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Sam Stockbridge/Central Florida Public MediaAmid statewide late voting surge, new county data show more new Democrats than nonpartisan voters and Republicans in Central Florida, even as the GOP has grown statewide. -
Pexels/PexelsOrange County Public Schools is working to comply with new Florida rules governing AI in public schools, including parent opt-ins, employee training and student data storage. District officials and board members said the requirements could add work and costs even as OCPS looks for ways to reduce spending.
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Local election results for Central Florida: County by county
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Our 2026 Voter Insight Panel discusses issues shaping their views ahead of the midterm election including surveillance, AI data centers, and property taxes. -
The incumbent congressman says he’s prepared to serve an area three times the size of the previous district, touting his decade of experience in the role. -
Students at Deltona High School in Volusia County held a watch party for NASA astronaut and alumnus Luke Delaney as he launched to the International Space Station. -
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. -
The Florida Department of Education released its first comprehensive rewrite of science learning standards in nearly two decades, with the last one adopted in 2008. -
Florida’s Department of Children and Families is removing certain refugees from Medicaid services starting today. -
In the second half of our road trip, we talked to voters from Moore Haven to Kissimmee about their needs and the tension of a congressional district remade.
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The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign. -
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night. -
Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections. -
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets. -
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s. -
President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.
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