Scott Maxwell

Neo-Nazi groups have staged demonstrations near Disney and in Altamonte Springs. They've blanketed neighborhoods with flyers, urging others to “protect the purity of the white Aryan woman.” One neo-Nazi was arrested for criminal mischief Sunday. Another was arrested a few days earlier.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Neo-Nazis surge in Florida. Don’t you dare act surprised

September 19, 2023 at 5:05 p.m.

Neo-Nazi groups have staged demonstrations near Disney and in Altamonte Springs. They've blanketed neighborhoods with...

With Covenant House homeless shelter for young adults now up for sale, leaders in Orange County need to take quick action

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: With Covenant House homeless shelter now for sale, local leaders must act

By Scott Maxwell

August 16, 2023 at 7:19 p.m.

With Covenant House homeless shelter for young adults now up for sale, leaders in Orange...

Maxwell was cited for for a series of opinion columns exposing the hypocrisy of the feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Co.

Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel staffers earn awards from Florida Society of News Editors

By Compiled by Sentinel Staff

July 20, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

Maxwell was cited for for a series of opinion columns exposing the hypocrisy of the...

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law leads to censorship of children’s picture book on penguins | Commentary

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Kids book on cartoon penguins a casualty of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

By Scott Maxwell

July 7, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

To understand the duplicity of the book-banners in Florida, you only have to do two...

Florida drag queen ruling reveals lies. Read the laws yourself.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Florida Drag court ruling reveals lies. Read the laws yourself

By Scott Maxwell

June 27, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.

A federal judge in Orlando has delivered yet another legal smackdown to Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Readers tee off on book-banners, Florida insurance costs and ‘full of sh*t’ columnist

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Readers tee off on insurance, immigration, Publix, politicians and me

By Scott Maxwell

June 23, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.

Scott, thank you for continuing to examine the massive stupidity of school book bans. I...

Rising tuition, new schools: With Florida spending billions on a a new vouchers-for-all program, the cash grab is on. But standards, accountability remain low.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: With school vouchers for all, the cash grab is on

By Scott Maxwell

June 2, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.

Rising tuition, new schools: With Florida spending billions on a a new vouchers-for-all program, the...

Watch closely. See whether Florida immigration crackdown targets undocumented workers or the companies that employ them

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Who will Florida immigration crackdown target? Employees or employers?

By Scott Maxwell

May 30, 2023 at 10:25 p.m.

Watch closely. See whether Florida immigration crackdown targets undocumented workers or the companies that employ...

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: Can Disney leave Florida? No freakin’ way

By Scott Maxwell

May 31, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.

We’re going to catch up on what some of Florida’s overshadowed politicians have been up...

Scott Maxwell writes that in the Osceola County case where deputies shot a suspected shoplifter, not a single officer was wearing a body camera. That was intentional.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Opinion |
Scott Maxwell: When Florida cops shoot without body cameras rolling, that’s a choice

By Scott Maxwell

May 23, 2023 at 8:46 p.m.

Scott Maxwell writes that in the Osceola County case where deputies shot a suspected shoplifter,...