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Early voting opened on Monday. Voters say they like to avoid lines and vote according to their schedule in an especially consequential midterm year.
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Commissioners on Monday decided where they would spend $862 million of the county’s tourist tax dollars among arts, sports and historical projects.
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The federal lawsuit also names Joel Greenberg, a Seminole County tax collector now in prison.
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The SOIRL sales tax raises nearly $59 million annually for projects to help the Indian River Lagoon.
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Voting groups say it’s convenient, flexible, and can reduce lines for others who vote on Election Day.
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The amendment that died, and along with it, the hope for more affordable healthcare for some moving into 2028.
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Bonds of up to $140 million would fund parks and trails, plus efforts to protect farms, forests and water resources.
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to fly to the moon, is moving away from spaceflight into a new role with NASA as acting Deputy Chief Engineer.
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Over the next three months, staff will collect new data on e-scooter use within two designated parts of Orange County.
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The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records. "I have been fighting about fixing this for months with people who didn't think the harms are severe enough," wrote one executive.
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The new scholarship tax credit program could help public school families pay for some educational services, but advocates worry it could do more harm than good.
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The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980.
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Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Carney's push for national unity.
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The DOJ also filed an emergency request in federal court to stop California from processing ballots returned by people on the voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."
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The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.
