The Orlando Democrat said theme parks, hospitals and hotels rely too heavily on Lynx to ignore its funding needs. Of all the mayoral candidates, Stewart is the strongest proponent of a dedicated funding source.

Stewart said the flaws in the current rules exposed by the No Name Club revelations make Orange look like a "backwoods group of shakedown artists" to businesses that may consider bringing jobs here.

County residents who value the Econ and the critical wildlife corridor that runs just west of it should cheer Mayor Rich Crotty and commissioners Linda Stewart and Fred Brummer. The trio refused to buy the rubbish that Innovation Way East's developers were peddling.

“When you pass your driver's license test, it talks about it, read a book.  It says you can't run a red light,” Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart said.  Stewart helped push the state to make the cameras legal.

Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart said people need to realize that Central Florida's small businesses depend on shellfish to survive.