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Downtown Orlando leader, ‘warrior for social justice’ Thomas Chatmon dies | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Homeless Services Network of Central Florida/Facebook Thomas Chatmon, a prominent leader in the development of…

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Transgender adults ask judge to block new Florida law restricting access to gender-affirming care | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Citing a “crisis of availability” of care, transgender people are asking a federal judge to block a…

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UPS and Teamsters reach tentative deal, averting strike for now | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge photo by McKenna Schueler UPS Teamsters hold a practice picket outside of a UPC Customer Center in…

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Florida Gov. DeSantis uninjured in car crash on way to presidential campaign event | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Ron DeSantis/Twitter Gov. Ron DeSantis was not injured when he was involved in a car…

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Florida approves PragerU’s conservative ‘curriculum’ to be used in schools | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Image via DennisPrager.com State education officials have approved content from the conservative nonprofit PragerU to be shown…

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Vice President Harris condemns Florida’s ‘extremist’ leaders over education guidelines about slavery | Florida News | Orlando

Photo via Vice President Kamala Harris/Twitter New state academic standards guiding schools’ instruction about African American history have ignited heated…

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Orlando International Airport set to raise fees for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare services | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge Orlando International Airport, one of the busiest air hubs in the United States, has announced plans to…

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What do Florida’s new ‘whitewashed’ Black history standards mean for the state of education? | Florida News | Orlando

Photo via Ron DeSantis/Twitter The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved new standards for the teaching of African American…

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Florida won’t hold a bear hunt this year, officials confirm | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials confirmed Thursday that the state won’t hold a bear hunt…

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‘National embarrassment’: Felon voter group sues Florida over voting eligibility | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo by Rob Bartlett Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Calling the state a “national…

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