Scott PowersFebruary 4, 2019
2min726
The three government employees each worked without receiving pay during the 35-day government shutdown.
Tag: TSA
Scott PowersFebruary 4, 2019
Ryan NicolJanuary 25, 2019
7min508
The campaign will run on Facebook, targeting constituents in competitive 2020 districts.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 22, 2019
10min427
"This is having a trickle down effect that is making us less safe."
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 22, 2019
3min791
The Congress members will discuss how the shutdown is affecting airport workers.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 12, 2019
4min319
The total value of HART’s contribution is $2,015. The passes retail for $65 each.
Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018
3min237
With federal housing aid for Puerto Rican survivors of Hurricane Maria set to expire Saturday, more than 1,700 people face eviction from their temporary residences. Now, a federal judge has put those evictions on hold. A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts by LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a national advocacy group, resulted in U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin blocking the […]
Ryan NicolJuly 1, 2018
7min397
Bill Nelson condemned Gov. Rick Scott as more than a thousand Puerto Rican survivors of Hurricane Maria could end up homeless in the coming days. Many survivors of the storm are living in the U.S., including here in Florida, after their homes were destroyed. Those who lost their homes were able to qualify for Transitional Sheltering […]
Scott PowersMarch 30, 2018
7min462
The Orlando International Airport may have been stopped from the prospect of privatizing security checkpoints now that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is rushing to make improvements. Swift changes coming to expand TSA staff, add more screening dogs, and bring in new state-of-the-art equipment have happened in a matter of less than seven weeks, and […]
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2018
9min493
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board of Directors voted Wednesday to tell the federal Transportation Security Administration that if it does not start pleasing Orlando International Airport officials more the airport will seek to replace federal screeners with a private company. The board essentially is telling the federal agency that Orlando International Airport leaders are […]
Scott PowersDecember 21, 2017
3min254
Orlando U.S. Rep. Val Demings is co-leading a bipartisan plea in Congress for full funding for two airport security measures not included in President Donald Trump‘s proposed 2018 budget, declaring, “the need could not be greater.” Demings, a Democrat who is a former Orlando chief of police, and Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan of New […]