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Because of stalled budget talks, no food desert relief this year
The Florida Legislature is a mess this year. A 23-year old freshman lawmaker gave out medical advice to women on Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott is threatening vetoes if his tax cuts aren’t passed, and...
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George W. Bush: “U.S. in retreat” under Obama
Former President George W. Bush slightly made his way back into the political world this past week. Speaking to a group of Jewish donors, Bush talked of Obama’s Middle East strategy, or lack thereof,...
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Greater Orlando Cares hosts Jazz in the Hills International Jazz Day this...
Greater Orlando Cares, an organization that connects music and mentoring, will present “Jazz in the Hills: International Jazz Day” on Thursday, April 30th at the Soiree Event and Conference Center in...
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Florida House hightails it home, leaving state budget in limbo
Must be nice to be the king. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said as much when he unexpectedly declared Sine Die for the Florida House. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli/Photo courtesy of Steve...
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In politics, how do we define humanity?
Sometimes we view humanity through our myopic scope of religion. By way of the Bible or what we’ve learned in church, we have a habit of applying the rule of religion to how we treat each other....
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“Have Our Voices Been Silenced?” series continues tonight at 6:30pm
The Central Florida Urban League Young Professionals will host part three of their series titled “Have Our Voices Been Silenced?” tonight at 6:30p.m. at City View Apartments downtown. The substance for...
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What should we expect with Orlando’s November elections? Low turnout.
In just six months, Orlando may have a new mayor and three new city council members. The Orlando City Commission recently approved moving elections to November up from April of 2015 at the partial...
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Rick Scott blazes hot trail with veto pen
So I guess the lesson of the 2015 Florida Legislative session is this: don’t piss off the governor. Because if you do, then he’ll basically try to veto your political life away. Photo courtesy of the...
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WFTV biased against melanin?
WFTV, or Channel 9, never stops investigating, do they? From Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh’s decision to purchase hybrid vehicles to the hiring decisions of Orange County Clerk of Courts...
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Senator Darren Soto to announce Congressional run Thursday morning
State Senator Darren Soto (D-Orlando) is set to announce his run for Congress on Thursday morning. Soto was waiting for Congressman Alan Grayson to announce his decision regarding a run for the Senate,...
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Mayor Jacobs, Commissioners Waste $127,000 in Taxpayer Money
The battle over millions of dollars of Orange County taxpayer money being wasted on the downtown Orlando SunTrust building continued recently when Mayor Teressa Jacobs and the rest of the Board of...
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Will Corrine Brown’s lawsuit push Geraldine Thompson towards a run for Congress?
Over the weekend, Florida Senator Geraldine Thompson announced that she’s thinking about running for Congress in District 10. In the release, Thompson said that she’s spoken with Allison Tant, chair of...
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Is Val Demings about to send Dan Webster on a farewell tour?
She’s back to haunt his dreams. Former Orlando Chief of Police Val Demings announced that she’s running for Congress again today in a press release. Candidate for Congress, Val Demings. Photo courtesy...
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Senator Geraldine Thompson is ready for D.C.
Senator Geraldine Thompson made it almost official on Tuesday. In speaking with the Orlando Sentinel, Thompson said that she intends to run for Congress in District 10 once special session has...
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Gary Siplin to run for Congress?
Democrat Gary Siplin is on the way back. The former member of the Florida House and Senate is supposedly set to run for Congress in an ever growing field of candidates in District 10. According to...
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Without Corrine Brown, will black voters have a voice in Congress?
Does Corrine Brown have a point? If she loses her redistricting battle to keep the lines of District 5 intact, will black voters lose out on having support in Congress? Well, that’s a convoluted...
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Susannah Randolph – A train wreck for Democrats?
**The opinions contained within guest posts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of The Jason Henry Project.** A guest post by Nicole McLaren In her first prime...
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Who’s running in District 12?
With Senator Geraldine Thompson on her way out to run for Congress, the state Senate seat that she currently holds will be up for grabs when she officially announces and files papers to run in...
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Watch out! White people are coming back to the city
Well, sort of. In big cities like Detroit, Atlanta, and Oakland, white people left in droves. No, really. White people got as far away from urban centers like Detroit as if you could catch bad credit...
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Is “The Minimum Wage Challenge” flirting with dangerous empathy?
Living on about $17 dollars per day, some Florida lawmakers are taking “The Minimum Wage Challenge.” It is an attempt to bring attention to the economically beleaguered; a group of about 1.5 million in...
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