Orlando

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica has announced a congressional hearing to look into why the federal government failed to assess Orlando to be a major target for terrorism. Mica, the Winter Park Republican who is a member of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, said in a news release the hearing will look into the “failure of the federal government […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto is launching two television commercials — one in English, one in Spanish — in his quest for the Democratic nomination to run for Congress in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Starting Tuesday, the commercials will run in both the Orlando and Tampa TV markets because CD 9 includes south Orange County and Osceola County […]

Scott PowersJuly 8, 2016

National progressive civil rights leader Cornell West has endorsed Fatima Rita Fahmy in Florida’s Orlando-based Congressional District 10 race, her campaign announced Friday. West made the endorsement at the Democratic National Committee’s platform meeting in Orlando. West, a professor of philosophy and Christian practice, is also known for his firebrand Democratic socialist politics, and was […]

Associated PressJuly 8, 2016

Orlando police say a vague threat has been made against their officers in the wake of the deadly police shooting in Dallas. Spokeswoman Michelle Guido declined to offer any specifics on Friday’s threat, but said officers were made aware of it and were reminded “to be vigilant about their safety and the safety of everyone in our […]

Larry GriffinJuly 8, 2016

It may have been a small group rallying outside City Hall Thursday to ban assault weapons, an event hosted by new local activist group Ban Them. But they were not silent. And they’re not going away. Rather, their voices filled the plaza, chanting “Ban Them!” to passing traffic. Theirs was a bold statement: they won’t […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

Four Democrats running for Congress in the Orlando-based 10th Congressional District shared plenty of outrage, yet disagreed on key points when pressed in a debate Thursday night about the two recent police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. (The deadly police shootings in Dallas occurred after the debate.) Several questions about law enforcement, inspired by the fatal shootings the […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

The National Federation of Independent Business announced its endorsements in Central Florida’s Florida House and Senate races Thursday, backing all Republicans, and all incumbents. However, the group, which is Florida’s largest small-business association, did not offer endorsements in all races. The NFIB endorsed Dean Asher in Senate District 13. Asher has won the nomination and […]

Peter SchorschJuly 7, 2016

More than 300 candidates are running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview them all. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is starting a million-dollar cable TV advertising campaign Thursday targeting Republican congressmen the group wants to oust, including U.S. Rep. John Mica of Winter Park. The ads are aimed to appeal to women ages 25 and up and will run on CNN and MSNBC nationally and on other cable channels in targeted […]

Scott PowersJuly 7, 2016

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare Political Action Committee has endorsed Democrat Susannah Randolph in Florida’s Congressional District 9 contest. Randolph faces three other Democrats in the Aug. 30 Democratic congressional primary for the district, which covers south-central Orange County, Osceola County and eastern Polk County. The others are state Sen. Darren […]

Orlando

John Mica announces hearing on feds’ assessment of Orlando’s risk

Darren Soto launching English, Spanish TV commercials in CD 9

Cornell West endorses Fatima Rita Fahmy in CD 10 race

Orlando police: Vague threat made against officers after Dallas shootings

‘Ban Them’ rally at City Hall brings loud voices calling for gun control legislation

Policing takes center stage at Democrats’ CD 10 debate

Small business group makes endorsements in CF House, Senate races

Meet Mike Miller, Republican running for re-election to House District 47

DCCC planning ad blitz in Orlando and other target markets

Social Security group endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9