John L. Mica

Newly elected Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine recently held a fundraiser of the most troubling variety — one where the money goes directly into his own pocket. It happened last week at Cafe Murano. (The e-invitation is below.) And the...

TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Friday. Here's what we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel writes that U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is likely to lose his powerful chairmanship of the transportation committee. * The Sun-...

WASHINGTON — Now that he's won an 11th term in Congress, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, is on to other competitions — namely what he'll be doing in January. For the past six years, Mica has served as the top Republican on the powerful...

This could be fun. The National Federation of Independent Business is bringing its “I Built My Business” bus to an Orlando company tomorrow to “bring together entrepreneurs with elected officials, giving small-business owners a chance to...

Central Florida News 13 underscored its value to the community again Tuesday night by relaying live news conferences of Jeff Ashton claiming victory in the Orange-Osceola state attorney's race and incumbent Lawson Lamar conceding. Broadcast affiliates...

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy defeated in a bitter primary last month by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, has been named an honorary co-chair of “Public Safety Professionals” for Mitt...

OK, so Ali vs. Foreman it was not. In the much-ballyhooed debate between John Mica and Sandy Adams Tuesday, no one delivered a knockout. Instead, the two incumbent Republican members delivered a constant barrage of jabs before the Tiger Bay political...

Two days after winning re-election U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster announced that he will be a candidate again — this time for chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.   Shuster announced Thursday that he has sent a letter to...

Get the latest results for today's federal, state and county races. President 5852 of 6088 precincts reporting Barack Obama 49.9% 3,977,167 Mitt Romney 49.2% 3,924,092 Gary Johnson 0.5% 42,123 Jill Stein 0.1% 8,382 Roseanne Barr 0.1% 7,708...

Be prepared for Election Day with poll locations, our candidate endorsements and a guide to the amendments! FIND YOUR PRECINCT Information about voting locations is available at these websites: Lake County: http://elections.lakecountyfl.gov Orange...

Have you ever thrown something away that's been around for a long time, then kicked yourself later because you needed it after all? Of course you have. We all have. Case in point: A few months ago, I tossed out a summary of the Sentinel's 2010 general...

ABOARD AMTRAK TEST TRAIN – The fierce, unresolved debate over whether the U.S. can afford to invest billions of dollars on high-speed passenger rail seemed to fall by the wayside, at least temporarily, in the heartland on Friday when an Amtrak train...