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Scott PowersJune 15, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is launching a new Spanish-language television commercial Friday in Orlando and Miami highlighting his commitments to public education in Florida. The 30-second spot, “Escuela,” [“School,”] shows shots in a classroom and Levine visiting with students as a narrator talks about Florida public schools being underfunded and teachers underpaid, and about […]

Scott PowersJune 14, 2018

Conservative politics iconoclast Roger Stone is endorsing Sanford businessman Scott Sturgill in the election contest for Florida’s 7th Congressional District, Sturgill’s campaign announced. Stone, who has had long career as a controversial warrior of politics, dating to Richard Nixon and who was a close advisor of President Donald Trump, made his endorsement announcement at a surprise appearance […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park will not be attending the big Pulse remembrance ceremony in his Orlando district Tuesday night and instead will be holding a campaign fundraiser in Miami. Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge called Miller’s move “reprehensible” Tuesday morning. The fundraiser is for Miller’s campaign to be elected to […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson joined forces to introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate noting the survivors and commemorating the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting that took place two years ago Tuesday. The resolution refers to the massacre both as a terrorist attack and a […]

Scott PowersJune 6, 2018

The key to dealing with rising sea levels in Miami Beach and climate change effects across Florida is boiling down to being able to refocus efforts to making the state more resilient, and the same principal applies to other statewide issues, Democratic Philip Levine said Wednesday. Meeting with a handful of environmental activists in Orlando, […]

Scott PowersJune 6, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King told a room full of gun-control activists Wednesday that he’s carrying a big agenda for them if he’s elected governor but that he’s got some doubts about how much of it could be enacted, short of a Constitutional Amendment. King, the Winter Park entrepreneur, has embraced the full Democratic platform […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

The next few months could go a long ways toward determining whether the privately-run, higher-speed passenger train Brightline will travel between South Florida and Orlando by 2021. With a seven-month extension granted Thursday by the federal government, All Aboard Florida now has until the end of the year to sell $1.15 billion in tax-exempt private […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2018

The federal government has granted a seven-month extension for All Aboard Florida to sell the $1.15 billion in private equity bonds it intends to use to finance the proposed higher-speed rail expansion that could roll private Brightline passenger trains between South Florida and Orlando. The extension comes in the nick of time, as the company’s […]

Scott PowersMay 30, 2018

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The Democratic National Committee just weighed in on the Florida partisan fight for Puerto Rican voters, providing the state party with a $100,000 grant and arguments on why they should register as Democrats. DNC Chair Tom Perez and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo joined U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Val Demings and others in […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2018

Orlando U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has picked up the endorsement of a national Muslim civil rights group in his quest for re-election, announcing Thursday that the Emgage PAC is backing him because of his efforts on behalf of Muslims caught up in the White House’s Muslim policies. “On the first day of President [Donald] Trump’s […]

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Philip Levine launches Spanish ad on schools in Orlando, Miami

Roger Stone gets behind Scott Sturgill in CD 7 race

Mike Miller attending Miami fundraiser instead of Pulse ceremony in his district

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson introduce Pulse remembrance resolution in U.S. Senate

With environment, as with most things, it’s all about building in resilience, Philip Levine says

Chris King tempers expectations on his big gun agenda

Brightline’s Orlando line could be settled in next few months

Feds approve seven-month extension for Brightline train bonds

National Democrats aid Florida Democrats’ Puerto Rican voter outreach

Darren Soto picks up Emgage Muslim group endorsement in CD9 race