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Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018

BusinessForce, a political committee supporting the business sector of Central Florida, on Monday announced a dozen endorsements for the general election including all six Republicans seeking re-election to Florida House seats. The organization that spun off from Orlando Inc., the Orlando area Chamber of Commerce, recommended the election of Republican David Smith in Seminole County’s […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association announced five new endorsements following Tuesday’s primaries, including state Sen. Dana Young and state Rep. Manny Diaz for the Florida Senate and Stockton Reeves VI for the Florida House. The association, a powerful interest group in Central Florida’s tourism-based economy, also announced endorsements of Pete Crotty for the […]

Scott PowersJune 22, 2018

Four candidates, including Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County School Board Member Nancy Robbinson, have made it onto the ballot for the August 28 election for the countywide chair position of the Orange County School Board. Jacobs and Robbinson were joined by Orange County teacher Robert Prater and Orange County Public Schools administrator […]

Scott PowersApril 10, 2018

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has called a press conference for Wednesday afternoon on her next political move amidst wide-spread speculation that she’s preparing a run for the county-wide chair of the Orange County School Board. Jacobs is set to leave the mayor’s office due to term limits at the end of 2018 after eight […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County School Board Member Nancy Robbinson are holding a joint press conference Wednesday morning at which the mayor is expected to endorse her for the position of county-wide chair of the Orange County School Board. The announcement has particular significance coming as Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs makes increasing […]

Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2018

Matthew Fitzpatrick, a former teacher and vice principal in Orange County, has filed to run for the countywide chair position on the Orange County School Board. Fitzpatrick, 50, of Apopka, is an Orange Technical College administrator who previously ran for the School Board District 7 seat in 2016, losing to Christine Moore. He enters a […]

Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2018

Orange County School Board Chairman Bill Sublette has suspended his campaign for election to Orange County mayor. Sublette, the only county-wide school board chairman Orange County has ever had, announced late Thursday he was shutting down his campaign “with mixed emotions.” “There is no single reason I can point to that explains my decision. I […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2018

An Orange County School Board race is demonstrating how well it can pay to know the right people in political circles. The campaign for Melissa Byrd, running for the District 7 seat in Orange County, is holding an early campaign fundraiser next Tuesday that includes large handfuls of top Central Florida campaign contributors, business voices, […]

Scott PowersDecember 4, 2017

Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia is pushing a bill that would return control to local school boards to decide how to evaluate teachers. Plasencia, of Orlando, is rallying support for his House Bill 427, introduced in late October and referred to the House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and Education Committee. The bill would allow […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2017

Orange County mayoral candidate Bill Sublette called Monday for the next mayor to be someone who can continue Mayor Teresa Jacobs‘ legacy of open government and offer a proven track record for being tough, and then offered what he called “a very aggressive agenda” involving growth, bikes, buses, education, the environment, and crusading for consumers. […]

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BusinessForce endorses 12 in Central Florida races

Central Florida hoteliers back Manny Diaz, Dana Young, Stockton Reeves

Four candidates make ballot for Orange Co. School Board chair

Teresa Jacobs, rumored for school board run, sets announcement

Buddy Dyer set to back Nancy Robbinson for Orange County School Board chair

Matt Fitzpatrick to run for Orange County School Board chair

Bill Sublette suspends campaign for Orange County mayor’s office

Melissa Byrd school board fundraiser drawing who’s-who hosts

Rene Plasencia bill seeks to turn teacher evaluations back to school boards

Bill Sublette calls for continuing Teresa Jacobs’ legacy in Orange County mayors race