Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 6.3.21
Good Thursday morning.
A top-of-Sunburn birthday shoutout to my brother from another mother,Â
Reggie Cardozo. Florida and D.C. politics know Reggie as a former Obama White House staffer and a top-flight political strategist, but I know him as a dedicated husband to
Stephanie, father to
Fallon, and
Sutton James, and a trusted friend to many. He’s also my boat buddy, a fellow connoisseur of Bloody Marys and dirty martinis, and just funny as hell.
Happy birthday, brother.
Converge Government Affairs has added top Jacksonville lobbyist
Deno Hicks as a partner in the firm.
Momfluencer Katie Sorensen is charged with giving police false information and faces six MONTHS in jail after going viral with fake tale of Latino couple trying to snatch her kids
Katie Sorensen now faces two misdemeanor counts after she claimed that Eduardo and Sadie Martinez had tried to kidnap her two children
She faces one count of giving false information to a police officer and another for giving false information to a police dispatcher
Each charge carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail
Latino couple Sadie and Eddie Martinez were cleared by police
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DIVISION 2 councillor Nicole Jonic has been appointed as the city’s new deputy mayor but councillors were divided on her taking on the role, with even divisional colleague and running mate Paul Tully voting in favour of Marnie Doyle continuing in the position.
The accountant’s business acumen has served her well during her first stint as an elected representative.
She is the chair of the council’s Economic and Industry Development Committee and has spearheaded several economic initiatives to aid the city’s recovery in the wake of COVID-19, while also leading the taskforce into the sluggish response to the Halloween hailstorms.
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THOUSANDS have returned to Ipswich’s Memorial Gardens for Dawn Service, marking the city’s first public service to take place since 2019. Sunday’s early-morning service proved a far cry from last year’s scenes as crowds from the gardens of Ipswich RSL Sub Branch once again spilled out onto a dimly lit Nicholas Street.
At 4.27am, a respectful hush fell over attendees as proceedings commenced, commemorating those fallen, retired and who continue to serve.
Royal Australian Air Force personnel Ryan Douglas was among the many faces to return to Ipswich CBD this year.
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The event also marked another special occasion for his family, with his two young children proudly accompanying him for the first time ever.