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Coffee is for closers. So is Sunburn, your morning rundown of Florida politics.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.15.21 Here's your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State. Imagine you’re in the Super Bowl, and you break free after recovering a fumble for an easy touchdown run. You’re inches from the goal line and start celebrating a bit too early when a speedy wide receiver slaps the ball from your hand, causing another fumble and denying what should have been an easy score. You know, like Don There’s an analogy in here for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ continued COVID-19 response. Despite ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.10.21 Good Wednesday morning: Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a couple of points on Election Day, and not much has changed in the four months since, according to new polling from Mason-Dixon. The pollster didn’t put the former President head-to-head with his successor, but it did find that Biden’s job approval rating is underwater, with 47% of voters approving and 49% disapproving. The balance is undecided. Floridians still prefer Donald Trump to Joe Biden, a new survey finds. Biden does hold a dominant ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.8.21 Good Monday morning. — What they’re reading on the Plaza level: As Florida’s Governor continues to defend himself against various slays related to his COVID-19 response and, now, vaccine rollout, Ron DeSantis‘ role in the virus has been vindicating. The state’s numbers are lower than places with Democratic Governors, like New York and California, but its economy, saved from extended lockdowns, is thriving. No doubt Team DeSantis is already prepping news conference quips to tout their success. ...

When former Jacksonville Jaguar Lonnie Marts Jr. hung up the phone last fall after talking with Times-Union reporter Beth Reese Cravey, he had no idea what would happen next: A story about a community, a good cause and a newspaper. Cravey had reached out to the former linebacker to talk to him for a November story about his new Level the Playing Field Leadership Academy.  To explain what he was trying to accomplish with the academy, Marts told Cravey about his relationship with his mother.  Janet Marie Marts was a single parent raising Lonnie in a low-income New Orleans neighborhood. She an...