Scott PowersApril 18, 2019
13min553
The Supreme Court of Ron DeSantis reversed the court of Rick Scott.
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Scott PowersApril 18, 2019Scott PowersDecember 4, 2018
5min397
When it came to talking about how far he’d come, the son of a taxi driver from the hardscrabble Orlando neighborhood Washington Shores, to Orange County’s most powerful office, newly sworn-in Mayor Jerry Demings finally cracked for a moment Tuesday. Demings, who just two hours earlier ended a 10-year tenure as Orange County sheriff and […]
Scott PowersDecember 3, 2018
10min421
Orange County Mayor-elect and still-Sheriff Jerry Demings has made no announcements yet on any of the imminent changes the county’s government will undergo on matters ranging from his chief of staff to departmental reorganizations when he is sworn into office Tuesday. But that doesn’t mean he’s not looking ahead. He says he is looking far […]
Scott PowersNovember 13, 2018
6min373
The most dramatic power change Orange County has seen in a generation in county government began Tuesday with jokes, gifts, and tributes to the three outgoing members of the Board of Commissioners and only a slightly uncomfortable air of wonder of what Mayor-elect Jerry Demings and his Democratic-controlled board will bring next month. In their […]
Drew WilsonNovember 9, 2018
5min523
Centerplate has been the Orange County Convention Center’s exclusive food-service provider for a decade and based on its performance the Orange County Commission voted in favor of keeping the company around for another decade-plus. After a lengthy bidding process that saw Centerplate go up against a consortium of food-service companies including one-time contract holder Levy […]
Scott PowersNovember 7, 2018
6min557
Florida might not have seen a blue wave, but Orange County certainly did. A pink one, too. The waves also rolled through neighboring Seminole County, where they didn’t wash away much Republican establishment, but likely scared plenty. The results of Tuesday’s election means that for the first time in more than 20 years Democrats will […]
Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2018
3min251
Orange County Mayor-elect Jerry Demings is setting out to help shape the Orange County Commission with which he’ll work. He’s hosting a fundraiser set for next week to support Mayra Uribe‘s quest to be elected in District 3. Demings, currently the Orange County Sheriff, was elected Mayor of the county in the Aug. 28 election, when […]
Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018
2min285
BusinessForce, a political committee supporting the business sector of Central Florida, on Monday announced a dozen endorsements for the general election including all six Republicans seeking re-election to Florida House seats. The organization that spun off from Orlando Inc., the Orlando area Chamber of Commerce, recommended the election of Republican David Smith in Seminole County’s […]
Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018
3min268
The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association announced five new endorsements following Tuesday’s primaries, including state Sen. Dana Young and state Rep. Manny Diaz for the Florida Senate and Stockton Reeves VI for the Florida House. The association, a powerful interest group in Central Florida’s tourism-based economy, also announced endorsements of Pete Crotty for the […]
Scott PowersJune 11, 2018
3min592
Two months after making one of the biggest political debuts in recent Central Florida history, Lori Harris has withdrawn from the race for the Orange County Commission District 4 seat. Harris is pulling out to care for a family member who developed a serious health issue, a situation that emerged after Harris first entered the […]