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Scott PowersOctober 19, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate Sanjay Patel has launched his first video commercial, a digital ad that talks about how his brother’s death from cancer has inspired him to seek better, and how for him that includes affordable health care, a fairer economy, environmental protection and investments in schools and infrastructure. The two-minute, 17-second video, released on […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ripped his Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott Thursday for not supporting the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid expansion and then blamed Scott’s environmental policies for exacerbating red tides to the point they now menace as far north as Brevard County. Nelson made the attacks during a roundtable discussion in Orlando […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

The Sierra Club of Florida has endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Sanjay Patel in his race against Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey in Florida’s 8th Congressional District. The club, which calls itself the nation’s largest and most influential environmental organization, announced the endorsement Thursday, declaring Patel an “environmental champion.” “We are pleased to announce today that […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2018

More than 388,000 homes and businesses lost power in the onslaught of Michael, with Bay County taking the brunt, according to the first power-outage release issued shortly before 6 p.m. by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. In Bay County, where Michael came ashore, more than 99,000 of the 108,000 homes and businesses were without […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey went to Facebook Tuesday night to apologize for comments he made last week disparaging supporters of Sanjay Patel, his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election in Florida’s 8th Congressional District. At a Trump Club meeting in Brevard County on Sept. 19, shown in a video posted on Youtube.com and since […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Fresh off his hard-fought victory in the Aug. 28 Republican primary, Tyler Sirois raised $5,100 in the first two weeks of September for his quest to be elected to the open seat in Florida House District 51, extending his campaign cash advantage over Democratic former Cocoa Mayor Mike Blake. Sirois’s campaign reported last week its […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia picked up $9,000 in the first reporting period since winning the Aug. 28 primary and extended his campaign cash advantage over Democratic challenger Pam Dirschka. With the latest donations, all of it coming in large checks from political action committees and companies, Plasencia enters the Nov. 6 election contest having […]

Scott PowersSeptember 24, 2018

Republican state Rep. Thad Altman raised $2,000 for his re-election effort in the latest reporting period, barely better than Democratic upstart Seeta Begui, who continues to hold a $5,000 lead in the money race that has both House District 52 candidates relatively low on cash. Altman’s latest donations come after he spent almost all of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018

BusinessForce, a political committee supporting the business sector of Central Florida, on Monday announced a dozen endorsements for the general election including all six Republicans seeking re-election to Florida House seats. The organization that spun off from Orlando Inc., the Orlando area Chamber of Commerce, recommended the election of Republican David Smith in Seminole County’s […]

Scott PowersAugust 20, 2018

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam were the top choices at Orlando’s Political Salsa hobnob for races for Senate and Florida Governor. With more than 400 votes, Nelson topped Republican Gov. Rick Scott 52 percent to 43 percent with Rocky De La Fuente taking the rest during the Hispanic-oriented but […]

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Luether Boelter was arrested overnight in Minnesota on charges of shooting two lawmakers. Image via AP.

Sanjay Patel launches digital ad in CD 8 race

Bill Nelson rips Rick Scott on health care, red tides

Sierra Club backing Sanjay Patel in CD 8 race

Power outages now affecting 388,000 customers after Hurricane Michael

Bill Posey apologizes for ‘dumpiest house’ comment; Sanjay Patel says it’s typical condescension

Tyler Sirois raises $5,100, Mike Blake $1,485 in HD 51 contest

Rene Plasencia picks up $9K for HD 50 re-election bid

Thad Altman fundraising keeps him behind Seeta Begui in HD 52 money race

BusinessForce endorses 12 in Central Florida races

Bill Nelson, Adam Putnam top Orlando’s Political Salsa