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Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott’s latest effort to promote private job creators under his administration turned to Web Benefits Design Corp. of Orlando, a company growing in no small part thanks to the federal Affordable Care Act that Scott fought. In Orlando Monday morning, Scott praised the employee benefits technology company that plans to add dozens of […]

Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2016

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral Feb. 24 to carry an SES television service satellite into orbit the satellite company announced this morning. The time of the launch, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, has not been announced. SES stead SpaceX has Feb. 25 as a backup date […]

Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2016

Susannah Randolph has picked up another endorsement from the Democrats Progressive wing for her race for the Congressional District 9 nomination, this time from U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona. Grijalva is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. “As a community organizer who has dedicated her career to protecting our environment, Susannah knows how to […]

Scott PowersFebruary 7, 2016

Orlando’s big vision for downtown, the Creative Village development, hinges on a lot of ifs, and Orlando City Council is going to consider addressing the first big if Monday. Creative Village plans first hatched more than five years ago envision turning 68 acres of what is now mostly vacant moonscape, which once held the now-razed […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, said Friday that he supports broad but efficient development of a commercial space program and also thinks the U.S. government needs to keep pursuing space for military and intelligence support. Murphy on Friday was the first U.S. Senate candidate this year to meet with Space Coast […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

The Florida Board of Governors will hold a special meeting in Orlando March 2 to hear the University of Central Florida’s pitch for a downtown Orlando campus. Details, including location of the meeting, are not yet set. The university said Friday the Board of Governors arranged the meeting so UCF can seek approval for a […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says drones near airports “an accident that is waiting to happen,” and is asking the FAA for tougher rules and to consider technologies allowing airports to take control of drones flying nearby. Nelson called a meeting at Orlando International Airport Friday of top executives at seven of Florida’s largest airports — Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St. […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

Count on a satellite with one of the most accurate clocks in the solar system to get into space on time. Friday morning an Atlas V rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, bucking strong winds that threatened a scrubbed launch, to lift the last of the latest set of Air Force GPS […]

Scott PowersFebruary 4, 2016

The University of Central Florida is advising students, faculty and staff that it has discovered a data breach that could have exposed release of Social Security numbers of up to 63,000 people at the university. Here’s the meat of Thursday’s announcement, released by UCF: “After UCF discovered the unauthorized access in January, university officials immediately […]

Scott PowersFebruary 4, 2016

The U.S. Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson blasted his opponent U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy for crossing the aisle to vote in favor of a bill that would ease reporting restrictions on securities sales. Murphy was one of 24 Democrats (along with U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Tallahassee) to vote yea on H.B. 1675, which […]

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Rick Scott touts Orlando company growing on Affordable Care Act opportunities

SpaceX launch of SES satellite set for Feb. 24 at Cape Canaveral

Susannah Randolph gets another progressive Democrat endorsement, Raul Grijalva

Deal to get Orlando’s Creative Village rolling now on city council’s table

Patrick Murphy supports balance of government, private space program

UCF arranges to pitch downtown Orlando campus at special meeting of Board of Governors

Bill Nelson, Florida airport leaders call for FAA rules, technologies, to crack down on drones near airports

Atlas V rocket blasts GPS satellite into orbit

UCF reports data breach exposing Social Security numbers of 63,000 students and staff

Alan Grayson campaign blasts Patrick Murphy for crossing aisle on financial markets bill