Orlando

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

Orlando’s embattled state Attorney Aramis Ayala accused the Florida Legislature of threatening the public safety and economic health of Central Florida by proposing budget cuts of at least $1.3 million to her office. The Florida House Judicial Appropriations Subcommittee unveiled a budget Tuesday that would cut that much from the Office of the State Attorney […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

A coalition of Civil Rights and other organizations is planning to bus hundreds of supporters to Tallahassee for a rally Thursday for Orlando’s embattled State Attorney Aramis Ayala. The “Ride For Aramis,” events will conclude with a 12:30 p.m. rally on the Duval Road steps of the Florida Capitol. Organizers, which include the NAACP, Latino […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

Blue Origin rocket company founder Jeff Bezos is never one to let his arch-rival Elon Musk entirely dominate headlines, so as Musk’s SpaceX prepares the first-ever launch into space of a used Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, Bezos must have figured it’s time to offer a sneak-peak at his company’s planned crew capsule. Leather seats. Giant […]

Scott PowersMarch 28, 2017

After losing a judge’s ruling Tuesday on her request to remain the prosecutor for the murder trial of of alleged cop-killer Markeith Loyd, Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala vowed Tuesday to continue fighting for her right to represent the state in that case. Ninth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Frederick Lauten ruled Tuesday that the state […]

Scott PowersMarch 27, 2017

The anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre is being declared as “Orlando United Day – A Day of Love and Kindness and will feature several memorial and commemorative events around Orlando and a call for all to join in acts of love and kindness. The city and Orange County jointly announced Monday that the first […]

Associated PressMarch 27, 2017

A judge says a lawsuit brought by victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre against the gunman’s employer and wife may be tossed out of federal court. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra last week issued an order raising questions about whether federal court was the proper jurisdiction for the lawsuit. The judge gave the plaintiffs 10 […]

Associated PressMarch 26, 2017

The Florida NAACP conference on Saturday urged Florida’s governor to return an officer-murder case to a prosecutor who had it taken away after she said her office will no longer seek the death penalty in any cases. NAACP Florida State Conference President Adora Obi Nweze said that the group’s members don’t support Gov. Rick Scott‘s […]

Associated PressMarch 23, 2017

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran has called on the governor to suspend a prosecutor for pledging to not seek the death penalty in any case while she is in office. Corcoran said Thursday that Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala was “violating the constitution” because she is not even considering the death penalty. Capital punishment is […]

Scott PowersMarch 23, 2017

Republican State Rep. Bob Cortes has decided he likes what he’s doing in the Florida House too much to want to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in the next congressional election. Cortes, of Altamonte Springs, had been seen as a leading potential GOP candidate in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, which the GOP has […]

Scott PowersMarch 23, 2017

In January, when she took office, new Denver District Attorney Beth McCann reaffirmed her campaign promise on an extraordinary policy: There would be no death penalty cases in her district under her watch. The reaction? Virtually nothing. No expressions of shock or outrage from other politicians, no calls for cases to be stripped from her, […]

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Aramis Ayala slams proposed budget cuts as threatening public safety in Central Florida

Busloads of ‘hundreds’ planned for Aramis Ayala rally in Tallahassee

But does it come with a Bose premium surround-sound audio system?

Aramis Ayala loses judge’s ruling but pushes forward to challenge case reassignment

Pulse anniversary memorials set; Orlando calling for ‘acts of love and kindness’

Judge says Pulse lawsuit may be tossed out of federal court

NAACP urges Rick Scott to return case to prosecutor

Florida Speaker: Suspend prosecutor who nixes death penalty

Bob Cortes: I’m not running for Congress (yet)

If Aramis Ayala had been in Denver, people might have shrugged