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Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Personal financial disclosure statements for candidates in Florida’s 9th Congressional District race show the professional interests of Democratic lawyer Darren Soto and Republican tool business owner Wayne Liebnitzky say it all. Soto, a state senator from Orlando, lists no assets other than his and his wife’s retirement accounts and his law practice, Darren Soto Law […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica and his Democratic opponent, Stephanie Murphy, in Florida’s 7th Congressional District are the two wealthiest congressional candidates in Central Florida this year, each with net worths topping $1 million. Mica’s net worth ranges between $3 million and $9 million, most of it tied up in real estate, according to his latest personal […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Democratic congressional nominee Val Demings is embarking on a seven-stop “listening tour” with town halls set throughout Florida’s 10th Congressional District in west Orange County, her campaign announced Thursday. Three stops in her tour, which she calls “Lift Every Voice,” have been announced. She’ll appear at Pine Hills Community Church next Tuesday evening; the Callahan […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant filed a complaint Thursday with the Florida Elections Commission charging Donald Trump violated Florida law with his $25,000 donation to a committee supporting the re-election of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. The complaint does not charge Bondi with any wrongdoing. And it doesn’t delve into the relationship between Trump […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is introducing another bill aimed at preventing suspected terrorists from buying weapons, this time with a 10-year look-back provision on anyone who had previously been investigated. The bill, dubbed the Terror Intelligence Improvement Act, would require federal agencies to coordinate efforts so anyone investigated for terrorism by any federal agency in the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos announced this week his Blue Origin company is going to build the biggest rocket on Earth and call it the “New Glenn,” continuing his tradition of naming spacecraft after legendary NASA astronauts. The rocket will be taller than anything now in production, though smaller than NASA’s planned Space Launch System rocket; […]

Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida chambers of commerce, announced its endorsements in 13 state legislative races and eight local races Wednesday. The group, associated with the Central Florida Partnership, a coalition of chambers of, picked Republicans in every race except two Osceola County commission contests. “These endorsements send a strong signal to our […]

Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

A new Hillary Clinton commercial being released on the internet Wednesday highlights the donation Donald Trump‘s foundation made to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and calls it corrupt politics. The 2013 donation, made as Bondi’s office was reviewing a potential action against Trump University in Florida, has become big fodder for Democrats. On Tuesday, members […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party is reporting more than 221,000 new Democratic voters have been added to the state’s voter rolls during the first eight months of this year — 20 percent more than the number of new Republicans. The gap is far wider among new voters who are black, Hispanic, or reporting “other” races on their voter registrations, […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and and several Florida members of Congress to talk about the latest effort to fund the fight on the Zika virus. Scott’s meeting with Rubio was followed with a visit to Ryan’s office, and then Yoho, as Congress […]

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CD 9 personal financials: Darren Soto’s law practice and Wayne Liebnitzky’s tools business dominate

CD 7 race features millionaire candidates, John Mica and Stephanie Murphy

Val Demings announces ‘listening tour’ in CD 10 race

Florida Dems file election complaint against Donald Trump in Pam Bondi deal

Marco Rubio introducing bill to stop gun purchases by suspected terrorists

Blue Origin’s ‘New Glenn’ rocket to be big, powerful launch from Cape Canaveral

BusinessForce announces endorsements in Central Florida elections

Hillary Clinton ad goes after Donald Trump-Pam Bondi money

Florida Dems’ claim big voter registration drive advantage; yet racial splits widening

Rick Scott meets with Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, other congressmen on Zika