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Scott PowersJuly 18, 2017

Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster has picked up a Democratic challenger in Florida’s 11th Congressional District, with Samuel Allen seeking to make the Affordable Care Act the centerpiece of his campaign. Allen, 30, of Tavares, is a telecommunications specialist who once ran unsuccessfully for town council in Howie-in-the-Hills in Lake County, While he’s ready to […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum told Orange County Democrats Monday night that the party needs a Democrat with courage to espouse Democratic values if it wants a chance to win the governor’s office next year. Gillum, speaking before perhaps 200 people gathered at the Orange County Democratic executive committee meeting, charged that Democrats have not been […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott has reassigned the cases of two women accused of abusing a three-year-old Orange County boy to death, transferring their cases from Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala to Ocala’s State Attorney Brad King. The transfers are like more than 20 others the governor has reassigned from Ayala to King since March, when Ayala, the […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Democratic candidate Anna Eskamani announced the endorsements Monday of 10 Democratic members of the Florida House of Representatives in her bid for Florida’s House District 47. In addition to the endorsements from Democratic state Reps. Amy Mercado and Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando, announced earlier, the backing comes from Democratic state Reps. John Cortes of […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

South Florida’s foremost LGBTQ community advocacy group, SAVE, has thrown its support behind Democratic state Rep. David Richardson in his run for Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Richardson made history in 2012 when he became the first openly-gay person elected to the Florida House of Representatives, then also with the support of SAVE. In […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Republican Bruno Portigliatti has launched his first TV commercial of the House District 44 campaign, an introductory spot declaring, “Now, you know Bruno.” The spot is airing on the Fox News channel on the Spectrum cable network in Orlando. “Do you know Bruno?” the playful spot begins, followed by Portigliatti himself smiling, almost laughing, responding, […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

While Vice President Mike Pence prepares to take over American space policy as chairman of the resurrected National Space Council, space exploration advocates are hailing his choice as the panel’s executive secretary, Scott Pace. Pace is a former space policy advisor in the administration of President George W. Bush and an academic who currently is […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

U.S. Rep. Val Demings is responding to the latest U.S. Senate health care bill by soliciting, gathering, videotaping and posting stories of Central Florida residents helped by the Affordable Care Act. The stories begin with one about someone identified only as a Central Florida small business owner named Kirk, who begins his testimonial by complaining […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2017

Republican House District 44 candidate John Newstreet dismissed questions Friday about whether he actually lives in the district, and for how long, seeking to end a whisper campaign that publicly surfaced during a debate Thursday. At the West Orange County Republican Women’s Club debate Thursday Newstreet fielded a question about whether he truly was an […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2017

Saying that Gov. Rick Scott has done little to address Florida’s opioid crisis compared with how counties and other states are responding, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum pledged Thursday to make it a major effort. Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, released a statement that offers several initiatives he said he will undertake if elected to take […]

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Sam Allen seeks to push ACA in challenge of Daniel Webster

Andrew Gillum tells Orange Democrats its time for leaders to take on difficult conversations

Rick Scott reassigns 2 more Aramis Ayala cases, involving alleged child killers

Anna Eskamani draws 10 Democratic lawmakers’ endorsements in HD 47

David Richardson gets support of South Florida LGBTQ group SAVE

Bruno Portigliatti out with first TV spot of HD 44 special election

Space groups hailing appointment of Scott Pace as National Space Council executive

Val Demings sharing Central Florida ACA stories

John Newstreet defends residency in, commitment to House District 44

Andrew Gillum pledges major response on heroin/opioid crisis