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Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest point since 2006, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. The governor’s last jobs report of his eight-year tenure [the December numbers will be reported after he leaves office] highlighted the point that 1.67 million private-sector jobs were added since December 2010, when Florida was […]

Scott PowersDecember 20, 2018

The chairs of both the Seminole County Republicans and Democrats expressed outraged Thursday over a phony endorsement letter of Seminole Republican Chair Kathryn Townsend‘s re-election bid, in an email circulating over the false signatures of state Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil and other Democrats. The origins of the letter are uncertain to either Townsend of the Democrats, though the […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

After poor a midterm performance, a fight is breaking among Republican leadership in Seminole County. County GOP chair Kathryn Townsend faces criticism of toying with membership lists to retain power for herself at the expense of party unity. One countywide elected official has gone as far as offering the executive committee a $25,000 reward if […]

Scott PowersDecember 18, 2018

Citing Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ environmental platform, Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewartis taking another shot at getting oil and gas hydraulic fracturing, fracking, banned in the state of Florida. Stewart filed SB 146 putting a fracking ban back on the Senate’s plate for the seventh or eighth time this decade, this time anticipating momentum and help […]

Scott PowersDecember 17, 2018

Help with Indian River Lagoon restoration projects and otherwise let cities and the county run their own affairs, area leaders told Volusia County’s Legislative delegation Monday. Time and again, representatives of Volusia County, Daytona Beach and other cities and towns in the county urged support for septic-to-sewer and other environmental protection projects aimed at improving […]

Scott PowersDecember 17, 2018

Democratic state Rep. Anna Eskamani declared that Richard Corcoran has “no professional background in education” in a letter to the Florida Board of Education urging it to conduct a national search before picking Florida’s next Education Commissioner. Corcoran, the pick by Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis for the job, is set to be considered by the Florida Board of […]

Scott PowersDecember 13, 2018

Brightline expects to start construction this winter on its planned, privately owned, higher-speed passenger railroad connecting South Florida to Orlando and envisions the first trains to start rolling into Orlando International Airport as soon as late 2021. Patrick Goddard, president and chief executive officer of Virgin Trains USA, also known as Brightline and formerly known as […]

Jacob OglesDecember 11, 2018

Brevard County Republican Executive Committee Chair Rick Lacey faces a growing uprising opposed to his re-election. Today, a list of high-ranking Republicans signed an open letter indicting his leadership over the last two years. Hitting inboxes two days before Lacey stands for a vote, the letter makes clear there is a divide among establishment and […]

Scott PowersDecember 10, 2018

Juvenile arrests fell sharply in Florida for the second consecutive fiscal year, led by counties such as Orange, Miami-Dade and Hillsborough that are aggressively pushing civil citations, diversion programs, and other initiatives to deal with juvenile crime other than arrests. Overall, Florida saw an 8 percent drop in juvenile arrests, and a 10 percent drop […]

Jacob OglesDecember 9, 2018

The leader of the Brevard County Republican Executive Committee faces criticism over his own harsh remarks about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign. Rick Lacey, chairman of the Brevard County REC, spoke at a recent Federated Republican Women meeting in Palm Bay and questioned the messaging strategy for the Republican’s statewide efforts. “I’ve got to be honest,” […]

Orlando

Florida unemployment dips to 3.3 percent

Fake Democrats’ letter to Seminole Republicans draws ire

Bitter losses fuel infighting within Seminole Co. GOP

Linda Stewart thinks this time may be the charm for anti-fracking bill

Indian River aid, Home Rule urged to Volusia lawmakers

Anna Eskamani calls Richard Corcoran ‘politically motivated and unqualified’ to be education chief

Brightline expects trains to roll into Orlando as soon as 2021

Brevard GOP leaders issue open call on chair to step aside

Juvenile arrests fall as counties such as Orange turn to alternative justice

Brevard GOP Chair: Ron DeSantis ‘ran a very bad campaign’