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Frank TorresSeptember 11, 2015

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 TorresSeptember 10, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer raised a combined $124,000 in campaign cash for his re-election efforts in August for a grand total of $484,000 for the campaign. The combined August total consisted of about $76,000 from his individual campaign account and $47,500 from the Dyer connected PAC “Moving Orlando Forward”. The haul on his individual account […]

Frank TorresSeptember 10, 2015

Orlando District 4 City Commissioner Patty Sheehan will seeking a fifth term this November, and wants voters to know she’s ready to serve and to set the record straight on the property tax increase that has been the dominant theme in all of city races. Like Mayor Buddy Dyer and fellow Commissioner Sam Ings, who are […]

Frank TorresSeptember 5, 2015

Qualifying Orlando municipal races ended Friday with Mayor Buddy Dyer and two incumbent City Commissioners facing challengers in November. Dyer will face businessman and veteran Paul Paulson, as well as student Linda “Sunshine” Grund, who filed late Friday. The mayor will be favored to win a fifth term with a heavy fundraising advantage and wide support […]

Frank TorresSeptember 4, 2015

Linda “Sunshine” Grund, a student and mother of three, threw her hat in the ring for Orlando Mayor. Grund filed this morning, becoming the third candidate to join the race. Grund’s platform is “Promise, Peace, and Purpose.” Her campaign will be centered around development in the Lake Nona area, where she’s raising her family. In a phone conversation […]

Frank TorresSeptember 2, 2015

As Paul Paulson sees it, raising taxes to close Orlando’s budget gap was like a “disease.” On Wednesday, the newest candidate for Orlando Mayor spoke to Florida Politics about what voters can expect from his campaign, as well as his past personal history with incumbent Buddy Dyer. After launching his campaign Tuesday, Paulson promised to make this race about the Mayor’s […]

Frank TorresSeptember 1, 2015

Orange County business executive and veteran Neil “Paul” Paulson filed paperwork on Tuesday to challenge Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who is seeking a fifth term. “After very serious consideration and responding to the encouragement of many residents and neighbors, I have decided to present the voters with a real choice in this election by seeking […]

Frank TorresAugust 27, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, along with dozens of leaders from the community, were in Downtown Orlando on Thursday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Canvs, downtown’s technology hub. Canvs has supported technology startups in Orlando by providing work space options, mentorship, programming and regular events. One year ago, the collective found its home in the renovated […]

Frank TorresAugust 19, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, along with several officials from the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, announced this morning a recent “surge” that put 418 veterans on the path to permanent housing. “I believe more than ever we have the right resources and the right processes to fight for our Veterans […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

CD 13 Democratic candidate Eric Lynn, the only declared candidate in the Pinellas County congressional race, announced his campaign team Tuesday, and it includes two nationally known figures who played important parts in getting Barack Obama elected president twice. Bill Burton and Anita Dunn from the political communications firm SKDKnickerbocker have signed on to the […]

Tag: Buddy Dyer

New bill filed to reform Central Florida Transportation Authority, privatize LYNX

Buddy Dyer banks 124K in August for re-election

Patty Sheehan wants to set record straight about property tax increase

Field for Orlando municipal races set; Tony Ortiz re-elected without opposition

Linda “Sunshine” Grund files to run for Orlando Mayor

Paul Paulson on Buddy Dyer in college, says Orlando “can’t afford him”

Paul Paulson files to challenge Buddy Dyer in Orlando Mayor race

Buddy Dyer celebrates Canvs anniversary in downtown Orlando

Orlando leaders announce homeless Veterans surge helps 418

Eric Lynn’s campaign team includes high-profile Obama staff