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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. LABOR DAY WEEKEND, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THESE FLORIDA LOBBYISTS AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS Amid the parades and barbecues the meaning of Labor Day often gets lost on contemporary Americans, particularly in Florida, where unions scarcely carry political or cultural clout outside of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. But as we celebrate the holiday, let’s take a moment…

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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. AS JOE BIDEN PROMOTES OBAMA’S ED. AGENDA, OBSERVERS LOOK FOR ANY SIGNS OF A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN via Thomas Beaumont of the Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden came to Florida to lend a hand to Senate Democrats and the administration’s education agenda Wednesday on a trip watched for any hint that he’ll seek the presidency. He may have…

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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. COMING IN OCTOBER: THE INFLUENCE 100 — THE TOP INFLUENCERS IN FLORIDA POLITICS The 100 most influential Floridians in state politics will be revealed in the forthcoming edition of INFLUENCE Magazine. Set to debut during the week of Oct. 19, the fall edition of INFLUENCE Magazine will profile the 100 people who leave the biggest footprints in Florida politics, but are…

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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. Republican Party of Florida county party chairs and committee members met this weekend in Tampa. Here are some of things that we learned about the state of the party going into the fall of 2015. 1 – Blaise Ingoglia is serious about reforming the party – at least when it comes to outreach. The RPOF is getting out…

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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. WEATHER UPDATE AS OF 6:00 A.M. – Tropical Storm Erika remains unorganized as it travels through the northeast Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico could receive over a foot of rain from Erika, which could help the ongoing drought but could also produce dangerous mudslides. Erika is not forecast to reach hurricane strength until Monday when it curves northward along 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. As if things could not get any more tense in Florida politics, state Senator Joe Negron threw a bowling ball into the bathtub yesterday, releasing the names of the 14 Republican senators, including himself, who support his claim for the Senate Presidency for 2016-18. In terms of timing, it was an incredibly insensitive move that comes on the…

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, and Ryan Ray. FIRST AND FOREMOST — HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY GARY FINEOUT! What do you get the reporter who knows where to find everything? Seriously, Gary is the tops. And Sunburn apologizes for not mentioning his birthday yesterday. Universally regarded as the best reporter among a first-class Capitol Press Corps, Fineout has been a true friend to the ‘burn for the last couple of…

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