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Orlando volunteers come together to spread trans joy again on Thursday
Feeling the weight of Florida’s mass of anti-LGBTQ legislation? Take some time out.
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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Sanford nurses rally for safe staffing, joining a national day of labor action
‘Some nurses say they fear for their license,’ said one nurse. ‘I fear for a patient’s life.’
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Nazi demonstrators wave DeSantis sign and swastikas outside Disney World in Orlando
P!nk tweeted out what we were all thinking: ‘ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME????!!!!!!!!’
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Advocates have gathered over 100,000 petitions to get abortion access on Florida’s 2024 ballot
Amy Weintraub, reproductive rights program director for Progress Florida, says the campaign has exceeded expectations in petitions gathered so far
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Central Florida leaders launch $6.7 million initiative to address veteran homelessness
Thanks to new funding from the VA, a beefed-up program will offer housing assistance and other wraparound services for veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness
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Orlando’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Drag to demonstrate against recent spate of Florida anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Show up for Orlando’s drag community this weekend
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Sodexo faces allegations of union-busting at a private college near Orlando
Labor union Unite Here has filed an unfair labor practices charge on behalf of Rollins College food service workers
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Florida, DeSantis linked to flight of migrants dropped off in Sacramento
‘State-sanctioned kidnapping is not a public policy choice, it is immoral and disgusting’
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DeSantis signs into law industry-backed bill allowing Florida landlords to charge ‘junk fees’ instead of security deposits
An Orange County attorney says it’s ‘not designed to protect the tenant at all’
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‘We were making Florida great’: Orlando workers, businesses join statewide protest against Florida immigration law
SB 1718 will lead to existential choices for the state; immigrants do the construction, agricultural, and service industry jobs that make Florida run
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Orlando hospitality staffing agency ordered to pay back wages after denying workers overtime rates
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $114,000 in back pay for 100 employees
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An Orlando doctor gives anti-choice activists a way to more easily and thoroughly harass abortion clinic clients
Letting the pro-life camp in the private driveway and parking lot he shares with the women’s center gives them unfettered access to vulnerable patients
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Leg Biters, Summer Hoop and more throw a ‘Fridge Party benefit at Will’s Pub this week
Proceeds from the show go to the Neighborhood Fridge Project
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Osceola County deputy charged after setting dirt bike rider ablaze last year
Osceola County deputies pursued Barreto into Orange County for popping wheelies in traffic
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Florida hospital workers will refuse to take on voluntary overtime next month, file labor complaint
A hospital spokesperson dismissed the union’s claims of understaffing, insisting the hospital system provides a safe environment for patients.
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Florida socialists blast Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s anti-socialist travel advisory
Former Florida Governor and sitting U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said socialists aren’t welcome in Florida. That didn’t go over well.
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Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary’s sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over anti-drag law
The lawsuit comes after DeSantis signed into law a bill that restricts drag performances anywhere children are present.
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Florida’s lack of a labor department leaves workers with limited options
Republicans abolished the state labor department in 2002, and with it, an active mechanism for helping victims of wage theft
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Disney World is pulling the plug on Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
The two-night, immersive experience will offer its final voyage from Sept. 28 to Sept. 30