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Scott PowersAugust 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica generally takes primary challenges like Sunday morning walks in the park, and on Tuesday the 12-term Republican congressman from Winter Park once again never broke much of a sweat on his way to the finish line. Mica swept away challenger Mark Busch, a Casselberry businessman and former Soil and Water Conservation […]

Scott PowersJuly 18, 2016

When Rollins College professor and investment executive Stephanie Murphy came out of almost nowhere in late June to become the Democratic nominee in Florida’s 7th Congressional District, she had three groups ready to support her. Support her they did, as Murphy raised more than $126,000 in the first nine days of her campaign to show […]

Larry GriffinJune 27, 2016

Reps. Mike Miller and Bob Cortes appeared at the Winter Park City Commission meeting Monday to update the commission on what happened in the last legislative session. They touted their collective victories, including a balanced budget and $82 billion in tax cuts after Gov. Rick Scott‘s vetoes. Among the notable tax cuts were $23.7 billion […]

Scott PowersJune 24, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica has gotten a primary opponent in his bid for a 13th term representing Orange and Seminole Counties in Congress. Mica, of Winter Park, will face Mark Busch, a Casselberry businessman who was once served as vice chairman of the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District, for Florida’s 7th Congressional […]

Scott PowersJune 23, 2016

Rollins College business professor and former Department of Defense analyst Stephanie Murphy has filed to run for Congress as a Democrat in the Seminole County-based Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The last-moment entry of Murphy 37, of Winter Park, gives the Democrats something they have been beating the bushes for all year, a credible candidate to […]

Guest AuthorApril 19, 2016

A quarter of a century has passed since plans were completed for the Cady Way Trail, Central Florida’s first bike trail. It took two years to turn the plan into reality, as property owners were wary of placing a bike trail on a defunct rail line near their homes. The issue dominated a neighborhood meeting […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up Hillary Clinton’s campaign for Florida’s Democratic primary by assuring a Rollins College rally that a more universal prosperity is possible and she is ready to deliver it. Speaking to about 3,000 people gathered in a basketball gym at the Winter Park campus, Bill Clinton said the recovery from the […]

Ryan RayAugust 11, 2015

The two-lobbyist governmental relations firm William J. Peebles PA, operated by the firm’s namesake along with John Wayne Smith, reported earning more than $300,000 during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The boutique shop’s list of clients heavily tilted toward local government clients: nearly all of the Peeble’s 22 legislative and 21 executive […]

Phil AmmannDecember 26, 2014

State Rep. Mike Miller, after his victory over a Democratic incumbent in November, is taking the first steps towards re-election in 2016, according to the Florida Division of Elections. The Winter Park Republican filed paperwork this week for another run for Orange County’s House District 47. Miller received about 52 percent of the vote last […]

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2014

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It’s summertime! The solstice just went by and as the days now become shorter, summer has officially begun. It’s a time to relax and reboot. It’s a time to find some water to splash around in. And it’s a time for contemplation… Central Florida is classing up. Great markets are popping up, including East End […]

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John Mica gets tune-up election out of the way, set for Democratic challenge in CD 7

ActBlue, Democrats’ PACS, Full Sail leaders kick-start Stephanie Murphy’s CD 7 campaign

Mike Miller, Bob Cortes talk about legislative session at Winter Park commission meeting

John Mica faces GOP primary in CD 7, while Dem Stephanie Murphy awaits qualifying

Stephanie Murphy files to run against John Mica in CD 7

Bruce Stephenson: The seed of humanity in Florida’s killing fields

Bill Clinton wraps up Hillary Clinton’s campaign assuring she’s ready to bring more universal recovery

Local government specialists at William Peebles’ firm rake in $310K in Q2 lobby fees

State Rep. Mike Miller files for re-election campaign in HD 47

Mark Routhier: Lazy days of summer – time to relax and contemplate