September 2017 - Orlando Rising

Petition seeks term limits for Orlando politicians

09/20/2017

Orlando District 5 candidate Cynthia Harris joined the grassroots group Eight is Enough Wednesday as they turned in 20,000 petitions calling for a two-term limit for the mayor and city commissioners. Harris pu...

Darren Soto defends fundraiser as not affecting his efforts for Puerto Rico

Scott Powers

09/20/2017

Our Politics

While Puerto Rico got hammered by Hurricane Maria, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto defended his re-election campaign fundraiser he is holding Wednesday night in Kissimmee, home to Florida's most concentrated Puerto Rican...

Two Orange County lakes reopen

Terry Roen

09/20/2017

Our Politics

Lake advisories were lifted Wednesday for two Orange County lakes that were closed due to bacterial contamination following Hurricane Irma. Lake Jessamine and Bay Lake have reopened for public use. Lake Pearl ...

Republicans flip voter registration in Polk, Volusia, continue statewide gains

Scott Powers

09/20/2017

Our State

Republicans are boasting they have taken voter-registration edges over Polk and Volusia County Democrats, continuing a trend of trimming a once sizable advantage for Democrats statewide. With Polk and Volusia ...

For Florida Delegation, Irma aid trumps partisan politics

A.G. Gancarski

09/20/2017

Our State

Wednesday saw House Speaker Paul Ryan stop briefly in Jacksonville, as part of a three-stop tour of Irma damage in Florida, joined by 10 members of Florida's congressional delegation including U.S. Reps. Val De...

Magic, 13 other NBA teams lost money in 2016-17

Bob Sparks

09/20/2017

Our Fun

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has never been more popular. Taking that to the next step, the NBA has never brought in more money with ticket sales, broadcast rights fees, and sponsorships. Despite ...

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