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Metro editor @Orlando Sentinel, dog lover (my Catahoula leopard is named Molly), native of Michigan, Central Michigan University grad, Lamphere High School grad
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Alvarez faces recurring challenger in Democratic primary for state House District 46 Original

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By Brian Bell Verified
| Orlando Sentinel Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Freshman Democratic state Rep. Jose Alvarez must overcome a familiar challenger in the August primary for House District 46 if he’s to advance to the November election — where he would face more familiar opponents from 2024. Alvarez, D-Kissimmee, will face Robert LeWayne Johnson in the Aug. 18 election. In the 2024 primary Alvarez got 39.4% of the vote while Johnson was second with 25.6% in the four-way race.
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2-term incumbent Bankson faces Republican primary challenge from Longwood dentist in HD36

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By Brian Bell Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Carlos Johary Sr., a newcomer to politics, wants to represent the residents of Florida House District 39 in Tallahassee. But to do that, the semi-retired Longwood dentist must defeat two-term incumbent Doug Bankson in the Aug. 18 Republican primary — a man he admits to knowing little about. "I've never seen him except, you know, in a photograph," said Johary, whose practice has grown over years to include numerous locations across Central Florida.
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Apopka commissioners can’t agree on tax rate as statewide tax vote looms Original

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By Brian Bell Verified
| Orlando Sentinel Verified
An effort by Apopka city commissioners Wednesday to set a preliminary property tax rate was stymied by Commissioner Nadia Anderson, who said she couldn’t support hiking property taxes with a looming statewide vote that will ask residents whether they want to slash them. By state law, the commission needed a unanimous vote to pass the proposed tax hike that would increase the city’s tax revenue by about $6.6 million, or almost 32%, in the upcoming fiscal year.
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