From the national stage to local races, 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most consequential election years of our time. Here at Central Florida Public Media, we will produce stories about the issues impacting your life and the lives of people around you.
This year, in partnership with America Amplified, Central Florida Public Media and WUSF along with our other public media partners will bring you stories aimed at making you a more informed voter. America Amplified will use generative AI that is fact checked, multiple times by real people, including the Central Florida Public Media News Team, to answer your questions.
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Orange County and Orlando are in dispute over who controls thousands of acres of land known as Sunbridge. On Tuesday, the county approved starting a procedure to resolve the conflict.
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Inflation compounds, and it has risen by about 19% during Biden’s presidency. However, Rubio is misleading by failing to note another key factor: rising wages. Prices don’t increase in a vacuum; they can be canceled out, or nearly so, by rising wages.
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The 2023 festival took place under the threat of legislation deemed unfriendly to Florida's LGBTQ-Plus community.
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A parole program for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela requires that they pay for their own flights to the U.S.
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The winner of the special election will take over the seat of Regina Hill, who was suspended by the governor after charges of elderly abuse and fraud.
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Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died. He was 87. Graham served three terms in the Senate and two terms as Florida's governor.
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Data shows the governor and politicians across the political spectrum may be overselling the frequency of retail theft.
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The campaign to amend Florida's constitution to protect abortion rights kicked off in Orlando, attracting voters on both sides of the issue. The ballot question needs 60% approval to pass.
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The holiday will be celebrated the fourth Thursday in March every year.
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Judge Juan M. Merchan placed a gag order on Trump that bars him from talking about witnesses, court staff and their families, but he can still criticize District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Merchan.
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Criminologists in Venezuela say the country's decline in crimes is because of the country’s poor economy, mass migration and the government's extrajudicial killings, not the government emptying prisons.
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Orlando Mayor Dyer noted that the memorial will honor the 49 victims and dozens of survivors of the 2016 Pulse nightclub mass shooting, and will offer “a place where all those impacted by the tragedy can remember and reflect.”