McKenna Schueler
General news reporter for Orlando Weekly, with a focus on state and local government and workers' rights. You can find her bylines in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, In These Times, and Facing South.
Posted inArts + Culture
New Generation Theatrical opens a re-envisioned ‘Next to Normal’
Warning: This preview is littered with song references
Posted inNews
Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith continues to snag endorsements in his bid for Florida Senate
So far, he’s been backed by much of Central Florida’s organized labor, as well as other Democratic politicians and Equality Florida’s PAC.
Posted inNews
Florida Democrat files bill to protect people from being criminally charged for getting an abortion
The bill was filed after DeSantis claimed on TV that only medical providers are penalized under Florida’s abortion law
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Starbucks customers, workers at three Central Florida locations will join national day of action Thursday
Hot labor summer continues as Starbucks workers plan to protest their employer’s anti-union tactics
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Orange County leaders quietly approve 25% pay boost for themselves
It was a 4-2 vote, with Mayor Demings absent, to approve new six-figure salaries starting Sept. 17.
Posted inMovies
Orlando’s Global Peace Film Festival returns for its 21st year
‘Peace is not the opposite of war’
Posted inMusic
Rock N’ Roe 2 benefit show makes a righteous racket for reproductive rights on Thursday
What side are you on?
Posted inNews
Orange County commissioners approve plan for use of opioid settlement funds
Money from the pharmaceutical industry will be used to pay for addiction treatment programs, overdose prevention and recovery services
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More people are traveling to Florida for abortion as six-week abortion ban looms
State data shows over 4,600 out-of-state residents have obtained abortions in Florida this year, compared to 3,430 last year
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Florida doctors speak out against abortion restrictions, days before state Supreme Court hears case on 15-week ban
The doctors also support a campaign to get stronger abortion rights onto the 2024 ballot so Florida voters can decide
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Orange County gig workers, small business owners have until Friday to apply for pandemic relief grants
The program, made possible through federal COVID relief funds, provides grants to some who suffered financial losses during the pandemic
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Vandalized Morgan and Morgan billboard signs have a likely culprit
Seemingly ‘vandalized’ billboards have been spotted in Orlando and Pensacola, and outside Florida in Memphis, Pittsburgh, Boston and other cities
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Florida used unpaid prison labor to prepare for Hurricane Idalia
‘Volunteering’ to do unpaid labor can ‘allow inmates to learn a new skill,’ according to the agencies that count on that labor
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Activists raise nearly $200,000 to save an Orlando abortion clinic fined by the state
The group raised $197,000 in less than two weeks from over 5,000 donors across the globe
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Landlords can’t legally discriminate against people with housing vouchers in Orange County, but they do it anyway
And due to toothless enforcement systems, it goes largely unchecked
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Stalled: Orange County school district reaches impasse with teachers union over salary talks, working conditions
The teachers union says they’re encouraging the district to come back to the table
Posted inFood + Drink
Drink deeply of ‘Halloween Forever’ this weekend courtesy Mythk and Prometheus Esoterica
‘It’s pumpkinninny!”
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‘DeSantis Is a Drag’: Corie Mattie talks about honing her political art in Orlando
The ‘L.A. Hope Dealer’ talks art, politics, and why Orlando holds a special place in her heart