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The Orlando Punk Archive goes analog with their first vinyl release
Tireless advocates for Orlando music history past, present and future
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Sodexo faces allegations of union-busting at a private college near Orlando
Labor union Unite Here has filed an unfair labor practices charge on behalf of Rollins College food service workers
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‘We were making Florida great’: Orlando workers, businesses join statewide protest against Florida immigration law
SB 1718 will lead to existential choices for the state; immigrants do the construction, agricultural, and service industry jobs that make Florida run
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Florida MMA fighter captures 10-foot alligator near elementary school
‘I felt like Batman, for real, you know.’
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Orlando hospitality staffing agency ordered to pay back wages after denying workers overtime rates
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $114,000 in back pay for 100 employees
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An Orlando doctor gives anti-choice activists a way to more easily and thoroughly harass abortion clinic clients
Letting the pro-life camp in the private driveway and parking lot he shares with the women’s center gives them unfettered access to vulnerable patients
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Orlando International Airport opens new parking in time for holiday weekend travel
New lot adds over 3,000 parking spaces for holiday travelers
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Disney shuts down any talk of expanding operations with ‘miniparks’ around the country
It could’ve been bad news for Orlando tourism
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Tool vocalist dresses in drag at ‘all-ages’ Welcome to Rockville, flouting DeSantis anti-drag laws
Can you hear conservative tuff guyz weeping softly, burning Tool CDs in the distance?
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UCF student tracking Elon Musk’s jet is now following Gov. DeSantis’ jet too
The account will post flight-tracking updates with a 24-hour delay
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Florida’s lack of a labor department leaves workers with limited options
Republicans abolished the state labor department in 2002, and with it, an active mechanism for helping victims of wage theft
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Orlando businesses and events based on LGBT tourism push back against Equality Florida’s travel advisory
Flock to Florida or stay away?
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Florida advocates denounce DeSantis signing anti-LGBTQ ‘slate of hate’ bills into law
The bills were signed into law by DeSantis on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, observed by over 100 countries on May 17
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Florida loves turtles so much these drivers risked death to protect one
The multi-vehicle highway pileup was caused by one truck stopping dead for a turtle crossing the road
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Florida 13-year-old girl punches shark to escape attack at Fort Pierce Beach
She believes it was a 5 to 6-foot bull shark
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Florida unions file lawsuits over DeSantis’ union-busting bill and prepare for fight ahead
From legal challenges to boots-on-the-ground organizing, Florida union members aren’t ready to let their unions be crushed by a new anti-union law without a fight
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Near Orlando, HCA Osceola hospital staff warn of understaffing and unsafe conditions for patients
The Hospital Corporation of American frequently faces allegations of understaffing; employees say their employer puts profits over people
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Orlando attorney John Morgan wants NBA stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida
It’s unlikely either athlete would win the race, but this might be Wade’s moment
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Florida groups urge DeSantis to veto bills that would weaken renter protections
HB 1417 and HB 133 would wipe out local renter protections and allow landlords to charge nonrefundable ‘junk fees’