All sides in a pending “textgate” civil lawsuit against Orange County leaders have agreed to enter settlement talks. A mediation hearing set for Thursday marks the first time that the officials accused of losing or destroying public records in a
Sick-leave fight cranks up again – Orlando Sentinel
The year-long fight over imposing earned-sick leave requirements on businesses in Orange County is cranking back up. The Florida Legislature passed a sick-leave bill last spring which blocks local governments from enacting sick-leave policies like the one that had been slated for
Poll: Voters irked by paid sick time foes, text deleters
New internal polling indicates voters are upset with Central Florida politicians who blocked Orange County’s paid sick time effort, and with the leaders who texted with the lobbyists that helped kill it. The poll was done for Organize Now, a