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Associated PressJuly 31, 2015

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Orlando City Soccer officials said Friday that their new downtown stadium is expected to be completed by the end of the 2016 season. As they unveiled the new design for the 25,500-seat stadium, team officials said the privately funded, $155 million facility should be finished within the next 12 to 14 months. That coincides with […]

Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s address before the National Urban League’s annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Friday was noteworthy because he was one of only two Republicans to address the venerable civil rights organization. However, it also brought to fore the former Florida governor’s controversial record with black people during his days in Tallahassee. Bush used some […]

Ryan RayJuly 30, 2015

The Gaetz father-son team of Florida lawmakers will appear at a forum put together by Florida State University grad students at the Old Capitol in Tallahassee next week. Former Senate President Don Gaetz and his son Rep. Matt Gaetz – who attended FSU as an undergraduate – will speak on a range of issues and answer questions from […]

Bob SparksJuly 30, 2015

President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump goes to Washington. How does that sound? He has become the rage a little over a month into his version of a campaign. Trump seems to have an attack line, along with a rapid response, for those among the 15 other candidates polling above 3 percent. The national media can’t […]

Guest AuthorJuly 30, 2015

This has to be the most on-its-face absurd comparison, but circumstances make it an apt one: Former Florida A&M University President Frederick Humphries is officially the Jimmy Carter of former FAMU presidents. This is not the Jimmy Carter of Habitat Humanity, Sunday school lessons in primitive Georgia churches, or the former president who’s trying permanently […]

Frank TorresJuly 30, 2015

With lawmakers returning to Tallahassee in October to redraw Florida’s state Senate Districts, candidates in one of the most potentially dramatic matchups aren’t flinching at how it might affect their chance at victory in 2016. The race in Senate District 13 to replace term-limited Senate President Andy Gardiner has already drawn three challengers and could […]

Phil AmmannJuly 30, 2015

Conservative state Rep. Dennis Baxley received a pair of endorsements Wednesday in his bid for Florida Senate District 5. Throwing support behind Baxley are Levy County Schools Superintendent Robert Hastings and Gilchrist County Commissioner D. Ray Harrison Jr. “In our little country church, we constantly pray for good, righteous, leaders who honor our Constitution and […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

Dena Minning, a biotechnology entrepreneur with romantic ties to U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, filed paperwork last week to replace the Orlando Democrat in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Minning’s entry in the race is certain to ramp up what could be one of the country’s most dramatic primaries. Wednesday, she reached out to supporters with her vision for the district […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott honored 58 service members in Orlando on Wednesday with the Governor’s Veterans Award. The award recognizes Floridians who served their country in the armed forces. During the ceremony at the Marriott World Center, Scott also touted $1 million in the “Keep Florida Working” state budget set aside for Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit organization that erects […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

State Rep. Mike La Rosa is applauding Gov. Rick Scott‘s decision to investigate Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics to ensure full compliance with state law. After a video surfaced showing a Planned Parenthood executive allegedly negotiating a potential deal to sell donated tissue, La Rosa publicly condemned the organization. Representatives of Planned Parenthood have since denied such activities, saying the […]

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Soccer team says Orlando stadium to be completed in 12 to 14 months

Jeb Bush gets polite reaction at Urban League speech in Fort Lauderdale

Don & Matt Gaetz to talk politics and family next week at Old Capitol

Bob Sparks: Trump-mania nearing its high-water mark

Chris Timmons: A FAMU ex-president and a Jimmy Carter comparison

Redistricting doesn’t rattle candidates in Senate 13 race

Dennis Baxley adds 2 endorsements in State Senate District 5 bid

Email Insights: Dena Minning says she can “heal our country”

Rick Scott honors 58 veterans at Orlando award ceremony

Mike La Rosa lauds Rick Scott for investigation into Planned Parenthood