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Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2016

The long-running controversial plan for major development in lands once held as off-limits east of the Econlockhachee River received a critical approval Tuesday night from the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Development and regulating plans for “The Grow,” dubbed “Lake Pickett South” by county planners, calls for a 1,190-acre, 2,078 house plan between Colonial Drive […]

Scott PowersSeptember 20, 2016

A new television commercial from the House Majority PAC and airing in the Orlando market, blames U.S. Rep. John Mica for Congress’s failures to pass budgets and says Democratic challenger Stephanie Murphy endorses the “no-budget, no-pay” proposal for salaries. Mica’s campaign responded by declaring the ad has most of its facts wrong, and said it […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will campaign in Orlando Wednesday, her team announced Monday. No details have been released, except that the event will be public. “Clinton will discuss her vision for an America that is stronger together and to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top,” reads an […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

Las Vegas and Orlando. Orlando and Vegas. If you live in one, you know the rivalry and the snarkish back-and-forth putdowns. But when you set aside the casinos, theme parks, and Asian buffet restaurants there still seems to be enough there to rank both among the nation’s most fun cities, according to a new list. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership may be getting little political love this election season, but the administration of President Barack Obama still is quietly pushing it, as at a meeting of small business leaders organized Monday by Business Forward. Terri Robl, director of regional economic policy and summit coordination for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional nominee Bill McCullough has failed to file his personal financial disclosures report as required under federal law in his campaign attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. McCullough, who won the Aug. 30 Democratic primary, has twice filed for extensions on the requirement, but both extensions have expired. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Citing a mixup with a former campaign accountant, Republican congressional candidate Thuy Lowe has failed to file a personal financial disclosure statement for her campaign against Democrat Val Demings in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Lowe told FloridaPolitics.com the statement was completed and would be filed late Friday afternoon. However it has not been posted by the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Sharon Smoley has left the government relations team at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts to take over as the new state director for Charter Communications. Charter Communications is the new entity created when Charter Spectrum completed its $71 billion acquisitions of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable earlier this summer. Smoley will be […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Dave Koller disclosed only his annual income in mandatory federal personal financial disclosure statements, as he campaigns against Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Webster in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. Webster, a three-term incumbent in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, switched to CD 11 after redistricting last year, He disclosed assets chiefly limited to his […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Corry Westbrook lists scores of investments on her personal financial disclosure and the environmental activist seeking to take down Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey in Florida’s 8th Congressional District might be worth millions. Westbrook’s detailed disclosure statement contrast’s sharply with that of Posey, a four-term incumbent, whose assets as listed are limited […]

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St. Petersburg City Hall. Image via WikiCommons.

Orange County approves controversial Lake Pickett ‘The Grow’ plan

New PAC ad says Stephanie Murphy endorses no-budget no-pay in Congress

Hillary Clinton to campaign in Orlando Wednesday

Orlando trails only Vegas in list of America’s most fun cities, but Cincy is 6th?

U.S. Department of State officials push TPP at Orlando small business meeting

CD 6 personal finances: Democrat Bill McCullough fails to file disclosure statement

CD 10: Republican Thuy Lowe fails to file personal financial disclosure statement

Personnel note: Sharon Smoley leaves Disney for Charter Communications

CD 11: Democrat Dave Koller discloses little finance in campaign with Dan Webster

CD 8: Corry Westbrook and Bill Posey with contrasting financial statements