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Scott PowersDecember 5, 2018

The Orange County Republican Party and Democratic Party are both heading for what may be tumultuous executive committee elections this week that have Republican Chair Charles Hart and Democratic Chair Wes Hodge each playing defense but likely heading for re-elections. Hart, who took over the party in June after the retirement of longtime Chair Lew Oliver, […]

Scott PowersNovember 6, 2017

Freshman U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney has been named vice chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee less than a year into his tenure in Congress. Rooney, a Republican from Naples, is a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (The Vatican). He began serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee at the start of this […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2016

2016 has been a good year for JTA CEO Nat Ford, especially in terms of his dealings with the American Public Transportation Association. Back in May, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority won the 2016 “Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award” from APTA, in the midsize transportation systems category. Ford’s vision, which includes a new regional transportation hub […]

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Orange County Republican, Democratic leaders dig in for re-election challenges

Francis Rooney named vice-chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee

JTA CEO Nat Ford elected vice chair of national transportation association