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Scott PowersFebruary 3, 2017

The social fallout from Puerto Rico’s multi-fasceted financial crisis must be dealt with in more immediate ways in Central Florida where so much of the diaspora is fleeing, a panel of scholars urged key Puerto Rican political leaders in Orlando Friday. Their call for concern for recognizing, assisting, and empowering Puerto Ricans settling by the […]

Bob SparksNovember 9, 2016

With so many high-profile races going on in Florida, other contests were on the ballot, but under the radar. Florida Politics pointed out 10 of those down-ballot races to watch with backgrounds on each. While not as momentous as Donald Trump winning Florida, these races were interesting in their own right. Miami-Dade County Mayor Republican Mayor Carlos Gimenez went from a […]

Scott PowersNovember 2, 2016

With wage increases as the key issue, two major labor unions representing workers at Walt Disney World and other hospitality businesses in Central Florida plan to rally Wednesday afternoon in Kissimmee to support mayoral candidate Jose Alvarez. Alvarez is in a heated election battle with Art Otero in the non-partisan race. UNITE HERE Locals 737 […]

Scott PowersAugust 18, 2016

Democrats Hillary Clinton, Darren Soto and Val Demings and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio all won commanding straw poll victories at Tuesday night’s Political Salsa event in Orlando, organizers announced late Wednesday. Clinton got 49 to Republican Donald Trump‘s 39 percent in the presidential question, with Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbing 8 percent and Green Party […]

Tag: Jose Alvarez

Puerto Rico crisis panel brings it home to Florida

Down-ballot races throughout Florida provided some interesting results as well

Disney unions rallying behind Kissimmee mayoral candidate Jose Alvarez

Political Salsa: Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Val Demings win straw poll