Tag: Orlando

Scott PowersNovember 26, 2018
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Orange County Democrats flipped three seats in the Florida House and, as state Reps. Geraldine Thompson, Anna Eskamani and Joy Goff-Marcil make their debuts, they’re looking for practical starts. On Nov. 6, the three Democrats flipped the partisan strength of Orange County’s delegation from five Republicans and four Democrats, to seven Democrats and two Republicans. Thompson has been […]

Scott PowersNovember 16, 2018
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Florida added 21,000 new private sector jobs in October, and the state’s unemployment rate notched down to 3.4 percent, the lowest it has been since just before the Great Recession ravaged Florida starting in late 2007. The jobs numbers were announced Friday morning by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018
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Brightline, the operator of the new South Florida private passenger train service with plans to extend to Orlando, has submitted the only proposal to Florida officials for a proposed new route from Orlando to Tampa. The Florida Department of Transportation announced late Wednesday that Brightline, which initiated the process by submitting an unsolicited proposal in […]

Scott PowersOctober 23, 2018
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Former Vice President Joe Biden declared the nation’s two major parties are in a “battle for the soul of America” and left no doubt that he believes the Democrats are the ones offering character, moral leadership, trustworthiness, and Republicans inspired by President Donald Trump are “preying on hopelessness and despair.” In front of several hundred […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 19, 2018
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Former Vice President Joe Biden will make three stops in the Sunshine State early next week to rally for Democrats up and down the ballot. At noon Monday, the Delaware Democrat will be in Tampa holding a get-out-the-vote rally alongside U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, Attorney General hopeful Sean Shaw and nearby […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2018
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Ron DeSantis‘ campaign has the weekend planned out for financial supporters of the former congressman’s bid for the Governor’s Mansion. Before the who’s who of the Republican Party of Florida meet in Orlando for a hype dinner on Saturday night, the Republican nominee’s finance team will be welcoming guests this afternoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort […]


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