Scott PowersApril 18, 2019
13min553
The Supreme Court of Ron DeSantis reversed the court of Rick Scott.
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Scott PowersApril 18, 2019Scott PowersApril 8, 2019
4min437
Singh's probes of 'fraudlent' exemptions, classifications, add $1 billion to rolls
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
9min279
The Supreme Court may have created a whole new election scenario in Orange County.
Scott PowersJanuary 4, 201911min518
On Friday, Florida’s Supreme Court upheld an Orange County charter amendment to make the county’s constitutional officers nonpartisan, a decision that could open partisan and nonpartisan debates in other counties. By a 4-3 vote, the court quashed a lower-court ruling that had kept Orange County’s elections partisan for the constitutional offices of sheriff, tax collector, […]
Scott PowersNovember 29, 2018
8min691
Two former officials in the office of Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh have filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against him alleging that he manipulated finances, reports and audits to cover up unethical and illegal activities, led a hostile work environment that included sexual and racial harassment, and then terminated them in retaliation for earlier, […]
Scott PowersJuly 7, 2017
7min389
After 36 years in law enforcement including stints as Orlando police chief, Orange County public safety director, and his current post as sheriff, Jerry Demings announced Friday he’s ready to take on the entire county as mayor, pledging public safety, smart growth, and “community bonding” as his platform. Demings, 58, joined his wife Democratic U.S. […]
Scott PowersJuly 6, 2017
3min380
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has made official the worst-kept secret of the year in Central Florida politics: that he’s running for mayor of Orange County. Yet Demings, a Democrat, hasn’t officially announced anything yet. He has, however, filed his paperwork, late Thursday, with the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, officially declaring his candidacy. […]
Scott PowersJune 29, 2017
5min394
Everyone in Orange County politics, it seems, is waiting to see if Sheriff Jerry Demings will run for county mayor, and he’s about to let people know. Demings, a Democrat, said Thursday he will be announcing soon whether he intends to run for Orange County mayor in 2018, an announcement that has set up dominoes […]
Scott PowersApril 25, 2017
6min361
Saying he’d had enough and isn’t taking it anymore, Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh announced he’s suing to find out who was behind political action committees that ran a smear campaign against him in last year’s election. Flanked by his lawyers at Morgan & Morgan, two Orlando political heavyweights, Frank Kruppenbacher and former Judge […]
Associated PressMarch 24, 2017
10min245
It takes a lot of land to accommodate Cinderella’s castle, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Epcot’s 11-country World Showcase — and a hefty purse to pay the property taxes on it. To cut tax bills in the tens of millions of dollars, the specialists at Orlando’s famous theme parks have employed methods from […]