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RPOF annual dinner with Dick Cheney speech now sold-out

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The Florida GOP has announced that former Vice President Dick Cheney will give the keynote speech at the RPOF Statesman Dinner on November 12th. The event is at capacity with more than 950 tickets sold. The dinner is taking place the night before the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, billed as a is a two-day event that is bringing presidential candidates along with Florida’s state and federal elected officials together in the most important swing state in the nation to address voters, grassroots leaders,…

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The ultimate guide to the six state Senate base maps

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On October 14th, just a few days before special session begins, the state legislature released six proposed base maps for its state Senate lines. Each map is different in some areas and similar in others.  From these six proposals the Legislature must try to come to an agreement on one final map; something they failed to do with the congressional districts during the summer. Due to the large number of changes across the six distinct maps, only one Senate district is…

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Orlando area congressional hopeful Val Demmings rakes in $160,000

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Democrat Val Demings posted an impressive $160,000 in fundraising during the third quarter of her bid for Congress. Demings has only been in the race for Florida’s 10th Congressional district for 45 days. “My campaign for Congress is about economic equality and standing up for working families in Central Florida by investing in public education, improving our criminal justice system, and ensuring we have strong national security,” Demings said. “I am very proud of the broad, grassroots support my campaign…

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Orlando top spot for residents leaving Puerto Rico’s capital

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Central Florida was the top destination of Puerto Ricans moving from metro San Juan to the mainland two years ago. New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 6,200 Puerto Ricans moved to metro Orlando from the island’s capital in 2013. The New York metro area was the next most popular destination, with 3,800 former San Juan residents moving there. Puerto Ricans have been leaving the island in the wake of a severe economic crisis. Unlike the…

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William Peebles’ firm rakes in $310K in Q2 lobby fees

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The two-lobbyist governmental relations firm William J. Peebles, PA, operated by the firm’s namesake along with John Wayne Smith, reported earning more than $300,000 during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The boutique shop’s list of clients heavily tilted toward local government clients: nearly all of the Peeble’s 22 legislative and 21 executive lobbying clients were municipalities or related entities. The City of Tampa and Florida Municipal Insurance Trust were the highest-paying of the firm’s legislative clients, contributing between $20,000-$29,999…

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Rick Scott touts Orlando lighting company expansion to create 35 new jobs

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Orlando is next on the list of cities Gov. Rick Scott is touting for job creation. The company Industrial Lighting Products is expanding its operations in the Central Florida city to include 35 additional jobs. The company currently employs 160 people. “The Orlando metro area is leading the state in job creation because of job creators like ILP. ILP is one of the many great companies that have found success in Florida, and I am proud to join ILP’s hardworking…

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Which drivers in Florida suffer through the longest commute?

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Surely it must be the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, where the traffic jams are legendary. Or Orlando, where thousands of often lost and wandering tourists mix with residents to create a glacial sludge of cars. And if not those, it must be the Tampa Bay area, where many commuters contend with bridges and causeways as they go from one side of the water to the other. No, no and no. The longest average commute in Florida is found in the relatively…

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