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Florida Representative charged with stealing $5M in FEMA funds
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted for allegedly stealing $5M and laundering it for her 2021 congressional campaign
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DeSantis says Trump’s oil drilling could ‘weaken’ environment, military training
This is one of the rarer instances of DeSantis breaking with Trump since the 2024 elections
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Christian supremacist content creators mock, spit, wave bacon at praying Muslim students at USF
In Florida, maliciously disturbing a religious gathering is a first-degree misdemeanor, or a third-degree felony with hate crime enhancement
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Orange County Animal Services pushes to revise 20-year-old pet policies
It will be the biggest rewrite of local animal rules in two decades, changing hold time, TNR and spay/neuter rules
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Orange County moves forward with effort to revive local film industry
County leaders are hopeful that, with the creation of an incentive program, film industry professionals will be able to find stable local work
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Florida election supervisors again ask lawmakers to make it easier to vote by mail
Whether the GOP-controlled Legislature will act on the request is questionable
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Florida AG asks judge to toss out challenge to kratom 7-OH ban
Uthmeier said the ban was needed “to avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety.”
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Florida Republican files bill to decriminalize drug testing tools
The bill, if approved, would make it legal to use testing strips, and could help curb overdose deaths
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Florida House again moves to allow teens to purchase guns
The controversial bill would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18
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Orlando receives perfect score on LGBTQ inclusive polices and services report
Orlando is one of just seven Florida cities to receive a 100 percent score in The Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index
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Allegiant Air pilots at Orlando-Sanford airport join national picket in fight for fair union contract
Pilots at Allegiant are looking for wages and benefits on par with industry standards
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Florida lawmakers wary about adoption of Heritage Foundation pledge
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank that authored Project 2025
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Opponents ask DeSantis to stop the 2025 Florida bear hunt
Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade is set to start next month
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Supreme Court turns down Florida school’s pregame prayer case
The case stems from a 2015 game where the athletic association denied use of the loudspeaker for a prayer at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium
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Florida AG supports federal ban of hemp-derived THC products
A nationwide ban on most hemp-derived THC products was approved by Congress last week and is scheduled to take effect late next year
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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings intends to change home rule if elected governor
The latest such move by the Legislature is a law passed earlier this year that restricts local governments from regulating development
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Florida advances marijuana amendment toward 2026 ballot
A pro-marijuana group sued the DeSantis administration for allegedly slow-walking the process to put an amendment on the ballot
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Photos: Warped Tour rose from the dead in Orlando
Orlando received the reanimated fest with open arms and plugged ears
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Florida lawmakers offer safety plan for students with autism
The bills requires schools to create plans and assign personnel to address situations in which students with autism wander from safe areas