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Scott PowersDecember 27, 2018

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Indian River County, clearing the way for Brightline to consider its next steps in building a higher-speed passenger railroad that could connect West Palm Beach and Orlando. “The court’s decision adds momentum to our efforts of connecting Orlando to South Florida,” Brightline spokeswoman Ali Soule said in […]

Scott PowersDecember 26, 2018

Under harsh criticism from politicians and the state commission investigating the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre last February, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel released a letter to the commission Wednesday outlining policy changes in his department, including one that deputies “shall” immediately intervene. Israel’s letter to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chair of the Marjory […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

After coming out of a contentious four-way election that ousted the previous chair Thursday night, new Seminole County Republican Chair Linda Trocine is pledging pursuit of liberty and high quality of life for residents of the county. Trocine, a real estate agent and former NASA systems engineer from Oviedo, defeated incumbent Kathryn Townsend in a runoff […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s incoming U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has grabbed a seat on the powerful Senate Committee on the Budget for the 116th Congress. Scott, a Republican, also will be serving on three committees that currently are home to outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the Special […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest point since 2006, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. The governor’s last jobs report of his eight-year tenure [the December numbers will be reported after he leaves office] highlighted the point that 1.67 million private-sector jobs were added since December 2010, when Florida was […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced late Thursday he’s ready to take up the requested pardons for the Groveland Four immediately. Though he didn’t explicitly say he’s prepared to issue the pardons, DeSantis called the Groveland Four “victims” and expressed strong sympathy with the cause seeking belated justice for four young black men falsely accused of raping a […]

Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is flexing her muscle in front of House Speaker-Designate Nancy Pelosi again, this time to seek her backing of automatic voter registration. Murphy, the new chair of the Future Forum, a caucus of young Democrats in the House, sent a letter Thursday to Pelosi of California and Democratic Leader-Designate […]

Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

The Space Frontier Act of 2018, which has Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as a key backer, was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate, with provisions again extending the intended life of the International Space Station and elevating the commercial space office in the federal bureacracy. Senate Bill 3277, which was introduced in July […]

Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

A bill cosponsored by 21 of Florida’s set up a national network of Alzheimer’s research, treatment and support centers of excellence, was approved late Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, sending it to the desk of President Donald Trump. The Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act or the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, […]

Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

The chairs of both the Seminole County Republicans and Democrats expressed outraged Thursday over a phony endorsement letter of Seminole Republican Chair Kathryn Townsend‘s re-election bid, in an email circulating over the false signatures of state Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil and other Democrats. The origins of the letter are uncertain to either Townsend of the Democrats, though the […]

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Brightline wins again in court, clearing tracks for Orlando run

Scott Israel outlines post-Marjory Stoneman Douglas changes

Linda Trocine to push liberty, quality of life as new Seminole Republicans chair

Rick Scott gets Senate budget committee seat

Florida unemployment dips to 3.3 percent

Ron DeSantis to take up Groveland Four immediately, declaring, ‘Justice was miscarried’

Stephanie Murphy, young congressional Democrats push Nancy Pelosi for voter language

Bill Nelson’s last big space bill approved by U.S. Senate

Val Demings hails passage of Alzheimer’s bill in Congress

Fake Democrats’ letter to Seminole Republicans draws ire