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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Ocoee commissioner announces mayoral bid in video that expert says may violate campaign finance law

Ocoee commissioner announces mayoral bid in video that expert says may violate campaign finance law

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DON'T SAY GAY

Critics say state Board of Education proposed amendment to teacher code of conduct could target LGBTQ+ students

Proposal would suspend or revoke licenses of teachers who don’t comply.

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GUN CONTROL

Let's talk about gun safety now

We don’t know what was in the two “written threats” directed at West Orange High School today and Wednesday. But it’s time to get real about gun safety.

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DRIVER'S LICENSE

With assist from ACLU, Floridians try to get back into the driver’s seat

Drivers, who have had their licenses suspended for nonpayment of fines or fees related to city or county ordinance violations, now can check an ACLU website to see if they can get back on the road.

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden city commission unanimously passes first diversity resolution

Mayor John Rees: “We tried to do something that was for everybody.”

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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden City Commission to vote on first diversity, equity and inclusion statement during Pride Month

A former KKK stronghold, Winter Garden is now poised to pass a resolution stating that "hate, racial injustice, discrimination of any kind, and the politics of division, including social marginalization, will have no place in our City."

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

ICYMI: The best 10 quotes from the Bans Off Our Bodies Rally

Rally speakers had plenty to say about abortion access, voting in the August primary and November midterms ... and what comes next if Roe is really overturned. These are the gems.

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REDISTRICTING

Legislative Black Caucus blasts DeSantis’s congressional map as 'blatantly unconstitutional'

Sen. Randolph Bracy: “This fight will continue in court. We will not let him get away with it.”

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EDUCATION

Which math books got the axe?

More than 50 textbooks were rejected by the Florida Department of Education for Critical Race Theory and "other unsolicited strategies of indoctrination."

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