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Scott PowersNovember 29, 2018

Two former officials in the office of Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh have filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against him alleging that he manipulated finances, reports and audits to cover up unethical and illegal activities, led a hostile work environment that included sexual and racial harassment, and then terminated them in retaliation for earlier, […]

Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018

Yet again, a 21st-century business model is clashing with how business always has been done — creating a running battle at Orlando International Airport and other airports where authorities are trying to stop emerging car-sharing operations from acting, in the airports’ views, as unpermitted, unregulated rental-car companies. Specifically, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and Turo, […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018

Orlando lawyer and Florida Republican stalwart Frank Kruppenbacher has left the Florida Virtual School after serving as its general counsel for 18 years. Kruppenbacher submitted his resignation at Sunday’s board meeting and the board accepted it, a school spokesman said Tuesday. “It’s been 18 years. I just didn’t want to do it anymore. It was […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2018

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Are Tiger Bay Club members regular people, or are they the kinds of Tallahassee insiders that Brecht Heuchan dismissed as the only people who really care that voters will be asked to consider multiple Florida Constitution amendments bundled together in multi-change proposals? If the members of the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida reflect the […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2018

The ‘revolving door’ of elected officials and lobbyists could soon get jammed. A proposed constitutional amendment that would mandate a six-year lobbying ban on all elected officeholders, agency heads and judges cleared the Florida Constitution Revision Commission in a 30-4 vote on Monday. If approved by 60 percent of voters in November, public officers will […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2018

The Orlando International Airport may have been stopped from the prospect of privatizing security checkpoints now that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is rushing to make improvements. Swift changes coming to expand TSA staff, add more screening dogs, and bring in new state-of-the-art equipment have happened in a matter of less than seven weeks, and […]

Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2018

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board of Directors voted Wednesday to tell the federal Transportation Security Administration that if it does not start pleasing Orlando International Airport officials more the airport will seek to replace federal screeners with a private company. The board essentially is telling the federal agency that Orlando International Airport leaders are […]

Scott PowersDecember 22, 2017

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is reassigning 10 border patrol agents away from the Orlando International Airport to the Mexican border for the next six months, a move that led airport officials and U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy to protest Friday that the already overwhelmed airport security will be seriously compromised. CPB informed Orlando airport […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2017

A proposal to repeal Florida’s system of public financing for statewide campaigns won’t make it into the state constitution, at least for now. Frank Kruppenbacher, the proposed amendment’s sponsor, withdrew it from consideration at Wednesday’s meeting of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission’s Ethics and Election committee. That was after representatives of progressive groups, including the […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2017

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, former U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez and Connie Mack III, and former Lt Gov. Toni Jennings headline a long host list for a congressional campaign fundraiser for state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park this week. The Thursday evening, $500 per person fundraiser at the Country Club of Orlando aims to boost […]

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Whistleblower lawsuit charges corruption, hostile workplace by Orange County Property Appraiser

Next clash over ‘sharing’ business models — cars — being waged at Orlando airport

Frank Kruppenbacher leaves Florida Virtual School

Tiger Bay puts CRC officers on hot seat over bundling ‘poison pills’ and ‘SweeTARTs’

Voters will decide on lobbying reform this fall

Orlando showdown with TSA brings swift airport security changes

Orlando airport board votes to send ultimatum to TSA

Orlando airport officials: announced loss of border agents ‘will seriously diminish security’

Show ’em the money? Campaign financing repeal yanked by sponsor

Marco Rubio, Mel Martinez, Connie Mack III headline Mike Miller fundraiser