Articles in Category: 'Orlando'

Hecklers Turn Dan Webster, Allen West Meetings Into 'Bedlam'
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 27, 2011 11:50 AM
 

TAGS: Alan Grayson, Allen West, budget, Daniel Webster, Democrats, entitlement programs, Fort Lauderdale, Gabrielle Giffords, Lois Frankel, News, Orlando, Republicans, town hall, Politics
 
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Senate Panel Wants All-In on Gambling, Casino Resorts
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: April 6, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: casinos, Commerce and Tourism Committee, Disney World, Florida Senate, Gambling, Gaming, Miami, News, Orlando, Sen. Anitere Flores, Sen. Don Gaetz, Sen. Evelyn Lynn, Sen. Oscar Braynon II, Politics
 
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Social Conservatives Take Aim at Gay Days in Orlando and at Disney
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: April 1, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Brian Winfield, Chris Alexander-Manley, David Caton, Disney, Equality Florida, Florida Family Association, Gay Days, Magic Kingdom, News, Orlando, Pat Robertson, Robert Igner, Walt Disney World, Politics
 
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British Ambassador Talks Trade in Tallahassee
By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: March 23, 2011 5:15 PM
 

TAGS: Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald, Cape Canaveral, Caribbean, Florida Senate, Gov. Rick Scott, Great Britain, Gulf Coast, High Speed Rail, Jacksonville, Latin America, Miami, News, Orlando, Panama Canal, Ports, Space Coast, Tallahassee, Tampa, UK, United Kingdom, Government
 
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Tampa: Down and Out, or Up and Coming?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 18, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Brookings Institution, Business, container cargo, culture, economic development, forceclosure, Investment, Jacksonville, Miami, News, Orlando, Panama Canal, parks, port, recreation, Tampa, unemployment
 
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Cities Spin Wheels for High-Speed Rail Funds
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 15, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Bill Nelson, Buddy Dyer, Central Florida Partnership, Florida, High-Speed Rail, Lakeland, News, Orlando, Rick Scott, Sharon Calvert, Tampa, Tampa Bay Partnership, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wendell Cox, Politics, Government
 
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Senators Sue Scott Over High-Speed Rail Rejection
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: March 1, 2011 2:59 PM
 
TAGS: Arthenia Joyner, Bill Nelson, Charlie Crist, High-Speed Rail, Jeb Bush, Mike Fasano, Mike Haridopolos, News, Orlando, Ray LaHood, Rick Scott, Scott Randolph, stimulus funds, SunRail, Tampa, Thad Altman, Politics, Government
 
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Despite Nelson, Scott Insists Boondoggle Rail Is Dead
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 26, 2011 3:55 AM
 

TAGS: Bill Nelson, Florida Department of Transportation, High-Speed Rail, John Mica, Ken Orski, Lakeland, Miami, News, Orlando, Ray LaHood, Rick Scott, Sharon Calvert, Tampa, Government
 
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Democrats Get Political in Florida Rail Fight
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 17, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Acela, Alstom, Amtrak, Bill Nelson, C.C. Dockery, California, Chris Christie, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida High Speed Rail Development Partners, Hazelle Rogers, High-Speed Rail, John Mica, New Jersey, News, Obama Administration, Orlando, Paula Dockery, Progress Florida, Ray LaHood, Rick Scott, Robin Stublen, Sharon Calvert, stimulus, Talgo, Tampa, Tea Party, Columns
 
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Rick Scott Rejects Stimulus Money for High-Speed Rail
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 16, 2011 11:24 AM
 

TAGS: Chamber of Commerce, Disney, High-Speed Rail, John Mica, News, Obama Administration, Orlando, Progress Florida, Rick Scott, Tampa, Tea Party, trains, Government
 
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High-Speed Rail Dispute Chugs Toward Tallahassee
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 19, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Bill Nelson, Dan Webster, Dean Cannon, Dennis Ross, Florida Department of Transportation, High-Speed Rail, John Mica, Ken Orski, Mike Haridopolos, News, Orlando, Paula Dockery, Ray LaHood, Republicans, Richard Nugent, Rick Scott, stimulus, SunRail, Tampa, Tampa Bay Partnership, Tea Party, Politics
 
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SunRail: Next Stop on Gov. Scott's Hit List?
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 18, 2011 3:55 AM
 
TAGS: Central Florida, commuter train, Florida Rail Enterprise Association, High-Speed Rail, legislature, Matthew Falconer, News, Orange County, Orlando, Paula Dockery, president Obama, Rick Scott, Sharon Calvert, SunRail, Tri-Rail, Government
 
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WWE Will Stage WrestleMania in Miami in 2012
By: Kevin Derby | Posted: February 10, 2011 1:29 PM

Move over LeBron James. The Undertaker, John Cena, Edge and other wrestling superstars are heading to South Beach.

TAGS: Buddy Dyer, Business, Dan Marino, Jacksonville, John Cena, LeBron James, Miami, Mike Dee, News, Orlando, Rich Crotty, Tampa, Vince McMahon, WreslteMania, WWE
 
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Anti-High-Speed Rail Group to Meet With Scott
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 8, 2011 12:08 PM
 
A group of women who led the campaign to stop a train project in Hillsborough County will meet with Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday to knock the proposed Orlando-Tampa high-speed rail venture.
TAGS: high-occupancy toll lanes, High-Speed Rail, Hillsborough County, John Mica, News, No tax for Tracks, Obama Administration, Orlando, Rick Scott, Sharon Calvert, Tampa, tax, trains, Government
 
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Talgo in Race for Florida High-Speed Train
By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 29, 2011 3:55 AM
 
Doubts and controversy over Florida's high-speed rail venture aren't deterring high-powered European and Asian companies from lining up to bid on the project. Talgo Inc. figures to be at the head of the queue.
TAGS: Al Cardenas, Antonio Perez, Business, Cintra, Elecnor, Ferrovial, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Mobility Partners, High-Speed Rail, Invensys, News, Obama Administration, Orlando, Prince, Rick Scott, Talgo, Tampa, trains, Wisconsin, Politics, Government
 
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