ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Political activist, political influencer, and conservative media personality Randy Ross, a Republican, has filed to run for Florida State House 39, focusing primarily on senior healthcare. “I have cared for my mother for over 25 years after her diagnosis with severe rheumatoid arthritis. I’ve been to hundreds of doctor’s appointments and…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Orange County Government and the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College today announced a three-year, $4 million partnership to provide nonprofit training support through Crummer’s Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership, the region’s premier source for nonprofit education and management assistance. Funded by the American Rescue Plan…
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ST. PETERSBURG — Today, Charlie Crist’s campaign for Governor of Florida announced another fundraising haul of over $1 million raised in the month of April. The total marks Crist’s second consecutive million dollar fundraising month in 2022 and brings the campaign to more than $9.2 million total raised in the race to unseat Governor Ron DeSantis. April’s…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer unveiled the signs recognizing Rock Lake and Montclair Manor as the 2020 and 2021 Neighborhood Watches of the Year, respectively. The two neighborhoods saw their crime rates drop the most during their respective years, and they now have the signs…
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (FNN) – Conservation groups and local residents held a press conference to protest the recent approval of the Osceola Parkway extension through Split Oak Forest Park by the Florida Communities Trust Board (FCTB) last week. “Citizens have strongly expressed their opposition to this project,” said Maria Revelles, director of conservation group Chispa…
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FNN) – State Representative Daisy Morales (D-Orlando) issued a strong statement Thursday after participating in a sit-in on the Florida House floor in protest against Florida governor Ron DeSantis‘s Congressional map and went on to slam his campaign to dissolve Disney’s special districts. State Rep. Morales’s Statement on DeSantis’s Congressional Map “Our…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – In March, the Florida Supreme Court approved a new Senate map (S 8058) with 40 districts and a House map (H 2013) with 120 seats for the 2022 elections. The new State House map splits State Representative Daisy Morales‘ District 48 into Districts 43 and 44 (see above). In whole, District…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Following the Florida Legislature’s passage of “Don’t Say Gay,” Charlie Crist held a “Say Gay” Roundtable with University of Central Florida students and LGBTQ+ activists, including, Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that enabled same-sex couples to marry. Along with Obergefell, Charlie was joined by Rep. Anna Eskamani, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, Florida’s first…
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