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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 Florence Snyder. TIMELY ADVICE FROM JOE NEGRON: DON’T WASTE TIME Senate President Joe Negron was a kindly headmaster at this week‘s orientation for committee chairmen and staff directors, offering excellent time management tips that everyone in #TheProcess should take to heart. “Don’t pass flawed bills” seems like something that should go without saying. But in recent years, legislative committees have gotten into…

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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. TRIAL LAWYERS MUST BE HAPPY WITH SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS It will come as no surprise that trial lawyers are looking to shoot the moon this Legislative Session. They already made a power play during the 2016 election cycle. The Florida Justice Association, through its political committee Florida Justice PAC, spent at least $4.5 million since the beginning…

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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. OUR MISTAKE: In Friday’s Sunburn, we erroneously said John Morgan was chair of Florida for Care, the panel involved with medical marijuana implementation. Morgan chaired United for Care, the group that backed the medical marijuana amendment, but is not attached to Florida for Care. CENSUS: FLORIDA GROWING OLDER, MORE DIVERSE via Mike Schneider of the Associated Press Florida gained more wealthy…

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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 LOOK – SOUTHERN STRATEGY GROUP’S 2016 HOLIDAY CARD – Can you even imagine what the White House Christmas party will be like this year? Southern Strategy Group can — and did — in its annual Christmas card. The comic strip-style holiday greeting imagines a conversation between President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In the cartoon, Obama tells Clinton he’s…

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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 CHRISTMAS… ADAM PUTNAM PRESENTS FLORIDA-GROWN TREES TO GOVERNOR, CABINET — Agriculture Commissioner Putnam presented Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CFO Jeff Atwater with Florida-grown Sapphire Christmas trees Tuesdaymorning. The governor lit the Christmas tree during a ceremony in the reception area of the Executive Office of the Governor, and First Lady Ann Scott hung the first ornament,…

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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. DRIVING THE DAY – PRESIDENT OBAMA TO VISIT ACTIVE MILITARY IN FLORIDA via The Associated Press – Obama is coming to Florida in the final weeks of his presidency … the president will meet with active duty service members at MacDill Air Force Base, the home of the U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command. While in Tampa, President Obama is also…

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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 – JEB BUSH ALIGNS WITH BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY AS STRATEGIC CONSULTANT Jeb Bush is bringing his star power to the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in what is being described as a strategic affiliation through his firm Jeb Bush & Associates. The two-term Florida governor and former presidential candidate will offer his decades of expertise as a…

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