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Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

The Cuba that President Barack Obama intends to visit next month could feature streets teaming with genuinely grateful and eager people – or a street show carefully orchestrated through fear by a still-oppressive and all-powerful government. Those were the pictures drawn Friday by Ralph Patino, founder of Cuba Now and an advisor to Obama on […]

Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Val Demings has gained the endorsements of the Service Trades Council group of unions representing Walt Disney World workers and specifically the United Food and Commercial Workers, her campaign announced Friday. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, is running in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, in a Democratic primary field that includes state […]

Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2016

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has appointed Millie Irizarry as her special assistant in the Office of Public Engagement and Hispanic Affairs, her office announced. Irizarry’s responsibilities include building awareness of Orange County services to Hispanic communities throughout the county. Irizarry is also charged with finding how Orange County can best deliver services to its […]

Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2016

Controversy over U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s hedge funds is narrowing to a simple question that has sparked serious speculation: Was the SEC filing for his only active investment fund supposed to indicate three investors or four? whether his SEC filing for his only active fund was supposed to report three, or four, investors. The question was raised regarding his Securities […]

Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2016

In an unusual occurrence, four of the state’s best-known university-based political scientists have been brought together to express opposition to House Bill 7059, which aims to unify Florida’s election dates for national, state and local elections. The Florida League of Cities gathered opposition statements from Aubrey Jewett of the University of Central Florida, Susan MacManus from […]

Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2016

State Rep. John Cortes of Kissimmee has endorsed state Sen. Darren Soto in his bid to seek the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9, which includes Kissimmee. Cortes’s house district is largely contained within Soto’s Senate district, and in CD 9. “Darren Soto is exactly the kind of representative Central Florida […]

Scott PowersFebruary 17, 2016

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U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson is putting his Democratic presidential nomination super delegate vote up for a vote. The Orlando congressman representing Congressional District 9, who is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, used his campaign newsletter to open up an on-line survey link for his supporters today, asking them to weigh in. Supporters are to […]

Scott PowersFebruary 17, 2016

The fiscal conservatism political organization Club For Growth has its hands unusually full with the presidential race this year but is taking a close look at weighing in on several Florida races beyond the two it already has targeted. CFG President David McIntosh said Wednesday in Orlando that the fluidity of Florida’s congressional races, because […]

Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2016

Hillary For Florida will open field offices in Jacksonville and Orlando on Wednesday, giving the Hillary Clinton Democratic presidential campaign five Florida offices. The Orlando office will officially open at 2153 West Oak Ridge Rd., at 6 p.m. National Organization of Women Florida President Terry Sanders will give the opening remarks. The Jacksonville office will officially open […]

Scott PowersFebruary 16, 2016

Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement of the National Women’s Political Caucus in her bid for the Democratic nomination for Florida’s Congressional District 9, her campaign announced. The NWPC, founded in 1971, is a national, multi-partisan, grassroots membership organization dedicated to identifying, recruiting, training and supporting women candidates for elected and appointed office. The group […]

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Experts draw starkly different pictures of Cuba that Barack Obama will visit

Food workers union, Disney union group endorse Val Demings in CD 10 race

Orange County mayor appoints special assistant for Hispanic affairs

Alan Grayson’s hedge fund controversy comes down to details about 4th investor

Top Florida political scientists come out against unified elections

John Cortes endorses Darren Soto in CD 9 race

Alan Grayson putting his super delegate vote up for a vote

Club For Growth President David McIntosh considers backing more Florida races

Hillary Clinton campaign opening field offices in Orlando, Jacksonville on Wednesday

Susannah Randolph gets nod from National Women’s Political Caucus in CD 9 race