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Orange leaders oppose regional toll-road board
Orange County leaders voted 6-1 Tuesday to oppose pending legislation designed to create a regional toll-road authority, saying it could further undermine local control and accountability. The bill is being pushed by state Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte...
Tags: David Simmons, Andy Gardiner, Altamonte Springs, Elections, Teresa Jacobs
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Orange takes up space issue for courts, tax collector, appraiser
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOrange County leaders are going to wrestle again today with how to find more court space for big trials and take on the politically-sensitive issue of where best to house its public tax collection and property appraiser operations. Orange-Ocsceola Chief... -
Both District 3 Orange hopefuls would have put sick time on ballot
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe controversial 4-3 vote this month to deny sick-time proponents a spot on the Orange County ballot likely would have turned out differently if one of the two District 3 candidates running for the post on Nov. 6 were already in office. The two men... -
Early cracks forming on a deal to revive Citrus Bowl upgrades?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOrange County Commissioner Ted Edwards has put a small crack in what appeared to be a relatively solid deal that was emerging to re-ignite the $175 million in stalled Citrus Bowl renovations. It’s not clear if that fracture will grow or not. The... -
Orange Tax Collector race takes spotlight in ballot qualifying
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelQualifying for the fall ballot started at noon today, and the Orange County race everyone will be watching this week is for, oddly enough, tax collector. The 95-year-old incumbent Earl K. Wood announced earlier this year that he would retire and not run... -
Educators, legislators debate merits of economic furloughs
Daily American Staff WriterA House bill that would allow school districts to furlough teachers for economic reasons is in the state education committee. State Rep. Scott Boyd, R-Lancaster, and 35 other lawmakers introduced legislation that would also allow districts to consider...Tags: Unemployment, Students, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Friday Morning Coffee: Legislative Retirements Round Up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Sorry we're late, Things were a little on the hectic this side this morning and were punctuated by a presentation for Little Miss Capitol Ideas' first-grade class that required us to dust-off some seriously underused..... -
Top Orange leaders like Romney or sidelines in Fla. GOP primary
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTalking to Orange County's top Republican elected leaders, you'd have little clue that one of the most pivotal votes in the 2012 Republican presidential primary was playing out in their back yard. Three Republican Orange County commissioners say they back... -
Monday Morning Coffee: Legislative Retirements Update.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With the legislative petitioning process underway, but also existing in some bizarre kind of limbo, now seemed as good a time as any to update the list of lawmakers who have decided to call it......
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Jan 6, 2012
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Jan 30, 2012
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