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Central FL Dems receive high marks from Orlando Sentinel for 2013 session
Florida voters send 160 of their fellow citizens to the Capitol in Tallahassee for 60 days each year. But power and wisdom aren’t apportioned equally among Florida lawmakers. Usually only a handful of them shape events, for good or ill, during legislative sessions, including the one that ended earlier this month. Today we’re grading the performance of…
Read MoreCharlie Crist: I support gay marriage
Potential/likely Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is taking some heat for having backed a Florida gay marriage ban during his 2006 Republican primary for governor. Tonight he posted the following on Facebook: Some great news: On Tuesday, Delaware became the 11th state to allow marriage equality. And just a few days ago, Rhode Island adopted a similar…
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Lydia Gardner, longtime Orange County Clerk of Courts, dies
Longtime Orange County Clerk of Courts Lydia Gardner has died. According a source with the Clerk of Courts, Gardner died Wednesday night at Winter Park Hospital. She was 68. Gardner had battled breast cancer for years, the source said. Gardner was first elected to the Clerk’s Office in 2000. She was sworn in for her…
Read MorePetition asks Rick Scott to veto bill blocking paid sicktime
A leading group behind the push for mandatory paid sick time in Orange County is starting an online petition to urge Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that would block local governments from adopting such measures. Organize Now started the petition over the weekend using the SignOn.org website, which is run by Moveon.org, a progressive advocacy…
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