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Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2018

Specialty license plates supporting Orlando City Soccer and declaring the University of Central Florida Knights as the National Champions got approvals Tuesday from the Florida House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. The soccer plate was approved under House Bill 1263, seeking specialty plates for what sponsor state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park noted was the […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018

Concluding that there is an under-served market of soccer fans seeking news about American professional soccer, the Orlando Sentinel announced Thursday it is launching a website devoted to Major League Soccer news, analysis and commentary. The Sentinel reported Thursday that its new site, ProSoccerUSA, will tap into the coverage the newspaper’s sports staff has provided […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller is on board for the UCF Knights getting a share of the college football national title, or at least some of the perks. In a letter to the White House the Orlando Republican and congressional candidate suggested President Donald Trump invite the Knights to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue “for the traditional White […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

Drawing a parallel to President John Kennedy‘s pledge in 1962 to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King told a gathering of University of Central Florida students that addressing climate change should be this generation’s great challenge in Florida. King continued the effort he demonstrated […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

Republican former U.S. Rep. David Jolly doubled down Tuesday evening on his expressed wish that Democrats win the 2018 mid-term elections as a check on President Donald Trump, saying he hoped that so that “we may be safer as a nation.” Jolly appeared Wednesday evening at the University of Central Florida in Orlando with Democratic […]

Associated PressSeptember 18, 2017

Florida’s economy has long thrived on one import above all: People. Until Irma struck this month, the state was adding nearly 1,000 residents a day — 333,471 in the past year, akin to absorbing a city the size of St. Louis or Pittsburgh. Every jobseeker, retiree or new birth, along with billions spent by tourists, […]

Phil AmmannAugust 31, 2017

Thursday, Florida’s University System Board of Governors reviewed its legislative budget requests for the 2018-19 fiscal year which will be sent for consideration by the governor and the Legislature. LobbyTools reports that requests for performance-based funding will increase by $100 million in state funds – totaling $690 million. The state and the institution’s investments would amount to […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum bills himself as the Democrat who is not afraid to be a Democrat and Thursday night he showed a gathering of University of Central Florida students he’s not afraid to call out President Donald Trump. Challenged by a student who identified himself as not a Democrat who wanted to hear […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum announced he’s heading back to campus, with an 12-school “back to school” tour of college campuses and one high school, starting Tuesday. Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, is starting his tour at his alma mater, Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, on Tuesday. From there he intends to visit the University of […]

Scott PowersJune 9, 2017

The budget package deal that gave Gov. Rick Scott the $85 million he wants for a Florida Job Growth Grant Fund also restored cut funding sought by Florida colleges and universities for 17 different projects, including funding for medical marijuana research. The research money, $1.69 million will go to the University of Florida Health Center […]

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UCF ‘National Champions,’ Orlando City Soccer plates move along

Orlando Sentinel launching national soccer news website

Mike Miller wants White House invite for undefeated UCF Knights

Chris King: Climate change is this generation’s opportunity

Though decrying gridlock, David Jolly would like to see Democrats stop Donald Trump

Irma’s damage a reminder of Florida economy’s vulnerability

State University Board of Governors discuss 2018 budget, praise ‘remarkable progress’

Andrew Gillum: ‘Nothing admirable or respectable’ about Donald Trump

Andrew Gillum touring college campuses

Medical marijuana research, 16 other higher-ed programs restored in budget deal