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Scott PowersSeptember 14, 2016

BusinessForce, the political action arm of Central Florida chambers of commerce, announced its endorsements in 13 state legislative races and eight local races Wednesday. The group, associated with the Central Florida Partnership, a coalition of chambers of, picked Republicans in every race except two Osceola County commission contests. “These endorsements send a strong signal to our […]

Scott PowersJuly 26, 2016

This year, Central Florida voters have an unprecedented diversity of candidates to pick from for the region’s five congressional districts, and at least one, probably two, and possibly more heterosexual-white-male dynasties will fall. Straight, white, male members of Congress have always held the congressional seats in Florida’s 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Congressional Districts. […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2016

A couple of recent, small and methodologically insignificant polls may be suggesting Democrat Valleri Crabtree‘s shoe-leather campaign for the nomination in the Kissimmee-based Florida’s 9th Congressional District could have an impact against her much-higher-profile and much-better-funded rivals. First, a straw poll at an Osceola Hispanic Democratic Caucus candidates’ event on Sunday had Crabtree finishing a […]

Scott PowersJune 28, 2016

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is working double-duty this week for fundraisers for Florida’s 9th Congressional District Democratic candidates, with a planned appearance Thursday at one for state Sen. Darren Soto. The Democratic mayor, who is not picking Democratic sides in the race, will be joined at Soto’s $100-per-person fundraiser by Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh, […]

Larry GriffinMay 26, 2016

At the Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kissimmee, trained scientists will work this summer to stop the spread of the Zika virus before it becomes a problem in Florida. At a news event Thursday morning, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam said no Zika cases have originated in Florida yet. Although there are currently 158 cases of […]

Larry GriffinMay 20, 2016

As an afternoon storm blew through downtown Orlando, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson addressed a group of reporters at his regional office Friday and called for more funding from the government to fight mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus that can come with such storms. The Zika virus has been spreading in a way Nelson and other worried officials call […]

Associated PressMay 15, 2016

Nearly half the counties in Florida, including Orange, Osceola and Volusia, have a high percentage of adults without health insurance, according to new estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Twenty-nine of 67 counties have many working-age adults without insurance, according to 2014 data from the bureau. The counties, largely located in Central […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2016

Democratic state Sen. Darren Soto has picked up several endorsements from Osceola County elected officials for his Congressional District 9 race, his campaign announced Tuesday. Soto, one of five candidates seeking the Democratic flag in the upcoming Aug. 30 primary, has received the new endorsements of current and former officials from Osceola County, including District 3 County […]

Scott PowersMarch 25, 2016

The Orlando region continued in February as the state’s leading job-producing metropolitan area and saw the region’s unemployment rate fall to 4.4 percent, Gov. Rick Scott‘s office said Friday. Numbers released by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity show that Orlando’s metro area added 30,000 workers and 40,000 jobs since February 2015, and the result […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2016

A nearly 24,000-acre mixed-use development plan was announced Monday for two areas of Orange and Osceola counties that are rural holdings for the Mormon Church. Tavistock Development Co., which developed the nearby Lake Nona and Lake Nona Medical City projects in Orlando, submitted plans to Orange County on Monday to develop 4,787 acres off State […]

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BusinessForce announces endorsements in Central Florida elections

Straight, white, male dynasties falling in Central Florida congressional districts

Osceola Politics Facebook poll shows Valleri Crabtree may not be so unknown in CD 9 race

Darren Soto fundraiser to draw Buddy Dyer

Adam Putnam talks about traps for mosquitoes to test for Zika virus

As summer arrives, Bill Nelson calls for more funding for mosquito control

Census: 3 Central Florida counties among highest with uninsured adults

Darren Soto picks up Osceola County officials’ endorsements in CD 9 race

Orlando area adds 40K-plus jobs, sees unemployment rate fall to 4.4 percent in February

New 24,000-acre development announced for Mormon lands in Orange, Osceola counties