Frank Torres

Frank TorresSeptember 4, 2015
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Linda “Sunshine” Grund, a student and mother of three, threw her hat in the ring for Orlando Mayor. Grund filed this morning, becoming the third candidate to join the race. Grund’s platform is “Promise, Peace, and Purpose.” Her campaign will be centered around development in the Lake Nona area, where she’s raising her family. In a phone conversation […]

Frank TorresSeptember 3, 2015
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A year ago, high school junior Theodora Beamer was attacked by a pit bull in her Orange County neighborhood. During the attack, she received multiple injuries, including a severed lip that required extensive plastic surgery to reattach. The dog that attacked Beamer was never captured. The dog’s owners quickly moved the animal from Orange County to the Miami-Dade […]

Frank TorresSeptember 3, 2015
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Democratic State Sen. Darren Soto officially launched his bid for Florida’s 9th Congressional District at an event Thursday night in downtown Orlando. “Everybody here is a leader in our community. We know what’s at stake,” he told the audience made up of friends and supporters. “We have a Congress that is dysfunctional. We need people that are willing to […]

Frank TorresSeptember 2, 2015
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The Democratic primary to replace firebrand incumbent Alan Grayson in Florida’s 9th Congressional District has generated a lot of headlines. Both State Sen. Darren Soto and former Congressional Director Susannah Randolph are campaigning aggressively, including television appearances, since announcing their respective campaigns. But the third big name in the contest – also the most mysterious – has everyone […]

Frank TorresSeptember 2, 2015
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As Paul Paulson sees it, raising taxes to close Orlando’s budget gap was like a “disease.” On Wednesday, the newest candidate for Orlando Mayor spoke to Florida Politics about what voters can expect from his campaign, as well as his past personal history with incumbent Buddy Dyer. After launching his campaign Tuesday, Paulson promised to make this race about the Mayor’s […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015
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Winter Garden City Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Olszewski has filed to run for Orange County Commission District 1 to replace incumbent Commissioner Scott Boyd, who has reached his term limit. District 1 includes the neighborhoods of Windermere, Winter Garden, and Oakland. Announcing on Tuesday afternoon at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office, Olszewski joined his […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015
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Orange County Commissioner Ted Edwards filed for re-election on Tuesday morning, seeking an opportunity to represent the people of District 5 for another four years. Edwards, the fiscal conservative on the commission, has often challenged project leaders looking for financial support from the board, peppering them with tougher questions than his colleagues. In 2013 he […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015
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Mike McLean announced his candidacy for Seminole County Clerk of Courts on Tuesday morning. “The Clerk of Courts affects all of Seminole County when they need a marriage license, have a legal issue, pay a traffic ticket and much more,” said McLean, a former Seminole County commissioner. “This should be a department that works to […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015
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In a 2016 legislative overview briefing held Tuesday morning, Orange County Commissioners identified what they would like to see emerge from the next legislative session. State lawmakers begin their committee meetings later this month. The presentation began with a state budget assessment, which county officials called the most “uncertain” forecast in some time, with unpredictable […]


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