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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. CALLING ALL SUNBURN READERS: It’s been a crazy year, but Thursday is a day to give thanks. Let us what you’re thankful for this year. Send your thoughts to [email protected]. NEW DIGS FOR NEW LEADERS The Florida Senate has a brand new look, and not a moment too soon. Eight months after kicking off a long-awaited renovation of the Florida…

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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 Tomorrow is Organization Session day for the new Florida Legislature. The event is required by the state constitution, which says that “on the fourteenth day following each general election the legislature shall convene for the exclusive purpose of organization and selection of officers.” Thus, the job at hand will be to drop the “-designate” from…

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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. AN URGENT REQUEST FOR SUNBURN READERS Each morning, at about 3:30 a.m., I wake up to put the finishing touches on the latest edition of Sunburn, the definitive morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Along with my colleague Phil Ammann and, more recently, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, I have been doing this for more than four years.…

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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 BUDGET FORECASTERS SEATING THE ‘TRUMP EFFECT’ State officials trying to nail down how much money Florida government will have to spend next year confronted two major uncertainties Monday: Whether and when a long-expected surge in housing construction will arrive. And whether Donald Trump will govern as he campaigned. “It’s really too early to build in anything that’s unique…

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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. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend and one of the top five best House Speakers of the last decade, Will Weatherford. In all seriousness, I keep hearing about how happy Weatherford is spending more time at home and in the private sector, but his voice is sorely missed (point out the Florida Republican who is talking about generational poverty!).…

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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. NEW FLORIDA HOUSE SPEAKER WANTS CRACK DOWN ON LOBBYISTS via Gary Fineout of The Associated Press – Richard Corcoran … set to become speaker later this month, released proposed rules Thursday that include a ban on lobbyists using emails or text messages to reach out to legislators when they are about to vote in committee meetings or on the House floor. The…

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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. HAPPY RICHARD CORCORAN DAY! The new rules of the Florida House of Representatives, among other things, will increase the ban on former members lobbying their colleagues from two years to six years, and prohibit state representatives from flying in aircraft owned, leased or otherwise paid for by lobbyists. That’s according to a final copy of the rules, to…

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