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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. DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA  Bernie Sanders may need a game-changing moment in tonight’s debate with Hillary Clinton to alter the trajectory of next week’s critical New York primary. The two Democrats meet at the Duggal Greenhose on the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a two-hour forum that will be broadcast live by CNN at 9 p.m. eastern time. Wolf Blitzer…

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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. REST IN PEACE, BOB LEVY Robert M. “Bob” Levy, a longtime lobbyist and campaign consultant in Tallahassee and South Florida, died on Tuesday. Levy had just turned 67, having celebrated his birthday on March 27. Levy’s died of cancer, with several friends telling Florida Politics it was caused by Levy’s exposure to Agent Orange during…

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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. FIRST AND FOREMOST — THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DAY: Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Christie Pontis to the E911 Board. Points is a regional legislative affairs manager with CenturyLink. She succeeds Sandra Khazraee and is appointed for a term beginning April 11, 2016, and ending October 28, 2019. More important, Pontis is a member 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, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. HOUSEKEEPING — Florida Politics’s fourth annual list of the “30 under 30” – thirty rising stars in Florida politics who are 30 years-old or younger – will be published in May. Your suggestions for the next generation of top operatives, lobbyists, staffers and politicians are welcomed. Please email your nominations to [email protected] with your nominations. The deadline for nominations is April…

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Sunburn – The definitive morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. FIRST AND FOREMOST, a happy birthday to Florida’s Chief Infographic Officer and #1 St. Louis Cardinals fan, CFO Jeff Atwater. SHOW US THE MONEY — The fundraising race will be front and center in the coming days as state and federal candidates file their campaign finance reports. While some candidates have already announced how much…

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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. What social media gives, it can take away. Self-proclaimed anarchist Cara Jennings became a viral video star Wednesday after a clip of her accosting Gov. Rick Scott in a Gainesville Starbucks the day before made the Internet rounds. “You cut Medicaid so I couldn’t get Obamacare,” yells Jennings, a former Lake Worth city commissioner. “You’re an a–hole. You don’t…

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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. AN APOLOGY TO OUR READERS In yesterday’s edition of Sunburn, we did not include a link to a story by Javier Manjarres of The Shark Tank headlined, “Wasserman Schultz’s primary challenger makes financial accusations stick.” We recognize that other tout sheets highlighted this story. However, it is the policy of Extensive Enterprises Media not to link to…

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