Tag: Bob Cortes
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Frank TorresOctober 6, 2015
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At the Tuesday morning meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Mayor Teresa Jacobs slammed a bill sponsored by State Rep. Bob Cortes to expand the Central Florida Transportation Authority Board and privatize the LYNX regional bus system. “I am vehemently against privatizing,” Jacobs had said. “This board is against it. Buddy Dyer is against it. Osceola county […]

Frank TorresOctober 6, 2015
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During public comment at the Orange County Commission meeting on Tuesday Morning Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs slammed a proposed bill that would expand the Central Florida Transportation Authority Board and privatize the LYNX bus system. “I am vehemently against privatizing,” Jacobs said. “This board is against it. Buddy Dyer is against it. Osceola county […]

Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2015
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Get your checkbooks ready: The Republican Party of Florida’s House Majority 2016 effort is highlighting a bevy of fundraisers this week in Tallahassee.  The party sent an email listing all the events, coinciding with the October committee week.  In chronological order, here are the events, subject to change and cancellation: State Rep. Elizabeth Porter of Lake […]

Frank TorresSeptember 21, 2015
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Gov. Rick Scott visited Viera High School in Brevard County on Monday morning for the official signing of the All-American Flags Act into law. The act requires all flags flown outside of official government buildings be from “articles, materials or supplies, all of which are grown, produced and manufactured in the United States.” Sponsored by Altamonte Springs […]

Frank TorresSeptember 16, 2015
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Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs is reluctant to support new legislation filed  Friday, that seeks to expand the Central Florida Transportation Authority Board, and privatize day-to-day operations of the LYNX bus system. “We need to have some conversations to make sure we’re all working from the same set of facts” Jacobs told Florida Politics Tuesday afternoon […]

Frank TorresSeptember 11, 2015
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Altamonte Springs State Rep. Bob Cortes is looking to reform the Central Florida Transportation Authority with a new bill that could eventually privatize the region’s LYNX bus system. Filed on Friday, HB 155  would change the five-person board, now made up of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, Osceola Commissioner Viviana Janer, Seminole County Commissioner Carlton […]

Frank TorresAugust 28, 2015
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Much like preparing for a hurricane, Orange County Republicans are looking for some shelter from an upcoming storm. And it’s not Tropical Storm Erika that has the GOP worried. In a unanimous vote Thursday evening, the Orange County Republican Executive Committee approved a group of three stand-alone campaign finance accounts, which would protect them from […]

Frank TorresAugust 18, 2015
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The Orange County Republican Executive Committee will consider establishing an independent campaign account to protect its local elected leaders from financial retaliation related to the ongoing feud over who will be Speaker of the Florida House at the beginning of the next decade. The proposal stems from the conflict between state Reps. Eric Eisnaugle, projected to be […]


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