Peter SchorschApril 19, 2023
8min0
Damage to underground utilities costs an estimated $30B annually nationwide.
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Peter SchorschApril 19, 2023
Scott PowersJune 22, 2022
6min0
Five candidates vying for the open Orange County District 6 seat debate growth, affordable housing strategies.
Scott PowersJune 22, 2022
4min0
Central Florida hoteliers back incumbents for new County Commission terms.
Scott PowersApril 20, 2020
7min472
The 32822 ZIP code district is being hammered by coronavirus and economic hardship.
Scott PowersAugust 15, 2019
5min539
Charter proposal would add two Orange County Commission seats
Scott PowersDecember 4, 20185min397
When it came to talking about how far he’d come, the son of a taxi driver from the hardscrabble Orlando neighborhood Washington Shores, to Orange County’s most powerful office, newly sworn-in Mayor Jerry Demings finally cracked for a moment Tuesday. Demings, who just two hours earlier ended a 10-year tenure as Orange County sheriff and […]
Scott PowersAugust 20, 2018
9min483
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 […]
Scott PowersJuly 26, 2018
6min389
President Donald Trump has become an issue in an Orange County Commission election. Mailers from the group Citizens for a Better Economy have gone out in District 4 attacking commission candidate Susan Makowski for allegedly being supported by Trump conservatives. “But Who is Political Insider Susan Makowski?” the mailer asks. “Supported by Trump conservatives.” The […]
Scott PowersOctober 23, 2017
8min250
Democrats are looking ahead to the 2018 Orange County elections thinking it might be the year they finally take over county government. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the mayor’s office are officially nonpartisan, but the two main parties in Orange County don’t see it that way. So while voters have the chance […]