Scott PowersFebruary 28, 2019
6min695
The bill spells out how officials will enable and enforce victims' rights.
Tag: November election
Scott PowersFebruary 28, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 15, 2018
4min361
Good news for All For Transportation: Hillsborough County’s transportation initiative should pass if the latest polling holds true. In a St. Pete Polls survey, 48 percent of respondents said they would or have already voted yes on the All For Transportation referendum. Only 43 percent indicated they would or have already voted no. The transportation […]
Scott PowersJune 22, 2018
2min291
There will be no primaries in the Orange County Sheriff’s election this year as only one partisan candidate, Darryl Sheppard, qualified for the ballot while Jose “Joe” Lopez switched to run as an independent. Another Democrat also failed to qualify. Consequently, Orlando Police Chief John Mina, already running as an independent candidate, will face Lopez […]
Scott PowersJune 7, 2018
7min278
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Thursday that his campaign’s internal polling suggests he could win the Orange County mayor’s office in the August preliminary election, a prospect that would indicate an impressive base in a contest with three major candidates. Demings made the statement as he was preparing to file his notice of resignation […]
Scott PowersJune 24, 2016
1min213
Five Democrats and no Republicans have qualified to run for the seat in Orlando-based state Senate District 11 but two write-in candidates means there will be both a primary and general election. All five major Democrats who’ve been campaigning for the seat — state Rep. Randolph Bracy of Oakland, businessman Chuck O’Neal of Apopka, former […]
Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2016
5min364
Now that they’re back on the ballot, Florida’s champions of medical marijuana expressed confidence Thursday that they have learned enough from their 2-point 2014 election defeat to win this November. On Wednesday United For Care received news it had successfully gathered more than 693,000 valid signatures and topped thresholds in 14 of Florida’s 27 congressional districts. […]
Guest AuthorDecember 2, 20145min170
And now the corruption begins. There’s no other honest word for it. For average Floridians, the November election is over, whether they voted or not. Most didn’t bother. But for those major contributors who bought it, it’s payback time. The political game is played between elections when the public isn’t looking. It’s all about the […]