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Orlando ranks at the bottom among metros nationwide in affordable housing stock for its poorest residents. Volunteers say sleeping bans are making the unhoused harder to find and less willing to talk.
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New data show “meaningful progress” in seagrass growth, according to the St. Johns River Water Management District.
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If enacted, the bill would override Florida’s current law requiring counties to agree to house people detained on a federal immigration hold.
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The city says maintaining the strict care guidelines of the swans during an upcoming construction project would be “increasingly difficult.”
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A labor union representing Disney food workers is calling on Disney not to offer new business with one of its contracted restaurant companies.
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The City Beautiful is hosting a series of qualifying competitions known as the Olympic Q. Orlando is the final of four stops that serve as a pathway to the Olympic games held in Los Angeles.
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Implementing the new map will cost an estimated $400,000 for Orange County alone, but pending litigation could see the state return to the previous map for the midterms.
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Sloth World’s owners were legally permitted by the state to possess captive wildlife. But permit holders aren’t required to report animal illness or death to the state. Lawmakers want to see that changed.
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The proposal from the Florida Department of Education would require state colleges to check all students admitted into an institution are citizens or legally allowed to be in the country. It would affect 28 public state colleges.
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Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent roadside arrest carried out by five white officers.
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A Congressional Budget Office analysis suggests the cost of the missile defense program could be $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag.
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Compared to the start of President Trump's second term, David Venturella takes over an agency with a larger workforce, more financial resources — and also a continued funding lapse.
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Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.
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The trial pits two of tech's most famous personalities against each other and could lead to seismic changes for the maker of ChatGPT.
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Omaha, Neb., is home to a toss-up Congressional race this year. Voters have shown a willingness to vote for moderate candidates from both parties, but has the definition of a moderate now changed?
