT IN DROVES FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FLORIDA VISIT When Air Force One flew just a few hundred feet over a massive line of supporters of President Donald Trump on Saturday waiting to get into the hangar where he would speak minutes later at Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in Florida, making for a dramatic entrance by the American…

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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. WELCOME TO THE WORLD two beautiful babies, the son and daughter of state Sen. Lauren Book. Kennedy Grace and Hudson Lee were born just three minutes apart. Babies are healthy. Mom and dad are doing great, I am told. Now, on to politics… REPUBLICAN FAMILY FEUD We’ll let our colleague, Gary Fineout of the Associated Press, lead…

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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. IT’S NICE WORK … IF YOU CAN GET IT Call it déjà vu all over again … and again … and again … and again. The Top 5 earners in registered legislative lobbying during the fourth quarter of 2016 were Ballard Partners, Southern Strategy Group, Ronald Book, Capital City Consulting, and Greenberg Traurig. If the list looks familiar, there’s a reason for that.…

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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. AFP COMES TO THE RESCUE For days, Gov. Rick Scott has toured the state, holding round table discussions with business, tourism and community leaders about Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida. Every stop has been in the district of a House member who voted for a bill to eliminate Enterprise Florida, Visit Florida and a slew of other…

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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. HOW VALENTINE’S DAY BEGAN The story goes that the Roman Emperor Claudius II imposed a ban on marriages in order to boost his army. Only single men had to enter the army, and too many men were dodging the draft by getting married. Valentinus, though, in an effort to protect the sacramentality of Christian marriage, performed secret…

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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, Jim Rosica, and Scott Powers. JEFF ATWATER’S SURPRISE DEPARTURE MAKES CFO JOB THE HOTTEST IN THE STATE Never mind who’s running for Governor in 2018, Floridians want to know which Republicans are in the running for Chief Financial Officer now that CFO Jeff Atwater announced he is leaving this year, with speculation starting with Tom Grady, state Rep. Joe Gruters, former House Speaker Will Weatherford, and Teresa…

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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. FIRST IN SUNBURN – SCOTT SHALLEY TO BE NAMED NEW PRESIDENT/CEO OF FLORIDA RETAIL FEDERATION – Look for the Florida Retail Federation to announce the hire of Scott Shalley to replace Randy Miller, who is retiring. Miller will continue to consult with FRF on issues as needed going forward. Shalley becomes only the 6th person to serve as both…

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