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Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018

Florida police chiefs are backing one of their own, Orlando’s John Mina, in the election for Orange County Sheriff, calling him a role model in law enforcement. The Flordia Police Chiefs Association, which represents more than 900 of the state’s top law enforcement executives, backed Mina over former Florida Highway Patrol Chief Jose “Joe” Lopez and […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

As crowds gathered around and across the streets from the interim memorial that had been the Pulse nightclub and then the scene of so much horror, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs called for the city and nation to focus on the Pulse legacy for future generations and history books. That […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Grieving anew as a community in the wake of another horrific gun tragedy, Orlandoans bowed their heads Tuesday afternoon as bells tolled and names were called in remembrance of the 49 people murdered at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando two years earlier. Others, including survivors and families of victims of the Pulse massacre, joined a solemn […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Republican state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park will not be attending the big Pulse remembrance ceremony in his Orlando district Tuesday night and instead will be holding a campaign fundraiser in Miami. Orange County Democratic Chair Wes Hodge called Miller’s move “reprehensible” Tuesday morning. The fundraiser is for Miller’s campaign to be elected to […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson joined forces to introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate noting the survivors and commemorating the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting that took place two years ago Tuesday. The resolution refers to the massacre both as a terrorist attack and a […]

Staff ReportsJune 12, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott proclaimed Tuesday as “Pulse Remembrance Day” in recognition of the 49 people killed in the 2016 gay nightclub shooting. Scott “is asking all Florida residents to pause for a moment of silence at 9 a.m. and is directing all state flags in Florida to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset,” the Governor’s […]

Scott PowersJune 6, 2018

If you’re a candidate who believes that bump stocks should not have been banned, that Florida residents should be able to open-carry firearms, and that local officials who mess with gun laws should be banned from public office for life, then you, too, might be in line for a National Rifle Association endorsement. But first, […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 30, 2018

Orlando businessman Chris King is back again on television, this time with a message focused solely on gun control. The Democratic candidate for Governor will air his new ad “Stand Up” beginning Wednesday in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Panama City and West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce television markets. These are the same areas where his last […]

Scott PowersMay 8, 2018

The Orange County on Tuesday approved an ordinance requiring three-day waiting periods for background checks of all firearms purchases, specifically targeting gunshots and flea markets. The ordinance also aimed at lawmakers and other state officials who in 2011 passed a state law making local gun laws illegal, and Orange County officials are going forward with […]

Peter SchorschMarch 11, 2018

Nobody expected a tragedy like Parkland to suck all the oxygen out of the Legislature’s 2018 Regular Session. Lobbyists were left scrambling to save their clients’ priorities as lawmakers hustled to rejigger the budget to accommodate hundreds of millions of dollars for school safety and mental health initiatives. Some survived, many did not; although that’s […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Florida Police Chiefs Association backs John Mina in Orange County sheriff race

Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs talk of Pulse’s legacy

Bells toll in Orlando

Mike Miller attending Miami fundraiser instead of Pulse ceremony in his district

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson introduce Pulse remembrance resolution in U.S. Senate

Flags at half-staff for Pulse shooting victims

Of bump stocks, open carry, banning people from public office, and the 2018 NRA questionnaire

Chris King debuts second TV ad, promises gun reform

Orange County re-adopts gun background checks, closes gunshot loophole

Winners and losers emerging from the 2018 Legislative Session