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Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is planning to speak at the University of Central Florida on Saturday. His website has announced a noon appearance at the CFE Arena on the UCF campus in Orlando. Tickets are being offered for free through Eventbrite.com. It will be Trump’s first appearance in Central Florida since the Sunshine Summit, […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly declared themselves front-runners Tuesday for their parties’ nominations for Florida’s U.S. Senate and announced they would hold a series of two-man debates. The pair, who have led the past couple of public opinion polls, dismissed the notion that both are in relatively tight races for […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

Todd Wilcox is showing little worry even as polls continue to show him as a blip in Florida’s U.S. Senate Republican race and as Carlos Beruff enters the race late also claiming the “outsider” lane. The Orlando businessman entered the race last summer and still finds himself running a distant fourth behind three establishment candidates. That was before […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

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The University of Central Florida has secured another $3 million in private donations – this time from Orlando-based Dr. Phillips Charities – and takes its bid for a downtown campus to the Board of Governors Wednesday still short but full of confidence. UCF President John Hitt and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer joined Dr. Phillips Charities […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto has received the endorsement of Ocean Champions in his race for the Democratic nomination in Orlando-based Congressional District 9. Ocean Champions is an environmental group that focuses on oceans and ocean wildlife, and has designated 68 “champions” in the current Congress. Soto, an Orlando Democrat, is on the Florida Senate Environmental […]

Scott PowersFebruary 29, 2016

A bill that started out seeking to expand Florida’s limited medical marijuana program to give relief to end-of-life patients has grown into a measure to expand the program in several directions. And it got approval Monday by the Senate Rules Committee. The overhauled Senate Bill 460 now heads back to the Senate floor, from where […]

Scott PowersFebruary 29, 2016

The University of Central Florida announced Monday it has attracted another $2.5 million in private donations toward its proposed downtown campus but the university remains $7 million short of its pledge for the project. The university had pledged to the state it would raise $20 million toward the $60 million proposed downtown campus before asking […]

Scott PowersFebruary 29, 2016

The Senate Rules Committee on Monday approved a memorial urging Congress to authorize use of U.S. military force against terrorist groups. The committee approved Senate Memorial 1710, sending it to the Senate floor with no debate or questions, and only one comment from the public, from a man who was more interested in talking about abortion than […]

Scott PowersFebruary 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, a U.S. Senate candidate, has thrown his endorsement and super delegate vote to Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential race. Grayson made the decision after asking his supporters to help him decide between Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Grayson’s campaign said his effort, run through […]

Scott PowersFebruary 29, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy grabbed a break-though progressive endorsement Monday as NARAL Pro-Choice America picked him over U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate race. NARAL Pro-Choice America Senior Vice President Sasha Bruce called Murphy “fearless” in fighting to defend and expand Americans’ reproductive freedom.” “Patrick has been fearless in going up against the […]

Scott Powers

Donald Trump planning campaign stop in Orlando Saturday

Alan Grayson, David Jolly declare themselves frontrunners in Senate races, announce debates

Todd Wilcox counting on late rise as outsider in GOP U.S. Senate race

UCF gets another $3 million for downtown campus, heads to Board of Governors

Darren Soto endorsed by Ocean Champions environmental group in CD 9 race

Senate Rules panel OKs expanded medical marijuana bill

UCF gathers another $2.5 million toward downtown campus pledge, but still short

Senate Rules panel endorses use of force against terrorist organizations

Alan Grayson throws endorsement, super-delegate vote to Bernie Sanders

Patrick Murphy gets NARAL Pro-Choice America endorsement in U.S. Senate race