Live coverage election day updates from Central Florida.
Latest News: Election, Government & Politics
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The audit conducted by the Orange County Comptroller’s Office claims that Visit Orlando misspent taxpayer money.
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Attorneys general from the states, including Republicans and Democrats, filed a friend-of-the-court brief as Florida seeks to overturn a judge’s ruling that blocked the law on First Amendment grounds.
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Plaintiffs call Florida’s water quality criteria “woefully" outdated. It was last updated in 1992.
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The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is going after rainbows -- a symbol of gay pride -- all over the state.
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The election is to fill Senate District 15 and House District 40, with a special election taking place Sept. 2.
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Protesters raised signs and waved large Pride flags as drivers on South Orange Avenue in Orlando honked their horns. People used chalk to color the crosswalk in bright hues.
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Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines.
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis responded on X, saying he wouldn’t allow “state roads to be commandeered for political purposes.”
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The audit was conducted over the course of 15 weeks using mostly internal surveys of staff.
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The County Council voted 5-2 to get more information, asking county staff to research several issues.
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Judith Fike, who was appointed to the District 4 seat in December, received 14% of the vote in a three-way race.
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As Orlando marks its 150th year as a city, Mayor Buddy Dyer is celebrating its rapid development and planning for its future growth.