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Diane RobertsAugust 17, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]

Ryan RayAugust 17, 2015

As state lawmakers in Tallahassee move forward with a plan that could completely remake the Orlando-area 10th Congressional District, Val Demings plans to announce her plans to again run for the U.S. House seat. As first reported by Orlando Sentinel‘s Scott Powers, Demings, the former City of Orlando police chief will seek a rematch of her 2012 campaign […]

Frank TorresAugust 13, 2015

Orange County said Thursday that its newly formed Heroin Task Force will hold its inaugural meeting on Monday. The task force is being formed to address the 84 percent increase in deaths from the drug since 2013. County officials point to abused prescription use, higher purity levels, easier access to the drug as a key […]

Frank TorresAugust 5, 2015

Orange County has released a breakdown of infrastructure spending that designates how much money each county district will receive and which road projects they’ll fund. It parcels out the $300 million initiative Mayor Teresa Jacobs proposed in her state of the county address in June. Called “I.N.V.E.S.T in Our Home for Life,” it aims to […]

Frank TorresAugust 4, 2015

Tuesday morning the Orange County Board of Commissioners received a briefing on the measures being taken to prevent predatory towing in the region. A year ago, the commission approved ordinances for vehicle towing in response to a public concern over the growth of trespass towing activity. The public complaints that prompted the changes included towing […]

Ryan RayJuly 24, 2015

House District 49 Democratic candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith announced to a rally of fast food workers he will stand with them in gesture of solidarity by agreeing to temporarily live on Florida’s minimum wage $8.05 an hour. The move, which liberal legislators such as Sen. Dwight Bullard and Rep. Cynthia Stafford have mirrored in the past, comes amid […]

Bill PrescottJuly 14, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled the state’s congressional maps don’t meet requirements of a voter-approved constitutional amendment prohibiting political lines drawn to favor incumbents or political parties. The court ordered the Legislature to redraw the maps These are 10 big questions looming over Florida politics: 1. Will the Legislature appeal? USFSP political science emeritus […]

Associated PressMay 31, 2015

Orlando’s chief tourism agency says it is launching a new marketing campaign centered on collecting the memories from tourists The Orlando Sentinel reports Visit Orlando announced the global effort Sunday at the U.S. Travel Association IPW convention. The campaign began Sunday, but the agency won’t officially begin advertising for it until August. The website OrlandoStories.com […]

Associated PressMay 29, 2015

In an effort to curb cyberbullying, campus crime and suicide, the Orange County school district has started monitoring student messages on social media sites. The district has acquired new software that analyzes social media messages from its campuses, The Orlando Sentinel reports. The program also allows the district to search messages posted on various sites […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 8, 2014

I think I had my last chance to be in a wedding party. Thanks heavens I’m going out on a high note. I went through a period for a couple of years where it seemed like everyone I knew was getting matched or hatched. It was gift registries and strappy shoes for months at a […]

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Diane Roberts: Democracy in Florida remains lost in spite of new maps

Val Demings will take on Dan Webster in new-look CD 10

Orange County launches Heroin Task Force on Monday

Orange County parcels out spending for I.N.V.E.S.T roadway program

Orange County keeping tabs on predatory towing practices

House candidate Carlos Smith accepts minimum wage challenge

Peter Schorsch: Court ruling has tossed the Monopoly board

Orlando’s chief tourism agency launches memories campaign

Orange County schools to monitor students on social media

Shannon Nickinson: Bondi doesn’t realize the ‘majority’ accept same-sex marriage