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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 PROGRAMMING NOTE — I’ll be the featured speaker today at the Capital Tiger Bay Club meeting. The event begins at 11:30 and takes places at  the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. THE MOST IMPORTANT POLITICAL NEWS OF THE DAY: HOUSE OF CARDS IS BACK (AND AS FRUSTRATING AS EVER) via Lisa Weidenfeld of Slate’s AV Club…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. IF YOU’VE BEEN AWAY FROM FLORIDA POLITICS FOR 3 DAYS and you could only call one person to get a concise briefing of everything you missed about legislative politics, who would you call? Me? Gary Fineout, Travis Blanton, Chris Dudley were at the top of my list. OVERHEARD at a poker table in Las Vegas’ The Venetian hotel and casino, during a conversation between a noisy American and a man…

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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 TAKEAWAYS It was the final opportunity for Donald Trump‘s opponents to change the trajectory of the Republican presidential race before Super Tuesday, and they made the most of it. The billionaire businessman was positioned at center stage on Thursday night at the GOP debate in Texas as the undisputed front-runner for his party’s nomination,…

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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. HAPPY STEM DAY! Go ahead. Play another round of Angry Birds in the courtyard. It’s for science (and technology, engineering and math). The Orlando Science Center and the Motorola Solutions Foundation are teaming up to host 2016 STEM Day at the Florida Capitol. The annual event aims to raise awareness about the importance of STEM…

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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. SCREW THE CALENDAR AND WEAR YOUR SEERSUCKER TODAY (This is such a fun story I want to make sure everyone knows Jenna wrote it) The rules of seersucker are simple. Wear a pastel tie and make sure it matches your socks. Pairing black shoes with your snazzy suit is a no-no. And definitely don’t wear it outside…

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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. ANNOUNCED OVERNIGHT: President Obama will visit Jacksonville Friday to deliver a speech on the stimulus. WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT IN VEGAS DOES NOT STAY IN VEGAS — The field of 17 candidates is now down to just five, but the heavy favorite in tonight’s GOP Nevada caucus remains Donald Trump, fresh off his 10-point victory in South Carolina on…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics.What’s at By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. THE FINAL RESULTS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA: 1. Donald Trump 32.5 percent; 2. Marco Rubio 22.5 percent; 3. Ted Cruz 22.3 percent; 4. Jeb Bush 7.8 percent; 5. John Kasich 7.6 percent; 6. Ben Carson 7.2 percent AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA, IT’S DONALD TRUMP’S RACE TO LOSE Yes, Trump could really be the Republican nominee. The blunt-talking billionaire posted his second straight victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary Saturday, ending…

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