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Florida Republican wants to allow teens to work in roofing and construction
This is the second Florida bill filed in recent months that would roll back certain child labor protections.
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.
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Florida Democrat refiles bill to create a state labor department
Similar bills filed by Florida Democrats have failed to advance in the past, with little attention paid by lawmakers in either major party.
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OnePulse executive director Deborah Bowie resigns effective immediately
Deborah Bowie’s resignation is the latest in a string of developments affecting the OnePulse organization and its mission
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UCF students rally in Orlando against conservative crackdown on Florida universities
‘If (the proposed rule) is adopted, we’re not going to let it be adopted quietly,’ said one student organizer.
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Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani one of only two Florida lawmakers to support ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Eskamani supported fellow Democrat Angie Nixon’s ceasefire resolution, while other Democrats admonished or snubbed them.
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Ohio votes to protect abortion access — will Florida be next?
Abortion rights groups in Florida hope to see a similar victory for abortion access in the Sunshine State next November.
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Orlando 2023 election results: Who won and who lost at the ballot box
Dyer, Sheehan, Burns win reelection easily; HD35 primary races are closely contested
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A billionaire-backed conservative think tank is trying to roll back Florida child labor law
The number of minors working in violation of child labor law has spiked 88% since 2019
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OnePulse backtracks on refunding donations for its now-scrapped Orlando Pulse museum
OnePulse announced last week it’s giving up its multimillion-dollar museum project, but individual donors likely won’t be getting their money back.
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UAW reaches tentative deal with Stellantis, suspending strike in Orlando and across the country
The new agreement suspends a six-week strike, as workers will vote on whether to accept the new contract.
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OnePulse will return donations given for now-scrapped Pulse Orlando museum project [UPDATED]
The nonprofit will also be returning a $3.5 million land purchase for the project to Orange County.
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OnePulse Foundation forfeits remaining tourist tax dollars from the county, gives up on museum
The local group calling for ‘No Pulse Museum’ seems to have achieved its goal.
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Pulse survivors demand third-party investigation into code violations, club owners
Renewed calls for scrutiny come after the city of Orlando approves site purchase
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Mount Dora Craft Fair brings hundreds of vendors and artisans to town this weekend
Back for a 39th year
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Florida senator wants to strengthen regulation of fake abortion clinics funded by taxpayers
Sen. Lauren Book also filed legislation that would ban protesting within 150 feet of (real) abortion clinics.
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Orlando city council votes unanimously to purchase Pulse property
The city plans to build a memorial on the spot dedicated to the 49 people killed in the 2016 shootings.
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Orlando leaders vote Monday on approving $1.5 million to address community gun violence
The funding comes from a DOJ grant secured by Rep. Maxwell Frost, who’s worked with the Biden administration on gun violence initiatives.
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Orlando UAW auto workers still holding the line one month after going on strike
‘We’re out here for the cause of everybody,’ say union workers on the picket line against the Big Three car companies.
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City of Orlando to buy former Pulse site for future permanent memorial
The proposed $2 million land purchase will go before the city council Monday
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Beverage delivery workers in Central Florida file petition to unionize with the Teamsters
A union official said ReadyRefresh employees contacted the Teamsters after the union reached a ‘historic’ contract with UPS in July