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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. Good morning from Tallahassee, where hot water at your hotel is an aspiration and Florida politicos are coming to grips with the fact that the 2016 Legislative Session is just a month away. Holiday parties, like the one last night at the James Madison Institute, are filling everyone’s schedule, while the lobbying and public relations firms scurry…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. POLITICAL REPORTING VETERAN SCOTT POWERS JOINING EXTENSIVE ENTERPRISES MEDIA; WILL LEAD NEW WEBSITE ORLANDO RISING, CONTRIBUTE TO FLORIDA POLITICS The Orlando Sentinel’s loss is Florida Politics’ gain. Scott Michael Powers, a veteran reporter who has spent the past 15 years at the Sentinel, is joining the Florida Politics roster of writers, publisher Peter Schorsch announced Wednesday. Powers – who…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica with material from the Associated Press. BREAKING LAST NIGHT — STATE, SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA REACH $3 BILLION GAMBLING DEAL via Gary Fineout of the Associated Press – Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that he and the Seminole Tribe have reached a sweeping new gambling deal that would bring in billions to the state while also allowing an expansion of…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. Good morning from St. Augustine, where America’s oldest city is celebrating the Nights of Lights. What better way to celebrate the Festival of Lights (Hanukkah) than here? To best convey the spirit of this year’s Hanukkah, I’d like to share with you the words of my friend Jonathan Kilman, a lawyer-lobbyist with Foley & Lardner. Jonathan very much…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. FIRST ON FLORIDAPOLITICS.COM — CHRIS SPROWLS TAKES LEAD IN SPEAKER’S RACE Though not quite as protracted (and definitely not as written about), another leadership battle in the Legislature seems to have settled after days of arm-twisting, pledge-wrangling and nose-counting. State Representative Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican, reportedly has swayed enough defectors from fellow Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, an Orlando Republican, to make…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVES CONGRESSIONAL MAP via Gary Fineout of the Associated Press – The Florida Supreme Court approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s congressional districts on Wednesday, a move that will upend the political landscape ahead of the pivotal 2016 elections. The justices ruled 5-2 in favor of the new boundaries for many of Florida’s 27 districts. The…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray, and Jim Rosica. TEXT MESSAGE OF THE DAY via a prominent Tallahassee lobbyist not usually given to hyperbole, sent at 11:27 p.m.: “He hasn’t responded to my text, but hearing (Chris) Sprowls may have locked this thing in. You hearing anything? Obv not for attribution” TWEET OF THE DAY (re: the launch of the INFLUENCE 100): @HymnforRachel (Rachel Kruse of…

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