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Florida AG Uthmeier warns Catholic church to accept vaccine exemptions
If they take taxpayer funded vouchers for their schools, they should accept vaccine exemptions for students, he says.
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Posted inOrlando Area News
Over 20 new restaurants and businesses are moving into Mills 50
New in the neighborhood
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Uthmeier announces felony charges against a Canadian citizen who voted in Florida elections
Florida is one of four states that uses the DHS’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to detect noncitizen voters.
Posted inOrlando Theme Parks
Ozzy gets royal remembrance with new Halloween Horror Nights house
Universal Orlando HHN’s ‘Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness’ takes fans through 45 years of one of rock’s biggest icons.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Orlando International Airport remains Florida’s busiest
According to national rankings, MCO is the seventh busiest airport in the U.S.
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Florida Democratic chair calls on Ashley Moody to release grand jury report on Hope Florida
Moody approved a transfer of the $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation as part of a larger $67 million agreement the Florida Agency of Healthcare Administration
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Haitian immigrants brace for end of protected status
Hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants could lose their legal status as early as Tuesday
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Byron Donalds wants to ax ultra-processed foods in schools
Donalds wants ultra-processed food, artificial dyes, and “harmful additives” removed from school meals.
Posted inOrlando Area News
SeaWorld Orlando ordered to post ‘We violated federal labor law’ notice at park
SeaWorld was ordered by the federal labor board to cease and desist and post an “Oops, we violated federal labor law” notice at Discovery Cove.
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Florida now warns against depression and anxiety meds for children, teens
It’s the latest instance of Florida channeling Kennedy’s MAHA agenda.
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Measles cases have reached a 35-year high
The largest number of current cases are in South Carolina (670), Utah (522), Texas (188), Virginia (176), Florida (141) and Pennsylvania (134).
Posted inFlorida News
Democrats urge Trump administration to rethink Endangered Species Act rollback
Florida manatees and panthers are suddenly much more vulnerable, environmentalists say
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Orlandoans rallied against ICE in downtown Orlando over the weekend
State Reps. Anna Eskamani and Angie Nixon were in attendance.
Posted inOpenings, Closings + Moves
Jay Lucy’s will take over the Plantees space in Mills 50
Grass-fed burgers, tallow fries and ‘fun’ shakes will be served.
Posted inFlorida News
Fraternal Order of Police latest group to oppose Florida property tax amendment
Critics allege it could radically reduce revenues for local government essential services, including public safety.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Orlando-area man arrested for importing unchecked animals from screwworm area
The unchecked livestock came from a high-risk area in Texas affected by the New World screwworm.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida Surgeon General suggests high measles counts could be tied to abortion opposition
Joseph Ladapo, long known for his vaccine skepticism, said, “Oh no. Everyone’s got to take a vaccine.”
Posted inElections
Frost, Eskamani endorse progressive Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate
Nixon, a Democrat from Jacksonville, is running to unseat GOP Sen. Ashley Moody.
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Camping World Stadium’s $400 million makeover plan unveiled
On top of the upgrades, $61 million of the renovation tab will go toward a new event center
