Live coverage election day updates from Central Florida.
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Efforts to set the bar to 60% began back in 2004 when the Republican Party controlled the Florida Legislature and amendments were being passed that GOP’s did not support. -
Several local Democratic candidates won their reelection last night, along with some first time wins for county commission and local school board seats. -
All partisan races along the Space Coast county were won by Republicans. -
One of the state’s tax exemptions that reduce the assessed value of houses to save homeowners money on their property taxes will now be adjusted for yearly inflation. -
After months of fighting, Florida's immediate future on abortion has been decided. Amendment 4 failed to reach the threshhold of the needed 60% of votes to pass . Still, amendment supporters vow to continue to fight. -
His predecessor, Bill Posey, served the position for 16 years and sought Haridopolos to take it over for him. -
Results for Key Florida Races, President, Senate, House and Ballot Measures (Amendments). -
Tune in to NPR starting at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 5 as polls begin to close, and stay with us throughout the night as results come in. -
NPR relies on results and race calls from The Associated Press for presidential races, other federal elections and statewide contests. -
Orange County’s Supervisor of Elections office is trying to spread the word that some voters may need to verify their ballot signature. They have two days after the election to do so.
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Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84. His legacy continues in the hearts and minds of Central Floridians. -
Under a proposal moving through the legislature, the office would be renamed the "Office of Supplier Development." And its focus would shift from supporting women and minority-owned enterprises to Florida-based small businesses and veteran-owned businesses. -
Florida is considering a change to what drugs are covered by state employee healthcare plans. -
Orange County officials say their Intergovernmental Services Agreement has a reimbursement rate of $88 a day for immigrant detainees, but the actual cost is $180 a day. -
Those four young Black men -- Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, Ernest Thomas and Charles Greenlee, who was only 16 -- were wrongly prosecuted or killed for the alleged rape of a white woman in Lake County in 1949. -
The amended agreement approved by the County Commission Tuesday followed a scathing audit last summer by the Comptroller's Office. -
During the latest board meeting, Orange County commissioners considered the path forward regarding its relationship with ICE. -
The company says the changes were made due to changes in sponsorship. -
According to Orange County data, the county jail saw an increase in the monthly average of ICE detainees in January. -
Florida lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with a proposal to get cyclists on e-bikes to slow down around pedestrians and make other safety improvements -
Senate Bill 216 would disqualify recipients who fail to contact five -- or in small counties three -- new employers each week, miss three interviews without notifying the employer, or fail to return to work if called back. -
Mayor Jerry Demings said Orange County will stop letting ICE rebook detainees in order to hold them without charges for longer than 72 hours.
