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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. IT’S ALL ABOUT CHARLIE — AGAIN!  When Charlie Crist announces later today in Childs Park that he is running for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District in 2016, it will be his third major speech given in a St. Petersburg park declaring his candidacy in the last five-and-half-years, but the prospects are much sunnier than his last two attempts…

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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. WHO ARE THE RISING STARS OF FLORIDA POLITICS? To mangle Shakespeare, some people are born into politics, some fall into it, and some have politics thrust upon them. This year’s crew of the “30 Under 30” fall into all those categories. Take Keaton Alexander, a scion of a political family. She’s the great-granddaughter of Ben Hill Griffin Jr., longtime lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate…

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Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray & Jim Rosica. JEB BUSH, MARCO RUBO START OCTOBER WITH ABOUT $10 MILLION EACH Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he’s collected $13.4 million in recent months to back his run for president. But competitor Marco Rubio says he ended Sept. with more cash in the bank, despite having raised less than half as much as Bush. The two Floridians were among those 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. Governor Rick Scott, Senate President Andy Gardiner, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, Democratic leaders, and five U.S. Senate candidates addressed editors and reporters at a meeting hosted by The Associated Press. Their presence, plus the release of the “base maps” that will be debated during the upcoming special session of the Legislature, as well as the revelation that…

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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. IT’S AP DAY AT THE CAPITOL At 9 a.m., dozens of journalists with the Capital Press Corps and from around the state will converge on the Capitol’s 22nd floor for the annual Associated Press legislative planning session. It’s early this year because the 2016 Legislative Session also is early, starting Jan. 12 and not in March as…

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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. IT’S DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA Seventy-seven days after the Republican Party garnered record television ratings from their presidential debate, five of the Democrats running for their party’s nomination gather tonight at the Wynn Las Vegas for the first time in a two-hour forum broadcast by CNN. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Jim Webb and Lincoln Chaffee have been…

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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. REMEMBERING FRED LEONHARDT Fred Leonhardt, a well-liked, longtime Republican lawyer-lobbyist and member of Florida’s GrayRobinson firm, died early Saturday morning. He was 65. The cause of death was an apparent heart attack, according to a statement from GrayRobinson. “Fred died in his home and we ask that you keep Fred and his family in your thoughts and prayers,” said…

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