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Sunburn for Feb. 23 — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — Vegas, baby!

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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 for February 22 – Requiem

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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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Sunburn for Feb. 18 – Are Donald Trump’s days as frontrunner numbered OR can Trump be stopped?

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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. ARE DONALD TRUMP’S DAY AS THE REPUBLICAN FRONTRUNNER NUMBERED? If you believe a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, the answer may be yes. The survey of national Republican primary voters showed Ted Cruz leading Trump, 28 percent to 26 percent. It is the first time since November that Trump has fallen to the No.…

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Sunburn for Feb. 17 – A pivotal day in the 2016 Legislative Session

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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. With just three weeks left in the 2016 Legislative Session, there was a flurry activity by lawmakers in Tallahassee following the President Day’s holiday weekend. Among the developments included Senator Joe Negron’s statement that he believes he has the votes to pass his amendment that would allow six counties who have who have already conducted voter-approved referenda…

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Sunburn for February 16 – Q4 lobbying $ numbers; Richard Corcoran throws down the gauntlet; W stumps for Jeb

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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’S A PRETTY GOOD TIME TO BE A LOBBYIST via Peter Schorsch’s new column in the Tallahassee Democrat It’s a pretty good time to be a lobbyist in Florida. As various groups clamor for the attention of lawmakers in statehouses across the nation, a new report shows the Sunshine State enjoys one of the highest…

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Sunburn for February 15: RIP, Nino; WWE at the GOP; Alan Grayson doesn’t heart Patrick Murphy; the ghost lobbyist

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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 ICYMI (BUT HOW COULD YOU MISS IT) SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA FOUND DEAD IN TEXAS via The Associated Press – U.S. Marshals Service in Washington confirmed Scalia’s death at a private residence in the Big Bend area of South Texas … Scalia had retired the previous evening and was found dead in the morning after he did not…

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Sunburn for February 11 – Session at midpoint; Daphne Campbell praises Jesus; It’s Jeff Brandes Day; Floridian Partners expands

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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. GUT CHECK: LEGILSATIVE SESSION REACHES MIDPOINT Mind if we lead Sunburn with something other than Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio? With the half-way mark of the 60-day 2016 Legislative Session on Wednesday, the theme so far is like a line from a Frankie Valli song: “… so close/And yet so far.” Take the 2016-17 state budget, the…

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