Maxwell: Free speech? Florida students have diplomas threatened for silent ICE protest
Maxwell: Free speech? Florida university threatens students' diplomas for participating in a silent protest where they stood up wearing anti-ICE T-shirts.
Maxwell: Who makes Orlando better? Plus, watch out for Hope Florida 2.0
Maxwell: It’s time again for readers to submit their nominations for “10 People Who Make Orlando a Better Place to Live.” Plus, questions about whether the Hope Florida scandal will…
Maxwell: A bench beneath a shady tree is a lifeline for firefighters
Scott Maxwell: After seeing too many of their peers struggle and even take their own lives, two retired Orlando firefighters set up a bench near Lake Baldwin where they will…
Maxwell: Even as it’s abandoned, boondoggle ‘Alcatraz’ may cost taxpayers more
Maxwell: The feds say they wanted to get detainees out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' before hurricanes arrive, suggesting maybe this tent-and-cages facility wasn't a great idea in the first place. Plus,…
Maxwell: Here we go again. Orange County looks to ensure hotel taxes can’t pay for local needs.
Scott Maxwell: The last time Mayor Jerry Demings convened a hotel-tax task force, members were told they shouldn't think about things this community truly needs. So they another half-billion dollars…
Commentary: Free the hostages! Especially that woman in Omaha | Pat Beall
The stock market is held hostage to Elon Musk, a Palm Beach County commissioner's ambition is held hostage by the president, and a healthy Floridian is held hostage in Nebraska…
Maxwell: Readers have good, tough questions for mayoral candidates
Maxwell: Four candidates are running for Orange County mayor. But before they get anyone’s votes, readers have a lot of questions they want answered - about everything from taxes and…
Maxwell: Hugs for Orlando arts scene. Slugs for FPL and Florida debate-dodgers
Maxwell: Hugs for fewer pedestrian deaths in Orlando and big news on Central Florida's arts scene. Slugs for debate-dodgers, FPL and property-tax problems.
Maxwell: Florida’s 2026 ballot is packed, confusing. But there’s help.
Scott Maxwell: This 2026 ballots will be packed in Florida with 28 candidates for governor, 33 candidates for Orange County commissioner and some complex amendments. But there are some good…
Maxwell: 10 years after Pulse, Orlando won’t let anyone erase this tragedy
Some people forget how that weekend unfolded. On Friday night, an obsessed fan shot and killed pop singer Christina Grimmie in Orlando’s landmark Plaza theater. It was a jarringly macabre…