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Larry GriffinOctober 17, 2016

To passers-by at the political rally on the green courtyard outside the Fairwinds Alumni building at UCF, where a U.S. Senate debate was to happen later that night, both U.S. Senate candidates must have sounded bad. Patrick Murphy‘s detractors called him privileged and said his record was among the least effective in Congress, so how could […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2016

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will campaign in Orlando Wednesday, her team announced Monday. No details have been released, except that the event will be public. “Clinton will discuss her vision for an America that is stronger together and to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top,” reads an […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

Donald Trump’s war on the media is getting out of hand — and it’s time the media started fighting back. I’m sure Trump and his supporters would argue that the media already is fighting, and even started the whole thing. He doesn’t like the things reported about him. Every chance he gets he complains that […]

Melissa RossApril 8, 2016

A coalition of women’s groups including the National Organization for Women, the League of Women Voters, Breastfeeding Coalition, National Council of Jewish Women and UniteWomen FL will all rally in Tallahassee on Tuesday against Senate Bill 668, a family law measure awaiting Governor Rick Scott‘s signature. The new statute would give judges a formula to use […]

Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Donald Trump canceled a rally at a college basketball arena in Chicago Friday night after thousands of protesters showed up inside and out, and police warned him they had serious public safety concerns. “Mr. Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2016

If U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is feeling any kind of panic or even urgency in the prospect of losing his home state in next week’s Florida primary he wasn’t letting on in Sanford Monday night. In a fly-in appearance at a hangar raly at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport, Rubio stayed with his basics: attacking President […]

Scott PowersMarch 4, 2016

The Hillary Clinton for president campaign plans a rally aimed at Orlando’s Puerto Rican community with a “Caravana para Hillary” (Caravan for Hillary) Saturday through the center of the city’s Hispanic community. The campaign is organizing supporters and activists from various backgrounds, including Puerto Ricans, Caribbean-Americans, and Dominican-Americans to drive in trucks and cars throughout Orlando to […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 14, 2016

The Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union, is planning a noon rally in the Capitol courtyard Thursday to show lawmakers their “anger and exasperation” with how the Legislature handles education issues. The group announced the “Enough is Enough!” event in a Wednesday news release. Parents, public school supporters and others “will express their anger […]

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