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guestOctober 30, 2018

This year’s ballot is full of proposed Constitutional amendments — some arguably good, and some bad. A contender for the worst among the bunch: Amendment 3. It is very misleading, and we urge voters not to be fooled. Upon casual inspection, Amendment 3 does not seem terrible. It purports to let voters decide whether the […]

guestAugust 2, 2016

August is here. And we’re starting to get clarity in some northeast Florida state House races, with all campaigns reporting what they’ve raised through July 22 Some races, such as in House Districts 11 and 12, show a candidate with solid momentum. Others, such as in HD 13, 14 and 16, reveal contests that still have […]

guestJuly 29, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FIVE YEARS AGO, BLOGGER PROPOSED TO GIRLFRIEND — YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT from Sabrina Rocco’s original story, “Power brokers witness the proposal” via the Tampa Bay Times One night (in July of 2011), […]

guestJune 24, 2016

The formal qualifying period for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and legislative races ends today at noon. There are so many developments, it’s almost too hard to keep up. Almost. Here are five quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week. — South Florida Republican legislative candidates like Miguel Diaz de la Portilla and Anitere Flores […]

guestMay 12, 2016

Today’s tempest in an Internet teapot arrived in my mailbox as a blog post by musician and blogger James Pinkstone, who has experienced a problematic run-in with Apple Music. This Apple service streams tunes to a number of your devices and also syncs your files to the iCloud music library. And therein lies Mr. Pinkstone’s […]

guestMay 11, 2016

The 2016 presidential election cycle thus far has been a study in frustrated attempts to analyze and understand a larger shift among the voting public. We saw it a year ago, when the conventional wisdom saw Jeb Bush emerging on the GOP side to take on Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. “Not another Bush/Clinton […]

guestMay 10, 2016

Tampa businessman John Kirtley, one of Florida’s leading advocates for children, told the Economic Club of Florida last month that school choice has improved education. But, thousands of students could be forced to return to failing government schools if a lawsuit filed by special interests succeeds in killing the tax incentive scholarship program, he said. […]

guestMay 10, 2016

By all accounts, the Jericho School, a private facility opened 21 years ago in Jacksonville, does a wonderful job helping students with autism and other special needs succeed academically. That nearly all of its students are enrolled through two state voucher programs also reflects the fertile nature of Florida’s expanding educational choice landscape. In a […]

guestMay 9, 2016

“Buy the land, send the water south” has become a rallying cry for Florida activists looking to return the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades. This mantra tells me history has been forgotten and common sense ignored. My fear is this mindset is tied to buying more land that would put rural […]

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Jamie Shelton: Amendment 3 is a shameless attempt to dupe voters

Jacksonville Bold for 8.02.16 — Cash and carry

Sunburn for 7.29.16 – Hillary Clinton’s big moment

5 quick thoughts about the latest developments from Qualifying Week

Michele Grant: What’s a EULA? Read it before you agree to the terms

A.G. Gancarski: The 2016 election isn’t about what most people think

Lloyd Brown: School choice opponents are relentless in pursuit of inequality

Jon East: Tax-credit scholarships benefit 78,000 of Florida’s poorest schoolchildren

Gary Ritter: State should complete its water projects before buying more land