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Associated PressSeptember 19, 2016

A battle over whether 911 calls from a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub will be made public may hinge on a technicality over how lawsuits are filed at the courthouse. The City of Orlando and news media groups are in court Monday for the first of two hearings this week on the matter. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

Las Vegas and Orlando. Orlando and Vegas. If you live in one, you know the rivalry and the snarkish back-and-forth putdowns. But when you set aside the casinos, theme parks, and Asian buffet restaurants there still seems to be enough there to rank both among the nation’s most fun cities, according to a new list. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

The Trans-Pacific Partnership may be getting little political love this election season, but the administration of President Barack Obama still is quietly pushing it, as at a meeting of small business leaders organized Monday by Business Forward. Terri Robl, director of regional economic policy and summit coordination for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional nominee Bill McCullough has failed to file his personal financial disclosures report as required under federal law in his campaign attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. McCullough, who won the Aug. 30 Democratic primary, has twice filed for extensions on the requirement, but both extensions have expired. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Citing a mixup with a former campaign accountant, Republican congressional candidate Thuy Lowe has failed to file a personal financial disclosure statement for her campaign against Democrat Val Demings in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Lowe told FloridaPolitics.com the statement was completed and would be filed late Friday afternoon. However it has not been posted by the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Dave Koller disclosed only his annual income in mandatory federal personal financial disclosure statements, as he campaigns against Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Webster in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. Webster, a three-term incumbent in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, switched to CD 11 after redistricting last year, He disclosed assets chiefly limited to his […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Corry Westbrook lists scores of investments on her personal financial disclosure and the environmental activist seeking to take down Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey in Florida’s 8th Congressional District might be worth millions. Westbrook’s detailed disclosure statement contrast’s sharply with that of Posey, a four-term incumbent, whose assets as listed are limited […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Personal financial disclosure statements for candidates in Florida’s 9th Congressional District race show the professional interests of Democratic lawyer Darren Soto and Republican tool business owner Wayne Liebnitzky say it all. Soto, a state senator from Orlando, lists no assets other than his and his wife’s retirement accounts and his law practice, Darren Soto Law […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica and his Democratic opponent, Stephanie Murphy, in Florida’s 7th Congressional District are the two wealthiest congressional candidates in Central Florida this year, each with net worths topping $1 million. Mica’s net worth ranges between $3 million and $9 million, most of it tied up in real estate, according to his latest personal […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2016

Democratic congressional nominee Val Demings is embarking on a seven-stop “listening tour” with town halls set throughout Florida’s 10th Congressional District in west Orange County, her campaign announced Thursday. Three stops in her tour, which she calls “Lift Every Voice,” have been announced. She’ll appear at Pine Hills Community Church next Tuesday evening; the Callahan […]

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Pollsters find that both of Florida's hot-button constitutional amendments in 2024 are falling short. Image via WFSU.

Orlando and media continue fight over Pulse 911 calls

Orlando trails only Vegas in list of America’s most fun cities, but Cincy is 6th?

U.S. Department of State officials push TPP at Orlando small business meeting

CD 6 personal finances: Democrat Bill McCullough fails to file disclosure statement

CD 10: Republican Thuy Lowe fails to file personal financial disclosure statement

CD 11: Democrat Dave Koller discloses little finance in campaign with Dan Webster

CD 8: Corry Westbrook and Bill Posey with contrasting financial statements

CD 9 personal financials: Darren Soto’s law practice and Wayne Liebnitzky’s tools business dominate

CD 7 race features millionaire candidates, John Mica and Stephanie Murphy

Val Demings announces ‘listening tour’ in CD 10 race