Maxwell: Readers have good, tough questions for mayoral candidates – Orlando Sentinel
Two months ago, I asked readers if they had any questions they wanted to ask the candidates for…
Maxwell: 10 years after Pulse, Orlando won’t let anyone erase this tragedy – Orlando Sentinel
Some people forget how that weekend unfolded. On Friday night, an obsessed fan shot and killed pop singer…
Artificial turf, real anger in Lauderdale
People everywhere worry about artificial intelligence. But in Fort Lauderdale, the outrage is over artificial turf. A turf…
The calm before the property tax storm
Three days. That’s how much time Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked out for the special session on property…
Commentary: Need cash, quick? Go break the law!
I was a little behind on my Amex bill, so I took a train to Washington, D.C., moseyed…
A failure to communicate, Broward style
The people who run Broward County paid a big out-of-state consultant to tell them that they should consider…
Florida AG targets surrogacy in anti-abortion crusade
Florida used to be known as the place where people come to retire. Now it’s the place where…
Orange County’s library is booming, growing and wants your ideas – Orlando Sentinel
If you want evidence of just how busy the public library is these days, consider this: Last year,…
Pickleball popularity dethrones golf tourney for Orlando charity – Orlando Sentinel
For generations, the charity golf tournament has been a staple of fundraising. Yet now the granddaddy of philanthropic sporting…
Pay Florida legislators more? A foul idea that could actually help – Orlando Sentinel
Scott Maxwell: The salary for Florida legislators $29,697, even though the job requires occupants to relocate to Tallahassee…
Left undone in Tallahassee, but it’s no big deal
Step by step, session by session, Florida looks as if it’s inching toward a full-time Legislature. For the…
The destruction of diversity in Tallahassee
It’s another exceptionally unproductive session of the Florida Legislature. There’s no budget — not even a verbal consensus…