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Author of The Murder Plague, The Roswell Swatch; lucky husband; proud father; former journalist; Reds & Spurs fan; rocker at heart; Florida man.

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Scott Powers covers statewide politics in Florida for FloridaPolitics.com and Orlando-Rising.com, with emphasis on Central Florida, Congressional, and space-industry related news.
A 1981 journalism graduate of Ohio University, he spent more than 30 years working for newspapers in Texas, Ohio and Florida, including 12 years at the Columbus Dispatch and 15 years at the Orlando Sentinel. At the Sentinel he was an Orlando-based political reporter who also covered Kennedy Space Center and led numero…

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Visit Florida housecleaning continues: Rick Scott calls on chief Will Seccombe to resign, board t...

Visit Florida housecleaning continues: Rick Scott calls on chief Will Seccombe to resign, board t...

Gov. Rick Scott called on Visit Florida's Executive Director Will Seccombe t o resign Friday afternoon, conti…

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Senate passes NASA bill too late, but offers statement of Congress priorities - Florida Politics

Senate passes NASA bill too late, but offers statement of Congress priorities - Florida Politics

When the U.S. Senate passed a quadrennial NASA Authorization bill Saturday it was too late for it ever to get…

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Florida concealed weapon license popularity skyrocketing - Florida Politics

Florida concealed weapon license popularity skyrocketing - Florida Politics

The number of people licensed to carry concealed weapons in Florida has tripled since President Barack Obama …

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Knox Medical opens doors to Florida's medical marijuana future - Florida Politics

Knox Medical opens doors to Florida's medical marijuana future - Florida Politics

Behind barbed-wire fences and armed guards, an unmarked, nondescript block building invisible from the road f…

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John Morgan torn on possible governor run, and in no hurry - Florida Politics

John Morgan torn on possible governor run, and in no hurry - Florida Politics

John Morgan has powerful split emotions about the prospect of running for governor in 2018 as a Democrat, and…

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George Soros spends $1.8 million in Florida local races; backs four winners, two losers - Florida...

George Soros spends $1.8 million in Florida local races; backs four winners, two losers - Florida...

Billionaire New York Democratic campaign financier George Soros 's interest topped $1.7 million in Central Fl…

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Voter registrations show 23 House Districts should be in play

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By Scott Powers
| Florida Politics Verified
Redistricting and voter registration trends have created fairly evenly balanced electorates for 23 House district elections heading into the fall Midterms. The voter registration book closing for the Aug. 23 Primary Election shows only a handful of Florida’s 120 new House districts show proportions of Republican and Democratic registered voters within 5 percentage points of each other, giving either party a realistic shot at winning.
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Voter registrations show 23 House Districts should be in play

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By Scott Powers
| Florida Politics Verified
Redistricting and voter registration trends have created fairly evenly balanced electorates for 23 House district elections heading into the fall Midterms. It also creates the potential for tight races for 14 Republican incumbents, two Democratic incumbents, and leveling the playing field for seven open seats. The voter registration book closing for the Aug.
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Joy Goff-Marcil calls for investigation of 2020 SD 9 election, wants Jason Brodeur to resign

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By Scott Powers
| Florida Politics Verified
Democratic Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil and other Seminole County Democrats called for her 2022 Senate election opponent, Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur, to drop out of the race, resign from the Senate and be investigated by the new state elections police office. Goff-Marcil was joined on the steps of Brodeur’s Lake Mary office by Democratic Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, Seminole County Democratic Party Chair Lynn Dictor and several Democratic candidates.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for a chain of weekly suburban newspapers in and around Columbus, Ohio.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course. I'm of that age.

How is social media changing news?

It's blending news, information and misinformation into one big bucket of yuck.