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Orlando Fringe sets dates for 35th anniversary Festival
It’s going to be weird
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Orlando Weekly News covers Central Florida politics, community issues, crime, education, and national stories that shape life in Orlando.
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Bill allowing Florida to designate domestic terrorist organizations passes in House
Orlando Rep. Rita Harris said the bill places “an extraordinary concentration of power” in the hands of just a few government officials
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Florida planned $645M for waste company Doodie Calls at detention centers
Emergency managers say projected costs at migrant detention centers have since been revised downward
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Fashion Square Mall movie theater to close permanently this month
Roll credits, Orlando Premiere Cinema 14
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Mark Zuckerberg just bought this $170 million Florida mansion
Welcome to the Sunshine State, Zuck
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Florida bill targeting unions inches closer to final passage despite some GOP concern
Roughly 100 workers testified against the legislation in its final committee hearing Monday. It still passed largely along party lines, with most Republicans in support.
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Florida universities face DeSantis-backed freeze on H1-B visas
Florida’s university system decision-makers voted to pause H-1B visas at state universities until next year
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Timeline of confusion: Cost projections for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
Nearly 3,000 pages of records show the Florida Division of Emergency Management adjusted calculations several times between June and November
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Attacks in Iran could spike Florida gas prices
The size and duration of any uptick will depend in part on how long the military operations last
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Punk in the Park canceled after backlash over founder’s Trump donation
The multi-city festival was scheduled to come to Orlando in May
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This $10M Orlando home comes with a replica of Walt Disney’s office
It’s located right on Walt Disney World Resort property
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Florida has third highest number of measles cases in US, CDC says
The CDC data show 107 confirmed measles cases in Florida as of Feb. 26
Posted inGimme Shelter
Rescued ‘working cats’ now free to adopt from Orange County Animal Services
They are experienced and confident hunters, and they require very little to no maintenance
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True Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1884 now for sale in downtown Orlando
The home sits on Honeymoon Row, a historic Orlando neighborhood named for its houses built by and for newlyweds in the 19th century
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Trump’s immigration agenda sows fear among Central Florida tourism workers
About one-third of the nation’s hospitality industry workforce — in hotels, airports, restaurants and theme parks — are immigrants.
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Proposal for armed ‘guardians’ on Florida campuses heads to Senate
The approval comes less than a year after a gunman opened fire on FSU campus
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Bill requiring U.S. citizenship to register to vote passed by Florida House
The bill also removes student IDs as an acceptable form of identification when voting at the polls
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Trump administration won’t pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction costs, DOJ says
A $608 million federal reimbursement won’t cover construction costs — if the money comes through at all
Posted inFlorida News
Bills up in Legislature could make Floridians target of secret surveillance and potential arrest
Echoing the FBI’s controversial COINTELPRO in the 1960s, these proposals could criminalize protected forms of dissent.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Dolly Parton wants to take you to Dollywood, Orlando
Specialty flight No. 925 takes Orlando 2 Tennessee this fall
