Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.17.26 — Burnin’ today: Wiles, Amendment 3, Donalds & Jolly, Moskowitz, medical marijuana, AI in schools & 60 Minutes

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From: Extensive Media Enterprises ]Good Thursday morning. Alex Barrera is heading from the Speaker’s office to one of the top lobbying firms in Florida. Barrera, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff to former Speaker Daniel Perez, is the latest hire at Ballard Partners, where he will work in the firm’s state and local government affairs practice in both its Miami and Tallahassee offices. “Alex has been at the center of Florida's legislative process, and few people understand as well as he does how priorities move through the Legislature and how state and local government works,” said firm founder and President Brian Ballard. Alex Barrera takes his Tallahassee know-how to Ballard Partners, with Miami included in the commute. “His judgment, his relationships in Tallahassee and across South Florida, and his hands-on experience delivering results for the communities and clients he has served will be an enormous asset to the clients we represent across the state.” Barrera served as Perez’s lead adviser on the state budget and appropriations process. In that role, he coordinated with House budget staff and the Governor’s office and oversaw appropriations involving healthcare, transportation, education and public safety. He previously served as Finance Director for House Majority, managing donor relations for the Speaker-designate and directing a campaign finance operation supporting 85 state House seats. Before his work in the Legislature, he served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and as a senior adviser to Miami’s City Manager. “Having spent my career working within Florida's legislative process and alongside our local governments, I look forward to helping the firm's clients navigate government at a time when the decisions made in Tallahassee and in city and county halls across Florida matter more than ever,” Barrera said. ___ God bless — "White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announces she is cancer-free" via Stepheny Price of Fox News — Wiles announced she is cancer-free, six months after revealing she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. "Some personal news I'm grateful to share," Wiles wrote. "After a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this week, my pathology results came back clear. I am cancer-free." Wiles thanked her family, friends, doctors, and everyone who prayed for her, checked in on her, and supported her along the way. "A special thank you to President (Donald) Trump for his unwavering support," she added. "I am deeply grateful and will continue to work to advance his America First Agenda." Trump publicly rallied around Wiles throughout her cancer battle, including in a prerecorded message played May 7 when she received the Barbara K. Olson Woman of Valor Award from Independent Women. "It's been especially inspiring to see her courage and toughness in recent weeks, and she's been winning a battle with cancer and winning it decisively," Trump said. Susie Wiles gets the news everyone wants to hear: cancer-free. ___ SPOTTED — McKinley Lewis, Staff Director of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and Rick Scott’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives, among The Hill’s 25 notable Capitol Hill staffers for 2026. The highlight touts Lewis as “one of the youngest Committee staff directors in the Senate thanks to a meteoric rise.” McKinley Lewis makes The Hill’s notable staffers list after a rapid Capitol climb.

Situational awareness   Tweet, tweet: Tweet, tweet: —@RepRalphNorman: Canceling yet another day of votes is unacceptable. The House has now canceled at least 63 scheduled voting days this Congress, including nine days this month alone, and now we're leaving Washington until after the election. The Founders did not envision taking this much time off and still getting paid. If Members of Congress want to go home and campaign instead of doing the job taxpayers sent us here to do, then their campaigns ought to be paying them, NOT the American taxpayer. We still have work to do. Tweet, tweet: —@MarcACaputo: The @MiamiHerald is experiencing severe financial trouble, largely due to the changing media landscape affecting web traffic. Given that, @YahooSports should have provided a link to the Herald story, but Yahoo didn't because Yahoo Sports sucks TO SEE MORESUNBURN CLICK HERE

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Giving Thanks

   

 Each week we take one day and thank God for the blessings we have received during the week. 

We all want to pray but sometimes we find it difficult to begin our prayer.

 Many Pastors and Ministers suggest you begin your prayer by praying back God’s words from Scripture 

Pray: Our Father in heaven, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Lord hear Your words: Psalm 100:4 Go through his open gates with great thanksgiving; enter his courts with praise.

Lord hear my praise and thanksgiving (Say your praise, and thankfulness for God's work in your life this week) - In Jesus name I pray - Amen

Some things to be thankful for:  

Life and Health: Thank God for the gift of life, breath, physical strength, and the ability to experience the world each day.

 Salvation and Grace: Give thanks for Jesus Christ—His forgiveness, mercy, and the hope of eternal life.

Love and Relationships: Be grateful for God’s unfailing love and the people He places in your life—family, friends, and mentors

Provision and Protection: Thank Him for daily needs: food, shelter, safety and for His peace in every situation.

Purpose and Growth: Praise Him for your calling, your growth through trials, and the chance to live with purpose and joy

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September 17 Prayer Pod

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. – 

We all want to pray but sometimes we find it difficult to begin our prayer. Many Pastors and Ministers suggest you begin your prayer by praying back God’s words from Scripture.

These daily prayer PODs are constructed to help you in your prayer life.

September 17 
Pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Lord hear Your words: Psalm 7:10 My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart.

Lord hear my request: (Say your needs, wants, fears, thanksgivings) -  In Jesus name I pray – Amen. 

READ THE NEW TESTAMENT IN A YEAR….
Today’s Reading for September 17 Romans 14:1-23

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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 9.16.26 — Burnin’ today: Trump, DeSantis, Donalds & Jolly, Gray & Luna, Crist & Welch, Scott, AI & The Tides

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From: Extensive Media Enterprises Good Wednesday morning. Welcome to the world — Congratulations to Maria Rodriguez, digital strategist at MDW Communications and Pembroke Pines City Commissioner, and her husband, Jeremy Batista, on the arrival of their son, Luca Alejandro Batista. Luca made his debut Saturday at Memorial Hospital East in Pembroke Pines. Mom, dad and their beautiful new addition have plenty to celebrate. Welcome to the world, Luca — and congratulations to the entire Rodriguez-Batista family! Maria Rodriguez and Jeremy Batista welcome Luca Alejandro Batista — already stealing the family spotlight. ___ The fight over Amendment 3 is turning into sheriffs versus Realtors — and some of Florida’s best-known badges are stepping in front of the camera. One week after Florida Realtors launched a $10 million campaign to pass the November property tax amendment, the Florida Sheriffs Association released a 30-second ad warning the measure would drain local budgets and put public safety at risk. Titled “Wrong Way,” the spot features Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook and other sheriffs delivering a relay-style case against the amendment. “Everybody wants a tax cut. Heck, we want a tax cut, too,” the ad begins. “But Amendment 3 is the wrong way to do it.” The Revenue Estimating Conference projects Amendment 3 would reduce local non-school property tax revenue by $4.95 billion in fiscal year 2027-28 and $8.78 billion the following year, before reaching an estimated $11.86 billion in recurring annual losses. The amendment includes no funding to replace that revenue. FSA turns those figures into a blunt warning: “Fewer deputies. Slower 911. More crime. … That’s not tax relief. That’s a train wreck.” The ad is aimed directly at the amendment’s soft spot. A University of North Florida poll found support fell from 61% to 45% after voters were told about the projected local budget loss. A James Madison Institute survey found that support fell from 74% to 55% after voters learned about the trade-offs. The amendment needs 60% approval to pass. “Amendment 3 sounded too good to be true,” the sheriffs say as the ad closes. “Now, you know it is.” To watch the ad, please click the image below: Bob Gualtieri, Grady Judd and Michelle Cook give Amendment 3 the sheriff’s-office treatment. ___ GrayRobinson has added Matthew Jennings as a senior government affairs adviser on the firm’s Federal Lobbying Team in Washington, D.C. Jennings brings more than two decades of federal advocacy experience focused on aerospace, transportation and global business, according to the firm. He previously led international and government affairs for Etihad Airways and held senior legislative roles with the International Air Transport Association. Matthew Jennings brings his aviation and transportation expertise aboard GrayRobinson’s Federal Lobbying Team. Earlier in his career, Jennings worked on Capitol Hill, including with the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. “Matthew's immersion in the aviation, transportation, and global commerce sectors makes him exactly the kind of advocate our clients need in Washington,” said John Ariale, managing director of GrayRobinson’s Washington office. “He has spent his career transforming complex international and regulatory challenges into solutions and opportunities for airlines, federal agencies, and businesses of every size. Our clients will benefit from that experience from day one.” The firm said Jennings’ portfolio will include aviation and advanced air mobility, airspace integration, transit, infrastructure, defense, travel and tourism, and technology. His work will involve federal policy and appropriations, regulatory strategy, procurement and funding opportunities, and engagement with Congress and federal agencies. Jennings will also work with nonprofit and educational organizations on initiatives involving public- and private-sector stakeholders and issues with both domestic and international reach.

Situational awareness   —@RealDonaldTrump: Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting “disaster,” which is a laughing stock all over the World, and where we are the only country that has to endure such a Nation Destroying SCAM. Justices (Samuel) Alito and (Clarence) Thomas, legends both, strongly disagreed with this horrible, highly political, ruling. It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left “Dumocrats,” on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do — And now they have an open field to do so! The Supreme Court has really let our Country down! Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America. Their horrible decision on Tariffs will be costing the U.S.A., for many years to come, Trillions and Trillions of Dollars. They didn’t even state, “money paid does not have to be paid back,” much to the benefit of entities that truly hate our Country, and have been RIPPING IT OFF FOR YEARS, unnecessarily costing us, immediately, Billions of Dollars. Likewise, the Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship is a complete and total disaster for America, and has already led to massive corruption with respect to “citizenship” in our Country. The damage done to America is incalculable, and they know this, just as everyone else does — It is an irreparable and unrecoverable harm! The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History. This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years. These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Court that is costing the United States Trillions of Dollars with shockingly bad rulings that are of such magnitude that it won’t be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal. It is a Court that will go down as having rendered some of the most destructive, hurtful, and damaging decisions in our Country’s history. It is not easy for me to write this criticism of the United States Supreme Court — it will likely cost me dearly for years to come — but I feel it my obligation and duty, as President, to do so for the America we love! —@MarcACaputo: Tangential reminder: Decades of congressional inaction (often rooted in the filibuster) has crippled the legislative branch. With the most-powerful branch of the government nearly impotent, citizens lose faith as the executive gains power. Enjoy your quasi-autocracy, America TO SEE ALL CLICK HERE

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