Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
9min279
The Supreme Court may have created a whole new election scenario in Orange County.
Tag: 2014 electionA doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2018
7min275
A three-year fight over non-partisan elections in Orange County may be headed for the Florida Supreme Court — with the prospect of affecting county elections throughout the state. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announced Monday she wants the state’s high court to consider whether Orange County — and other charter counties like it — can […]
Scott PowersMarch 28, 2016
4min338
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, Property Appraiser Rick Singh and Tax Collector Scott Randolph cannot, as elected officials, sue Orange County over an election that changes the natures of their offices, a judge ruled Monday. However, Singh and Randolph can continue to challenge the election results as individuals, Circuit Court Judge Keith White ruled in Orange […]
Associated PressNovember 19, 2015
7min204
Democrats need to map out a multi-year election strategy to maintain the White House, recapture seats in Congress and in state legislatures and rebuild their bench of candidates, according to a task force formed after the party’s dismal 2014 election. Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a 19-page report on Tuesday that describes […]
Daniel TilsonFebruary 27, 20146min214
Let’s face it. Most working families and retirees in Florida take a pass on paying much if any attention to the 60-day lawmaking scrimmage that takes place in Tallahassee around this time each year. Maybe if legislators actually scrimmaged in pads and helmets while debating what they’re going to do to our lives, we’d pay […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 20137min155
No matter their party affiliation, the political class in Florida is looking forward to the 2014 election. Incumbent Gov. Rick Scott will be on the ballot. He is seeking re-election after a tumultuous first term that saw persistent low approval ratings and a raft of scandals, including the resignations of his Lt. Governor, as well […]