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Orlando aircraft fuelers score guaranteed PTO and pay raise in new union contract
Workers have locked in a 15 percent raise, guaranteed paid sick leave and vacation time, and overtime pay.
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Renters need to make nearly $70k in the Orlando metro to comfortably afford a one-bedroom apartment
Orlando has consistently ranked as one of the most cost-burdened metros for renters in recent years.
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Orange County rejects plan for local jail staff to transport ICE detainees to Alligator Alcatraz
The county is also eyeing potential modifications to its agreement with ICE after sustained pressure from immigrant rights advocates.
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Mystery Fun House, one of Orlando’s greatest memories from the 1980s, returns to life
Westgate Vacation Villas revives the seminal attraction as a tribute to late founder David Siegel
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Orlando City Council picks Winter Park design firm to build Pulse memorial
The top-ranked firm, Gomez Construction Co., has done work for the Orlando International Airport and other hospitality and government clients
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Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join lawsuit to halt ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
All of the tribe’s active ceremonial sites and 15 villages are located within the Big Cypress National Preserve, which surrounds the detention center
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Florida Democrats describe ‘really disturbing’ conditions after tour of Alligator Alcatraz
‘There are really disturbing, vile conditions, and this place needs to be shut the hell down’
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Florida offers 90-minute tour of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to lawmakers, U.S. reps after denying entry last week
‘What FDEM is offering doesn’t undo their illegal denial or fulfill their legal obligation to us,’ Orlando Rep. Anna Eskamani wrote
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‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
A provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law Friday, aims to cut off Medicaid reimbursement for larger nonprofits like Planned Parenthood that offer abortion care.
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‘Cartoonish’ depictions of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ among criticisms of Florida immigrant detention center
Both the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida have denounced the opening of the detention center
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Trump administration wants to spike safety rules for entertainment workers — citing SeaWorld Orlando OSHA case as support
A newly proposed rule from OSHA would make it easier for employers to evade responsibility for certain hazards on the job.
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DeSantis vetoes millions in state funding requests for Central Florida projects
Homelessness services, youth mentorship, HIV prevention and more … we have a list.
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State funding request for Pulse memorial in Orlando gets final OK from DeSantis
The funding request from two local Democratic lawmakers managed to avoid Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen.
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Feds side with union in legal dispute with Brightline Florida
Brightline has dragged its feet on negotiating a union contract, after filing a lawsuit claiming the workers’ organizing drive was improperly carried out.
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County leaders to vote on suspending Minority Women Business program to comply with anti-DEI orders
Attorneys believe Orange County could face criminal penalties and significant fines if continuing to operate DEI-related programs.
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Florida budget earmarks $29.5 million for anti-abortion center promoter — again
The Florida Pregnancy Care Network, a Tallahassee nonprofit, doles out state funds to crisis pregnancy centers that aim to deter people from ending pregnancies
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Orlando special election results: Democrats LaVon Bracy Davis and RaShon Young advance, head to general elections this fall
LaVon Bracy Davis and RaShon Young both won their Democratic primaries Tuesday and head to general elections in September.
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City approves funding to support upcoming LGBTQ-owned restaurant Outpost near Lake Eola
The DTO Restaurant Program helps support restaurants with up to $475K of city funding.
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Hilton hotel workers in Orlando score wage increases, job protections in new union contract
According to the union, the new four-year contract includes increased protections for immigrant workers who face an uncertain future under the Trump administration.
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Florida nonprofit scrambles to continue overdose prevention program after state cuts off funds
The Florida Harm Reduction Collective has been delivering hundreds of overdose prevention kits to Floridians by mail since 2023.