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Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

Airbnb is heading back to the airwaves this week to remind people that someone considers Haiti, El Salvador and all of Africa to be a bunch of “shithole countries” but that the vacation rental marketing company knows some people who’d like to show otherwise. “Let’s open doors not build walls,” declares a new TV commercial […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

A national group called #VoteProChoice has announced its endorsement of Democrat Anna Eskamani in the Florida House District 47 race. Eskamani, of Orlando, is senior director of public affairs and communications for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, managing a team across 22 counties, including the Tampa Bay and Orlando areas, and a high-profile […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio took to the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday to demand more hurricane relief, with Nelson decrying the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to end food and water aid to the people of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, and Rubio renewing his call for Congress to […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

John F. Davis, most recently president of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida and a former Republican Party of Florida executive, has been hired as the new executive vice president of Orlando Inc., the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Orlando Economic Partnership announced the news Tuesday. Davis will manage the strategic […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

In a battle over how far to roll back local control and regulation of vacation rental homes, state Sen. Greg Steube won a key victory Tuesday. The Senate Committee on Community Affairs approved the Sarasota Republican’s bill, advancing a comprehensive preemption of local laws regulating services provided by companies like Airbnb. That ended a legislative […]

Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

The Republican U.S. Senate leadership is launching a new digital ad on Tuesday attacking Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson for not working with President Donald Trump. The 15-second ad “Senator Nelson Doesn’t Care” from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, being pushed out on Facebook Tuesday ahead of Trump’s State of the Union Address, accuses […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

A second Republican, Mikaela Nix, has entered the race for Florida House District 47 in Orlando. Nix, 35, of Orlando, is a lawyer with her own practice specializing in advocating for fathers and husbands in family law, and she’s been active in Republican politics and public service in Central Florida for several years. She is […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

A proposal to create a specialty license plate commemorating Orlando City Soccer was approved Monday by the Florida House Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee. The proposal, approved last week by the Florida House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee 11-0, means HB 1263 now has cleared two key panels and still has the House Government Accountability Committee ahead […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

Before and after scenes from the Pulse nightclub slaughter of 2016 and before and after images representing the Sandy Hook Elementary School slaughter of 2012 and the Las Vegas concert slaughter of 2017 are part of a new series of anti-assault weapon videos that The Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence has produced and is […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is seeing Tuesday’s State of the Union speech as an opportunity to push his climate change and off-shore drilling messages. The former Miami Beach mayor’s gubernatorial campaign announced it will be spending $70,000 to air his “Denial” TV commercial during President Donald Trump‘s speech Tuesday night. That’s in addition […]

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Airbnb seeking equal time for the beauty of its ‘sh*thole countries’ destinations

Pro-choice abortion rights group endorses Anna Eskamani in HD 47

Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Florida congressional delegation demand more hurricane relief

John Davis hired as executive vice president of Orlando Inc.

Senate committee forwards bill preempting local control of vacation rentals

Senate Republicans’ ad portrays Bill Nelson as against Donald Trump

Mikaela Nix enters Florida House District 47 race

Orlando City Soccer license plate clears another committee

Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence launches social media video campaign

Philip Levine pushing ‘Denial’ ad during State of the Union