Today, state legislators delivered a major setback for Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando City Lions who are trying to use state funds to complete plans for their new Major League Soccer stadium. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission met today with an agenda to decide how to award $7 million in… [read more]
Late Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration announced approval of an economic development plan to build a new intermodal transportation center at the Orlando International Airport (MCO). This decision will allow the airport to collect new passenger revenues from this project to finance other future airport expansion. “This will be one of… [read more]
As opposition continues building in counties down the Florida coast between Orlando and Miami, the controversial All Aboard Florida proposal is also getting more scrutiny from media. WFTV Channel 9 Investigates exposed more details about the “casino express” high-speed train project. The excellent report connects a lot of dots and further illustrates… [read more]
Even as All Aboard Florida got mentioned by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in today’s “State of the County” address, the billion dollar high-speed rail line continues to face major community opposition which could threaten the whole project. Just this week, the St. Lucie County Commission approved a plan for crafting a… [read more]
Remember when our local elected officials insisted Orlando had to build a soccer-specific stadium in order to become a new Major League Soccer city? Remember as Mayors Buddy Dyer and Teresa Jacobs held hands proclaiming their support in giving millions in public dollars to build a stadium just for the… [read more]
Here is a copy of the Election Complaint against the City of Orlando regarding the 2012 Orlando municipal election, along with materials and records including a detailed description of the potential absentee ballot and ballot envelope fraud.