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Scott PowersMay 25, 2016

The Orange County Classroom Teachers Association has thrown its support behind former Orange County School Board member Rick Roach in his drive to be elected to the Florida Senate in Orlando-based Senate District 13. Roach’s campaign announced the support as his first major union endorsement. The teachers’ union also endorsed him when he ran for the […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

A complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission alleges that former Orlando Police Chief Val Deming‘s aborted 2014 Orange County mayoral campaign played favorites in refunding campaign money. The complaint, filed Thursday by Connor Pace of Gainesville, contends that the 2014 Val Demings for Orange County Mayor campaign fully refunded money to a handful of […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

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Central Florida’s licensed producer and distributor of medical marijuana products received conditional state permission to start growing cannabis at its Winter Garden greenhouses. Knox Nursery received its cultivation authorization from the Florida Department of Health on May 13, making it the fourth of six licensed medical marijuana companies to get permission to plant seeds. The […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

Democrat Sean Ashby has received the endorsement of the Orange County Classroom Teachers’ Association in his bid for Orlando-based House District 50. The endorsement is something of a prize in the race since both Ashby and his most likely general election opponent, Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia, are or were Orange County high school teachers […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

SpaceX has established a firm rocket launch time and date for its next Falcon 9 on Thursday afternoon. The rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:40 p.m. Thursday to carry a private, Asian telecommunications satellite into orbit. The payload will be a Thai satellite, the Thaicom 8, which will […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Orlando Democrat Greg Jackson has qualified for the Aug. 30 primary ballot by petition, his campaign announced Friday. Jackson collected 932 valid voter signatures, needing 917 to qualify. In the primary, he will face Kamia Latash Brown of Ocoee, Kelvin Larance Cobaris of Orlando, and Peter Pham of Orlando, if they also qualify. No Republicans […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings became the first candidate to qualify for the ballot by petition in Orlando-based Congressional District 10, her campaign announced Friday. The campaign used volunteers to collect 2,298 valid voter signatures to qualify, with the majority of the signatures coming from Orange County voters, though 40 Florida counties were represented. […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair has been arrested for felony perjury and removed from office. Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was suspending Blair from office immediately and appointing Emery Gainey immediately to replace him as Marion County sheriff. On Thursday, a Marion County grand jury indicted Blair on two counts of perjury and […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Come 2040, Central Florida could see another layer of toll roads south and east of Kissimmee and east of Orlando, opening up vast, now-rural swaths to new limited-access highways and potentially to growth. The Central Florida Expressway (CFX) Authority has adopted a new long-term master plan that starts with a $2 billion, five-year work plan for […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

Orlando Democrat Susannah Randolph has won the backing of Air Line Pilots Association in her run for Congressional District 9. The union, which represents 52,000 pilots worldwide, expressed confidence in Randolph’s ability to fight for air safety and security, as well as for high-paying jobs. “ALPA is proud to support Susannah Randolph for Congress in […]

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Orange County teachers’ union endorses Rick Roach in SD 13 race

Elections complaint alleges Val Demings played favorites in 2014 refunds

Knox Nursery gets state permission to start growing pot

Sean Ashby wins Orange County teachers union endorsement in HD 50 race

SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket Thursday

Greg Jackson qualifies for HD 45 by petition

Val Demings qualifies for ballot with petitions in CD 10

Marion Co. Sheriff Chris Blair charged with perjury, removed from office

Central Florida Expressway Authority envisions east Orange, Osceola toll roads

Susannah Randolph gets airline pilots’ union backing in CD 9