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Scott PowersOctober 8, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Murphy has called on her Republican opponent U.S. Rep. John Mica to denounce Donald Trump for newly disclosed statements about women and she released a new TV commercial saying Mica shares’ Trump’s ‘harmful policies.’ The TV commercial, “It’s Time To Change Washington,” charges that Mica and Trump share policies opposing a woman’s […]

Scott PowersOctober 8, 2016

On Florida’s northern Atlantic coast from New Smyrna Beach to the Georgia state line, residents may spend a second straight evening in the dark. Massive power outages are being reported as far west as Baker and Bradford counties, after Hurricane Matthew’s journey north up the seaboard Friday. 673,019, or 8 percent, of Florida electrical customers lack power. […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon will be declared re-elected to his seat in Florida’s House District 29 at 5 p.m. Friday because the Florida Democratic Party will not nominate a replacement candidate for Fred Marra, who dropped out last week. Plakon has been in limbo for seven days since Marra dropped out Sept. 30 for […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Those who want to see Republican state Rep. Mike Miller win re-election in his tough battle with Beth Tuura for Florida House District 47 are coming to the table. The Orlando incumbent raised more than $52,000 in the last two weeks of September, not including another nearly $30,000 worth of in-kind services such as research, […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Volusia County has gone almost entirely dark, and Flagler and Indian River counties are not far behind, because of Hurricane Matthew. The latest power outage reports provided by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office show 78 percent of power customers in Volusia were without electricity as of noon, while 69 percent of Flagler customers, 67 percent of Indian […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Democratic House District 49 nominee Carlos Guillermo Smith never drew a political party opponent in his quest to win Florida House District 49 back from the Republicans, and he’s not taking lightly his lone rival, independent candidate Shea Silverman. Smith, who has pushed one of the strongest fundraising campaigns in Florida of any non-incumbent running for […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

More than a half-million customers statewide including most in Brevard and Volusia counties have lost power due to Hurricane Matthew, the office of Gov. Rick Scott reported Friday morning. The hardest hit areas, as expected, are the coastal counties from Martin through Flagler, with more power outages expected in coming hours as Matthew lurches northward toward Jacksonville. […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of seven Florida men convicted in federal courts of dealing cocaine or methamphetamine, the White House announced late Thursday. Two of the federal prisoners, Benjy Neil Allums of Niceville, and Virgil Leon Darville of Boynton Beach, will be eligible for release from prison in February under the commuted sentences. The others still have many years […]

Scott PowersOctober 6, 2016

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has ordered a countywide curfew starting tonight and running through Saturday morning, and Sheriff Jerry Demings said his patrols will be making sure only essential emergency drivers are on the roads. The curfew will run from 10 p.m. Thursday through 7 a.m. Saturday. Earlier, Seminole County declared a curfew running […]

Scott PowersOctober 6, 2016

Florida’s Hispanic voters are solidly behind Hillary Clinton, especially non-Republican voters, and less solidly behind Florida’s Hispanic Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, according to a new poll conducted by Associated Industries of Florida. The survey of 600 likely Hispanic voters — with 53 percent of them interviewed in Spanish — gives Clinton, Rubio, and his […]

Scott Powers

New Stephanie Murphy TV ad says John Mica shares Donald Trump’s ‘harmful policies’

As of 6 p.m, over 673,000 Floridians still have no power

Scott Plakon to be declared winner of HD 29 seat

Mike Miller collects $52K cash plus $30K in services from RPOF

Power outage in Volusia approaches 80%; 826,000 statewide and rising

Carlos Guillermo Smith not taking independent opponent Shea Silverman for granted

More than half of Brevard, Volusia residents without power due to Hurricane Matthew

Barack Obama commutes sentences for 7 Florida drug dealers

Teresa Jacobs declares curfew for Orange County

Florida Hispanic voters give Hillary Clinton 24-point lead, Marco Rubio 9 points