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Mom for Liberty running for Orange County school board chair
Moms for Liberty member Alicia Farrant faces off against fellow school board member Angie Gallo for the chair position.
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Tesla Robotaxis now up and running on Orlando roads
Orlando is one of just six cities offering Robotaxis
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Florida Republicans jump aboard U.S. House bill that seeks to block heat protection for workers
One of the Congressional bill’s co-sponsors is Byron Donalds, a Republican frontrunner in the race for Florida governor this year.
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Orlando rents remain stable yet still out of reach for average renter, report shows
You still need to make nearly $70K a year just to comfortably afford the average one-bedroom apartment in Orlando, a new housing report shows.
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Florida’s deportation orders surged in June
Since March, deportations ordered by immigration judges in Florida have increased 18 percent, according to recently released data.
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Fewer Floridians are receiving federal food benefits
The number of Florida residents who receive federal food assistance dropped by 23% during the past year, state data published this month show.
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Florida student discipline records to follow them to college, a response to FSU shooting
High school students headed to college will have their disciplinary records transferred to the institution they attend
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Fishback admits to voting in D.C., dishes out threats in fight to stay on Florida ballot
Fishback — in a striking pivot from his past position — acknowledged that he voted in D.C. in 2020 and purchased a home in the nation’s capital the year after.
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‘Evil Dead’ house announced for Halloween Horror Nights 2026
Fans are burning with excitement
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Maxwell Frost questions Disney restaurant operator over wage theft allegations
Four employees at Disney EPCOT’s restaurant Tutto Italia accused their employer, a third-party operator, of underpaying them at a press conference last month.
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ICE officers to wear body cameras at traffic stops, White House border czar says
In the wake of two fatal shootings, ICE officers will wear “at least one body camera” during traffic stops
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Florida disaster fund spent more on immigration than all 2025 missions combined
The Florida Division of Emergency Management, the agency in charge of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” lockups, shelled out $890 million in taxpayer dollars
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Counties could be on the hook for Florida’s $420 million Medicaid tab
County Medicaid costs are then expected to jump to nearly $452 million a year from now, which is when Amendment 3 would take effect if passed.
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‘Geopolitical tensions’ pump up gas prices in Florida
The average gallon of gas in Florida breached $4 as oil market trading increased due to escalating fighting between the U.S. and Iran.
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‘Leave DNA’: Grim Haiti warning issued as Trump pushes to deport TPS recipients
The U.S. State Department is now urging anyone who travels to Haiti (willingly or not, if deported) to prepare for their untimely demise.
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DeSantis recommends Trump administrator, former Florida official, to be next ed commissioner
Henry Mack would take over the department with six months left in DeSantis’s governorship
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FDA lowers orange juice sugar standard — officials say it will boost Florida citrus
Florida’s once thriving citrus industry has declined precipitously over the past two decades, but state agriculture officials believe the downward trajectory may have plateaued
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Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday starts Monday. Here’s what you can save on
For this year, lawmakers moved the discount dates to July 20 through Aug. 20.
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Corrections chief warns ‘increased risk’ to public safety if Florida property tax amendment passes
The Orange County Corrections Department could be forced to cut staff, implement a hiring freeze, and reduce training designed to help staff appropriately respond to mental health crises in the jail.
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Here’s what to know about the ‘explosive’ diarrhea parasite in Central Florida
Cyclospora has sickened people in nearly 40 states