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Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019

A former Navy intelligence official with a background in national security analysis who also is studious of economic theory, running on a generally moderate Democratic platform, seeking to flip a long-held Republican seat against a well-established opponent in increasingly purple Seminole County. No, not Stephanie Murphy. Meet Justin Miller. Thursday night Miller introduced himself to Seminole […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019

The Groveland Four were pardoned Friday by the Florida Executive Clemency Board. The unanimous action of the board, the Florida Cabinet, came Friday nearly 70 years after one of the most infamous cases of Jim Crow-era racial injustice began, and just three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced Gov. Rick Scott, who had ignored calls for […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Kissimmee’s U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has been appointed to a seat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Soto’s appointment puts him on the committee with a wide range of authority over areas ranging from health care to environmental protection. “This appointment will give us a greater voice on behalf of our constituents to promote […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist has won an appointment to powerful House Committee on Appropriations. Crist, of St. Petersburg, will be taking a seat on the A-list committee responsible for funding for most of the functions of the federal government, his office announced Thursday morning. He takes a lead in the Democratically controlled 116th Congress […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings will be playing a key role in her party’s efforts to get more Democrats elected to Congress in 2020. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee appointed Demings to be one of two national co-chairs of that organization’s recruitment committee, which identifies, recruits and promotes Democrats around the country to run for […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019

Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy just got a seat at the grown-ups table in the House of Representatives, joining the House Ways and Means Committee. Murphy, just starting her second term, announced late Wednesday that she had been appointed to the chief tax-writing committee, with oversight on federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security […]

Scott PowersJanuary 9, 2019

Seminole County Commissioner and former State Sen. Lee Constantine may be in line to take over the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections post after Mike Ertel became Florida Secretary of State Tuesday. Constantine, a Republican, said Wednesday evening that he was contacted by the transition team of Gov. Ron DeSantis to see whether he might […]

Scott PowersJanuary 9, 2019

Florida’s senior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has been elected chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for the 116th Congress. Rubio, whose campaigns and agenda have long emphasized the importance of small businesses and entrepreneurship to the American Dream, succeeds U.S. Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, who last week was named the chair […]

Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2019

Florida’s foresters, land managers and storm recovery crews have more than just the obvious devastation left behind by Hurricane Michael. Now, they must prepare for the potential of massive wildfires, floodplains flooding, and the prospect of devastation by pine beetles. That was part of the sobering message given Tuesday to the Florida Senate Environment and […]

Scott PowersJanuary 7, 2019

Voters’ overwhelming approval of Amendment 6 to put broad guarantees of crime victims’ rights into the Florida Constitution means the Florida Legislature has a lot of clarifying to do, from defining who notifies victims to what victims’ information might be shielded from public disclosure. At least that was the assessment of several representatives of stakeholders […]

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Democrat Justin Miller kicks off campaign for SD 9

Groveland Four are pardoned

Darren Soto tapped for House Energy and Commerce committee

Charlie Crist lands on House Appropriations Committee

Val Demings gets key post in Democrats’ congressional campaign committee

Stephanie Murphy grabs seat on powerful Ways and Means Committee

Lee Constantine contacted about Seminole elections post

Marco Rubio will lead Senate’s small business committee

The four Hurricane Michael disasters: storm, long-term flooding, fire threat, pine beetle

Marsy’s Law amendment leaves plenty for Legislature to figure out