Author Archives: The Florida Squeeze
Express Lane — “What did the Governor say and when did he say it?” — Lee County is the belt on Republicans’ Florida buckle, so why so indifferent to it? and Corey Simon is just another nasty GOPer
What did Governor Ron DeSantis say and when did he say it, to which local officials? This is a key question now. Considering unlike his predecessors, Gov. DeSantis suspends, local, elected officials for minor infractions, or just for crossing him. Politically, you can understand why local authorities were hesitant to issue evacuation orders. If I […]
Express Lane: Peter Schorsch schools DeSantistans, Cape Coral typifies coastal over-development, interior flooding and Leon GOP throws in with John Dailey
Note: We’re publishing early today Ron DeSantis for better or worse has attracted a lot of new Floridians, ones let’s just say that are showing how unFloridian they are in reaction to Ian. Here are some choice Tweets from Saturday courtesy of Florida Politics Publisher Peter Schorsch. It was quite odd to see DeSantis doing […]
Express Lane: Quick summary of Ian impacts across the state by region
Northeast Florida Fortunately Jacksonville escaped the effects that areas further south (and east, keep in mind the coast’s curvature here) had. Heavy winds, some rain and no flooding on St Johns River or its tributaries in Duval County. However, St Johns County had major flooding along the Matanzas River and standing water on city streets […]
The Express Lane: Ian and history, Climate Change, Dailey’s newest cynical attacks on Dozier
In terms of intensity only Michael of 2018, Charley of 2004 and Andrew of 1992 are in the same league as Ian. But Ian impacted a larger population than all three of those storms. Michael hit in the least populated portions of the state, Charley despite hitting the same exact location with almost the same […]
Express Lane for Sept 27: Property Insurance crisis, NHC performance in Ian so far
It is no secret: Florida has a property insurance crisis. Many homeowners can’t get coverage or have limited coverage. The legislature has tried and failed to create a better system to deal with property insurance, and for the most part, completely failed. As Hurricane Ian threatens to wreak havoc on the Gulf Coast, it’s time we […]
Express Lane Sept 26: Tampa Bay Hurricane History, Charlie Crist in PR
As the state casts its eye on Ian and the constantly shifting models, one thing remains clear. The Tampa Bay Area which has not been directly hit by a Hurricane since 1921 (1968 if you count Citrus County) is going to get a real dose of what the rest of the state has suffered through. […]
TFS Express Lane September 23: Hurricane models, DeSantis fails Florida history and SD-3 race
Hurricane Irma plowed right up the Florida Peninsula this month, five years ago, leaving 84 Floridians dead and a trail of destruction all over. Now we’re on alert again. Below are the latest runs from the GFS and EURO models, the two most reliable models historically. Note they are more reliable for track than for […]
TFS Express Lane for September 22: Tallahassee goings on, Jason Broduer’s campaign against the media and Al Lawson’s chances
After getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar, Mayor John Dailey was forced go back on his private promises with City money in recent days in Tallahassee. After investigative reporting showed he had given stakeholders commitments of specific allocations of public dollars at now-infamous meetings that took place at his house, the recommendations […]
TFS Express Lane September 21: Is the Florida GOP a threat to US support for Ukraine, and David Kerner
First off, our Kartik Krishnaiyer has written a piece on Governor DeSantis for The New Republic, one of the premier political & policy publications in the US for generations. Check it out. With Vladimir Putin threatening, not only escalation of the war in Ukraine, but annexation of large swaths of internationally recognized Ukrainian territory, now […]
TFS Endorsements: US House contests
We focus on the four most critical House races in the state (CD 2, CD 13, CD 15 and CD 27) while giving recommendations in several others as well. Since Don Fuqua’s election in 1962, Tallahassee has been at the center of a Congressional District, and while more often than not, the Congressional Representative like […]
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