State & Regional Govt & Politics
Orange Co. Commission race still too close to call
The race for Orange County Commission District 3 is still up the air. The race between candidates Lui Damiani and Pete Clarke is still too close to call. The Orange County Supervisor of Elections Canvassing Board is reviewing 2,800 ballots that need to be verified and among those are ballots ...
Gov. Scott dodges WFTV's questions regarding Election Day criticism
Some Florida counties were still counting ballots Thursday afternoon as President Barack Obama held on to a small lead in the presidential race. Long lines and long ballots slowed down the count in Florida, and Channel 9 tried to get answers from Gov. Rick Scott about what he's going to ...
Gov. Scott to push for another cut in corporate tax
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is asking state legislators to cut the state's corporate income tax again. Scott on Thursday spoke to a national convention of Realtors where he said he'll seek legislation that increases the number of businesses that are exempt from paying the tax. Scott campaigned on a promise ...
Brevard Co. voters back slot referendum
Brevard County voters made a major decision to bring the first real slot machines to Florida's Space Coast. Some 152,000 voters backed the referendum to allow the Melbourne Greyhound Park to operate slot machines. With dog racing falling off in popularity among gamblers, the track is trying to broaden its ...
Long ballot blamed for long voting lines in Fla.
Another major problem that needed to be addressed Wednesday was some of the incredibly long lines at Central Florida polling places. It was so bad President Barack Obama even mentioned it in his acceptance speech Tuesday night. With three to four-hour wait times in parts of Orange and Osceola counties, ...
Voters wait to find out which presidential candidate won Fla.
Voters in Florida are still waiting to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 29 electoral votes. Even though President Obama's re-election victory is more than 12 hours old, Florida election officials still hadn't decided Wednesday afternoon which candidate won the state. Florida was the only state besides Alaska ...
Former Fla. GOP chair Greer argues for party email
Former Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer was back in court for a hearing in his criminal fraud case. The judge in the case will hear from witnesses Wednesday about what it will cost for the GOP to produce computer records Greer's attorney has requested. Some of the most prominent ...
Storm damage versus the campaign trail
From Detroit, Michigan - It will be interesting to see if Wednesday becomes a pivotal day in the campaign for the White House as President Obama goes to New Jersey to tour damage from Hurricane Sandy and Republican Mitt Romney resumes full campaigning with three stops in Florida. The White ...
Bennett: Does Crist have designs on a Democratic run in 2014?
Charlie Crist is much too seasoned a politician to speak publicly about anything beyond the Nov. 6 elections. But if the Republican-turned-independent former governor were thinking about becoming a Democrat and running for his old job in 2014, he’d be doing things like he did Sunday morning. Crist, who’s in ...
District 10 candidates Webster and Demings hold debate
Rep. Dan Webster and former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings squared off in a debate Friday afternoon. They are fighting for voters in Florida's newly-drawn 10th district. Due to redistricting, the area includes a portion of Polk County and runs north through Lake and Orange counties. The two candidates have ...
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