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Bipartisan bill allowing more teen labor on construction sites nears finish line
The bill cleared the Florida Senate on Friday with unanimous support.
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Orange County school board and teachers’ union spar over start time for impasse hearing on health insurance rate hike
The board says teachers won’t be able to talk during the hearing anyway, while the union argues that teachers still deserve the right to be there
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U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost brings MadSoul Music Festival to Orlando this weekend
Our list of the can’t-miss-’em artists, plus a conversation with Frost
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Orlando nonprofit Skate Bud looks to expand and improve Florida’s skateparks for youth
Their Legalize Wheels initiative works with local governments to help empower at-risk kids
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Florida bill weakening child labor protections on construction sites heads to full Senate
The bill fits within a trend of proposed child labor rollbacks popping up in state legislatures across the country.
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Orange County poised to use federal pandemic relief funds to cancel medical debt
If approved, Orange County would be the first county in Florida to move forward with such an initiative.
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Orlando City Council likely to extend moratorium on new nightclubs downtown
It’s likely that no new nightclubs will be coming to downtown Orlando for at least another six months.
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Florida bill that would allow for more teen labor on construction sites heads to the full House
The Florida bill fits into a trend of child labor rollbacks being proposed or enacted in state legislatures across the country
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Judge ends challenges to Florida election law he admits targets Black voters
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued an order after an appeals court last year overturned a ruling in which he found the law improperly discriminated against Black voters
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Florida House and Senate bills seek to eliminate police review boards
The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure in a 16-3 vote.
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Florida sees its first major purge of public sector unions following passage of Republicans’ anti-union law
Over 30 public sector bargaining units in Florida have been decertified since October.
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‘Like a punch in the gut’: Volusia County teachers union calls out school board for union-busting behavior
The school board used a private attorney to contact the state and accuse the union of falsifying information
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Florida banning changes of gender on drivers’ licenses sparks confusion, backlash
Civil rights and advocacy organizations said they are considering how to contest the new rules
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Moms, Disney fans call on Disney World to rescind support for proposed child labor rollbacks in Florida
‘The happiest place on earth must not support laws that put our teens at risk’
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Black Box Blackout hits Orlando with ‘You’re Invited to the Barbecue’ music fest this weekend
Debut local event for arts organizer and cultural mover
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Florida Republicans seek again to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution
The idea’s backed by the Chamber of Commerce, which doesn’t love that people have voted to increase Florida’s minimum wage
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Florida Republicans seek to ‘fix’ confusion around anti-union law they championed last year
The new proposal would carve out more unions from last year’s controversial law, an idea proposed by Democrats that Republicans rejected
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Florida lawmakers poised to create new criminal penalty based on fentanyl myth pushed by cops
A wave of misinformation is driving the new proposal
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‘Don’t give up’: VA Orlando Healthcare offers esketamine for treatment-resistant depression
One veteran in Central Florida felt a difference within the first week of treatment.
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Orlando restaurant listed among Yelp’s 2024 ‘Top 100 Places to Eat’ in the U.S.
Florida had 13 restaurants make the cut
