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Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Susannah Randolph has qualified to appear on the August 30 primary ballot as a Democratic candidate for Orlando-based Congressional District 9 by submitting enough petition signatures of registered voters, her campaign announced Thursday. Randolph became the first Democratic candidate to qualify by petition in the race. Her primary opponent state Sen. Darren Soto’s campaign announced […]

Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Democrat Mike Clelland announced a huge fundraising April for his Senate District 13 campaign. Clelland, a former state representative from Seminole County, announced he raised $101,500 for his political committee Common Sense for Central Florida and another $20,380 for his official campaign during the month. That, he announced in a news release issued Thursday, brings his […]

Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Orlando Democrat State Rep. Darren Soto has picked up two more Congressional endorsements in his primary run for Congressional District 9. Soto’s campaign announced he has the endorsements of Democratic Reps. Linda Sánchez of California and Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sánchez, who is of Mexican descent, has served in Congress for 13 years and is […]

Scott PowersMay 5, 2016

Orlando Democrat Susannah Randolph has picked up another labor endorsement in her primary race for Congressional District 9, this time the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters ranks of 1.4 million members no longer are limited to dock workers, but include a diverse range of people such as costumed characters at Walt Disney World, car […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2016

Eight candidates have qualified for the ballot and two others have withdrawn their candidacies for seven seats on the Orange County Courts bench. Another seven candidates have filed and there are prospects for contested elections for at least five of the seven judgeships. Candidates have until noon Friday to qualify. In the county’s Group 1, Eric DuBois from […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan is making the Republican plan to offer relief to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis a top priority, expects the newest draft to emerge soon, and will seek quick passage. The bill, H.R. 4900, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), comes with assurance to conservatives that it is no […]

Scott PowersMay 4, 2016

UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): According to a press release, due to inclement weather, the JCSAT-14 launch is now scheduled for no earlier than 1:21 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 6. There is two-hour launch window. Original story: A SpaceX Falcon 9 is prepared to launch in the wee hours of Thursday morning to carry a private […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2016

Augustus Sol Invictus says he is on the run. Florida’s wannabe Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate claims he is being pursued by anti-fascist groups targeting him for violence, while the FBI is also after him for possible prosecution. Invictus is the uncertified candidate of the Libertarian Party of Florida from Orlando whose rhetoric and symbolism have critics calling […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson said Tuesday that Puerto Rico needs bankruptcy protection and said he will introduce an omnibus bill to help the commonwealth that includes that option. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, said the Republican plan to help Puerto Rico deal with its crippling $72 billion debt crisis amounts to […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Susannah Randolph has picked up the endorsement of the United Food and Commercial Workers (WFCW) for her primary run in Orlando-based Congressional District 9. The UFCW represents 1.3 million grocery store, retail, food and drug store employees nationwide. “From leading the fight to defeat wage theft, to standing up for fair pay […]

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Susannah Randolph qualifies for CD 9 primary ballot via petition

Mike Clelland pulls in $121K in one month for his SD 13 campaign

Darren Soto picks up more congressional endorsements in CD 9 race

Susannah Randolph picks up Teamsters support in CD 9

Orange County judicial races coming into focus

Paul Ryan making Puerto Rico relief bill top priority, but Democrats call it unfair to islanders

SpaceX Falcon 9 looking for weather window Friday morning for launch

Augustus Sol Invictus says his U.S. Senate campaign hounded by anti-fascists threatening violence, FBI

Alan Grayson pushes for bankruptcy protection for Puerto Rico

Susannah Randolph gets food workers’ union endorsement in CD 9