Sunburn -- The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics -- 3.26.24

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "We're so excited to have Zach stepping into this new role," said Mark Fleming, the president and CEO of Conservatives for Clean Energy.
48% : The ruling came on the last day of a 30-day grace period Attorney General Tish James granted Trump before she said she would begin to collect on the judgment, which could involve seizing his assets.
44% : The Florida guide includes information on poll worker eligibility, the chain of command used at the polls, applicable laws and enforcement mechanisms.
44% : By now, its leaders know that perpetuating this fantasy is tantamount to waltzing Trump back into the presidency he despoiled.
43% : via Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek of The New York Times -- Trump is all but certain to become the first former American President to stand trial on criminal charges after a judge on denied his effort to delay the proceeding and confirmed it will begin next month.
43% : Trump wrote.
40% : Trump can post a bond of just $175 million while he appeals the verdict, the five-judge panel ruled in a terse order, after the former President said he couldn't obtain a bond to cover the full judgment.
37% : Lee immediately endorsed Trump after DeSantis suspended his campaign.
36% : Each guide is specifically written to include applicable state laws and other information aimed at ensuring a smooth, fair and free election process.
32% : The appellate panel gave Trump 10 days to post the reduced bond.
31% : The trial, in which Trump will be accused of orchestrating the cover-up of a simmering sex scandal surrounding his 2016 campaign, had originally been scheduled to start this week.
31% : Whether they prevail now depends on the three justices appointed by Trump who were crucial to overturning Roe vs. Wade:
28% : Shortly after Trump put up a post, former state Rep. Jackie Toledo, who lost in a Republican Primary to Lee in 2022, said she would be pleased to run.
26% : This bill seems intent on making it harder to spot and investigate public corruption -- and it's the product of lawmakers who themselves are supposed to be held accountable by the ethics investigators they want to kneecap.-- OPINIONS --"Be as wary of No Labels as you are of Trump" via the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial boards --
15% : "Donald Trump no longer needs to post full $454M bond in civil fraud case, court rules" via Erica Orden and Josh Gerstein of POLITICO -- A panel of state appeals judges gave Trump a significant reprieve Monday by lowering the amount of the bond he must post to stop enforcement of a $454 million civil judgment for corporate fraud.
8% : "-- "Rick Scott gains endorsement from local builders in re-election bid" via Eric Daugherty of Florida's Voice"Trump openly calls for Primary challenge against Laurel Lee" via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics -- Trump is openly calling for a Republican Primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Lee.

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