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Associated PressAugust 18, 2017

There’s a new twist in the standoff between an octogenarian widow in Florida who refused to sell her townhome and the giant developer that constructed a timeshare resort around her vacant, two-story building anyway. In order to get a county permit for tenants to move into the new timeshare units, the company needs her signature […]

Scott PowersAugust 18, 2017

Democratic House District 44 special election candidate Paul Chandler might use the “Bev Kilmer” defense as part of his efforts to overcome a challenge to his residency qualifications to run in this fall’s special election. Chandler, from Lake Buena Vista, faces Republican Bobby Olszewski, from Winter Garden, in the Oct. 10 special election to fill […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2017

Democrat Paul Chandler has fired the opening salvo in the special election campaign for Florida’s House District 44, tying newly-nominated Republican candidate Bobby Olszewski to President Donald Trump. “Let me be clear. A vote for Bobby Olszewski is a vote to bring Donald Trump style politics to Orange County,” Chandler stated Thursday in a news […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2017

Republican congressional candidate Scott Sturgill has earned the endorsements of Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma and former Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary in Sturgill’s quest for the nomination to run in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “Scott has consistently stood with law enforcement and first responders. He exemplifies the type of leadership we need in Washington […]

Associated PressAugust 16, 2017

Officials from other national memorials will be on a panel during the first public meeting to discuss what should be in a memorial to the victims of the Florida nightclub massacre. The foundation for the Pulse nightclub memorial said Wednesday that next month’s panel would include officials from memorials constructed to honor the victims of […]

Scott PowersAugust 16, 2017

Democratic Florida House candidate Anna Eskamani‘s fundraiser drew more than 200 people and raised more than $10,000 Tuesday night, her campaign announced Wednesday. Eskamani is running in House District 47, a swing district covering Winter Park and north and central Orlando and Orange County. She and Republican Stockton Reeves, a Winter Park businessman and longtime […]

Scott PowersAugust 16, 2017

Robert “Bobby O” Olszewski emerged Tuesday evening from what has been a rough-and-tumble primary to be the Republicans’ nominee for the Oct. 10 special election to fill the open seat in Florida’s House District 44. With 100 percent of the vote recorded, Olszewski had a 99 vote victory over his main rival, John Newstreet. The […]

Scott PowersAugust 15, 2017

Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced Tuesday she has reformed a key juvenile justice policy in Orange County so that juveniles who are subjects of police reports inquiring about criminal charges, yet who are neither arrested nor ultimately charged, will not have criminal court records. Such cases involve situations where law enforcement officers decide they […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2017

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is endorsing Florida state Rep. Mike Miller in the Republican primary to run for Congress in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “I’m proud to announce my support for Mike Miller for Congress today,” Rubio stated in a news release issued by congressional campaign. “Jeanette and I have known Mike & […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2017

Nearly 9 percent of registered Republicans already have voted in Florida’s House District 44 in the primary race set for conclusion Tuesday. The Republican primary race between Bruno Portigliatti, Bobby Olszewski, John Newstreet, and Usha Jain is in legal jeopardy because of a lawsuit brought last week seeking to disqualify the Democrat Paul Chandler, who is […]

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Standoff with widow puts brakes on giant Orlando timeshare resort

Paul Chandler’s HD 44 campaign confident he’ll overcome residency challenge

Paul Chandler ties Bobby Olszewski to Donald Trump in HD 44 race

Scott Sturgill grabs two sheriffs’ endorsements in CD 7 race

Public input sought for building memorial to Pulse victims

Anna Eskamani event draws 200, raises $10,000 in HD 47 race

Robert ‘Bobby O’ Olszewski wins HD 44 Republican special primary

Aramis Ayala reforms juvenile justice policy: No charge, no record

Marco Rubio endorses Mike Miller in CD 7

Pre-election day turnout approaches 9 percent in HD 44 special primary