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Sunburn for 6.2.16 – Another day, another great education summit

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. Another week, another education summit. The Florida Chamber Foundation kicks off its annual Learners to Earners Education Summit at 9 a.m. at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. The one-day education summit will focus on all levels of education, and will give business and education leaders a chance to talk about ways to make sure students are prepared for the…

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Record ratings likely on tap for NBA Finals

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For those who missed it, the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder just completed an NBA playoff series for the ages. There was one highlight after another. TNT earned their highest rating for any program ever as the Warriors completed a rare comeback from a three-games-to-one deficit. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry is a big reason for the interest. Curry has the talent to turn curiosity into television viewers. When combined with an almost equally deadly…

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Sunburn for 5.31.16 – Big questions loom over Florida politics

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. 10 BIG QUESTIONS FACING FLORIDA POLITICS AT THE START OF SUMMER Memorial Day is, as any grillmaster worth his Big Green Egg can tell you, the unofficial start of summer. With the most tumultuous election season in a generation heading into the final stretch, the answers to these ten questions will shape the immediate future for the state…

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Sunburn for 5.27.16 – The Libertarians are coming to town

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. THE LIBERTARIANS ARE COMING TO TOWN If all goes as expected this weekend at their national convention in Orlando, Libertarians could head into the presidential campaign with two respected former governors leading their ticket. If not, Libertarians could give Republicans and Democrats a run for their craziness. The Libertarian Party has never been a stranger…

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Sunburn for 5.26.16 – Day 2 of Rick Scott at Diagon Alley

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. DAY 2 OF RICK SCOTT’S EDUCATION SUMMIT Gov. Rick Scott has a few suggestions to make it easier for Florida students to graduate from college in four years. Remove additional fees for online classes. Allow Bright Future scholarships to be used for summer classes. And make sure students get credit for college-level courses taken in high school. The…

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Sunburn for 5.25.16 – Rick Scott heads to Hogwarts to cheerlead for education

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. DEGREES TO JOB EDUCATION SUMMIT CONVENES TODAY Think of it as a jobs summit, with an education twist. Gov. Rick Scott kicks off his 2016 Degrees to Jobs Education Summit at 8:30 a.m. at the Loews Portofino in Orlando. The two-day summit, according to the Governor’s Office, is meant to bring together business and education officials help Florida students…

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Sunburn for 5.24.16 — 99 problems and 97 days to the election for Patrick Murphy

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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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. IT IS LESS THAN 100 DAYS TO FLORIDA’S PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND… Patrick Murphy cannot have many more days like the one he had on Monday. The Jupiter Democratic Representative was busted by the Miami Herald regarding an exaggeration in his academic record.  The newspaper revealed that Murphy’s official congressional and campaign websites have been incorrectly…

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