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Frank TorresAugust 11, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer continued his impressive drive in July toward a fifth term with $115,000 in campaign contributions. His haul consisted of $95,000 in donations made to his individual account and an additional $20,000 coming from his super PAC Moving Orlando Forward. He’s reached $290,000 for the campaign with about $245,000 of it on […]

Frank TorresJuly 31, 2015

The Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida met Friday with a panel focused on solving the problem of homelessness among veterans once and for all. The panel consisted of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, CEO of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness Andrae Bailey, and psychiatrist Dr. Paul Deci. The trio broke down the challenges and misconceptions […]

Frank TorresJuly 29, 2015

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Seminole County Commission Chairwoman Brenda Carey joined other regional leaders in Maitland Wednesday morning to discuss ways to address homelessness in Central Florida. The Central Florida Landlord Summit to Address Homelessness is an event aimed to engage Orange, Seminole, and Osceola County landlords and is part of a continued tricounty effort to provide permanent supportive housing for the […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

One of the big winners out of last week’s budget signing by Gov. Rick Scott was the University of South Florida. It received $12 million in funding for its Kate Tiedemann College of Business building on its St. Petersburg campus, and for the $17 million it received toward the construction of the Morsani College of Medicine […]

Ryan RayJune 17, 2015

In an upbeat conference call that included statewide education officials, including Department of Education Secretary Pam Stewart, and Wendy Spencer of the federal Corporation for National and Community Service said Wednesday that Florida will be the recipient of $15.4 million for AmericCorps-led education projects. The officials said that figure will be matched by local money bringing the […]

Mitch PerryMay 19, 2015

Tuesday, May 19, was to be the day when undocumented parents of U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents could begin applying for temporary deportation relief and work authorization under a new deferred action program known as DAPA (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents). It was announced by President Barack Obama in November […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 19, 2015

A high-stakes multimillion dollar tug-of-war over funding for professional sports is now in overtime. A 14-member joint legislative budget panel on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether to approve the ranking of four applications for state subsidies. Joint Legislative Budget Commission Chairman Rep. Richard Corcoran said he was opposed to awarding any incentive […]

Mitch PerryDecember 2, 2014

A task force assembled by Florida Democratic Party chair Allison Tant in the wake of the midterm election debacle for Democrats had their first meeting on Tuesday, and the thoughts of the two co-chairs were illuminating. “We know we have to take a critical look at ourselves internally at ourselves,” acknowledged former Orlando Police Chief […]

Peter SchorschNovember 6, 2014

When a candidate loses an election, there’s a tendency to ask what could have been done differently. Coulda, woulda, shoulda is a natural part of the post-election period. But when a candidate loses by a margin as tight as Charlie Crist fell short against Rick Scott — 48.2 to 47.1 percent — there’s an obligation […]

Tag: Buddy Dyer

Buddy Dyer nets $115K in July, reaches $290K for re-election bid

Tiger Bay of Central Florida tackles challenge of homeless veterans

Central Florida leaders join landlords in trying to piece together homeless puzzle

USF campuses in St. Pete, Tampa still celebrating budget wins

Florida receives $15 million in AmeriCorps education projects aid

SEIU targets local officials to pass resolutions for immigration relief today

Joint Legislative Budget Commission punts on sports tax incentives

Florida Democrats begin the long, hard road back to respectability

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