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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. EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES to the great Ron Book, who turns 64 on Saturday. Recently, we learned that even this Superman has to slow down at some point. But we know Ron will pull through as he always has. Happy birthday to one of the best in the business, a great father and soon-to-be “Coach,” and a very generous soul. All…

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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. AND THE FIRST POLL OF 2018 TELLS US… The 2016 hype has barely died down, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start talking about 2018. There’s been plenty of chatter about the gubernatorial race already. The will he or won’t he (or she) has been going on for weeks, and the list of potential candidates seems to…

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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. IS DEMOCRACY IN TROUBLE? I read about late last night and had to share it with Sunburn readers. This big-picture story from The New York Times’ Amanda Taub on the state of democracy globally — and in the United States — is troubling. Particularly this passage, where Taub writes: Support for autocratic alternatives is rising, too. Drawing on data…

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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. FLORIDA CRIME RATE DROPS, BUT MURDER RATE RISES IN 2016 Florida’s overall crime rate is dropping, but reports of murders, rapes and car thefts increased during the first half of 2016. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Monday released statistics that showed that the overall crime rate decreased 3.4 percent over a six-month period this year.…

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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 NEWS FROM THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND Before we get into all of ‘Castro is dead’ stuff, here are three items worth sharing… SHE SAID YES! via the Facebook page of Floridian Partners’ Cory Guzzo: “Two big wins yesterday. I got on one knee and @LibbyWhitley said yes plus the Noles put a beat down on the Gators. Good…

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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 AND FOREMOST let me wish each reader a very happy Thanksgiving. All of us who work to produce Sunburn are enormously grateful for your readership. THIS IS WHAT MICHELLE AND I ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR … Ella Joyce Schorsch, Thanksgiving 2016. Picture here. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Sunburn will be off Thursday and Friday to celebrate the holiday with our families. We’ll see you…

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