Scott PowersApril 27, 2022
7min0
Penny sales tax increase initiative headed to Nov. 8 ballot in Orange County.
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Scott PowersApril 27, 2022Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2021
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Critics of the write-in candidate loophole argue 'sham' candidates disenfranchise voters.
Spencer FordinJune 30, 2020
4min552
Urgent action is needed, he said.
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2018
5min444
It may have taken 16 months, an attempt by the Florida Legislature to tie local authorities’ hands, and threats of a lawsuit, but the Osceola County Commission has found what many may consider the sweet spot in approving retail sales of medical marijuana. As a result, one medical marijuana company gets exclusive rights to open […]
Scott PowersJuly 11, 2017
4min616
Brevard County Commissioner John Tobia‘s local resolution urging Congress to deny statehood to Puerto Rico died for lack of a second Tuesday evening, and then he endured a half-hour of criticism and belittling from residents angry about his proposal. Tobia, a former state representative from Brevard, withstood 10 public speakers – some Puerto Ricans living […]
Scott PowersJuly 10, 2017
6min248
A Brevard County commissioner is taking on Puerto Rico, in a confrontation that is rumbling through Central Florida’s Puerto Rican population and bound to lead to a showdown Tuesday night at the county commission meeting. John Tobia, a Republican former member of the Florida House of Representatives who now represents southeast Brevard on the county […]
Frank TorresAugust 25, 2015
1min175
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs was favorable when asked whether she would support a ballot initiative that would go before the voters adding two districts to the current seven-member Orange County Commission. The Charter Review Commission has been considering a ballot initiative that would go before voters to add the seats. “I think it’s a […]