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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. THOUGHTS ON MY 41ST BIRTHDAY If you want to know what’s on my mind as I approach my 41st birthday, read the essay from Andrew Sullivan, “The Distraction Sickness.“ As David Brooks writes, “Sullivan was the superstar of what I guess we can call the blogging era, consumed with online volleying all day, every day. Everything else —…

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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. THANK YOU for all of the kind and considerate well-wishes on my birthday. It was a great day, spent with Michelle and Ella Joyce. Our dinner at Cafe Ponte was pitch-perfect. And the Lego-themed cake Michelle had made was delicious. If only the political gods had blessed me with a slow news day… WE’RE ONLY HIGHLIGHTING THIS…

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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. AMENDMENT 2 NOW IN EFFECT Medical marijuana might be legal in Florida, but don’t rush out to buy a bong quite yet. Approved by 71 percent of voters, Amendment 2 allows patients with debilitating medical conditions (think cancer, HIV/AIDS, and post-traumatic stress disorder) to use higher strength medical marijuana than previously allowed under state law. Even though the constitutional…

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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 BACK It was supposed to be the time for a long winter’s nap, but instead Florida politicos continued to stir and create their own kind of clatter. There were 2018 announcements, key Supreme Court rulings, and a series of elections that could shape the future of the Florida Democratic Party. Dozens of bills have been filed,…

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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 BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE … 2018 If you already know who you’re backing in 2018, you might be the only one. A new Florida Chamber Political Institute poll found most Florida voters were undecided when it comes to the upcoming gubernatorial election. But with 685 days until Election Day 2018, it’s never too early…

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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. LAUNCHING TODAY: THE LATEST EDITION OF INFLUENCE MAGAZINE Yes, we did it. Yes, we based the cover of this quarter’s INFLUENCE Magazine on the poster from a comic book movie, “Captain America: Civil War” Because why can’t lobbyists be superheroes? Actually, the perception lately of lobbyists seems to be anything BUT super. Upon taking the gavel of…

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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. DONALD TRUMP BRINGS THANK YOU TOUR TO SUNSHINE STATE If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to bring his thank you tour to only to areas of dense supporters, his Friday evening visit to Orlando might not have been an obvious choice. Trump will be speaking Friday evening at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, in a county he lost by 25 points to Hillary…

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