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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Abortion rights drive | Orlando MLB stadium | Disney vs. DeSantis

Here’s what Orlando’s proposed MLB stadium would look like • Disney cites DeSantis’ latest comments in expanded lawsuit
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Orlando Morning Report

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Abortion rights drive | Orlando MLB stadium | Disney vs. DeSantis

Good morning. It's Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Central Florida weather looks to be partly cloudy with a high of 92 and low of 69. Click here for more weather.

Activists start drive to put abortion rights into Florida Constitution

A coalition seeking to put abortion protections before Florida voters will need to raise millions of dollars, gather nearly 900,000 signatures, get state Supreme Court approval and clear hurdles enacted by the Legislature that have made it harder to amend the state's constitution. Floridians Protecting Freedom launched a campaign Monday to get an initiative on […]

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Here's what Orlando's proposed MLB stadium would look like

Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams plans to hold a media conference on Tuesday afternoon to explain details and release renderings of a proposed new domed baseball stadium he hopes will help lure the Tampa Bay Rays or a Major League Baseball expansion franchise to Central Florida. The Sentinel obtained one of the photos of the […]

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Disney cites DeSantis' latest comments in expanded lawsuit

Citing the governor's own words, Disney expanded its federal lawsuit against Ron DeSantis on Monday, targeting two bills passed last week by the Florida Legislature. Legislation dealing with Disney World's monorail and development agreements is further evidence of a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" by DeSantis and his allies, Disney's lawyers wrote in the amended […]

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State plans to speed up I-4 road work in Central Florida

TALLAHASSEE — As Florida lawmakers put the finishing touches on this year's legislative session, they approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis to help speed up 20 highway projects, some in Central Florida. "I requested $4 billion for Moving Florida Forward so we can get ahead of some of these traffic problems," DeSantis said Friday. […]

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DeSantis signs TikTok ban, 2 other bills targeting China

In addition to banning TikTok on government devices, the measures also restrict land ownership in Florida by Chinese citizens and further limit colleges and universities from building relationships with foreign "countries of concern" such as China.

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Could Trump challenge DeSantis over 'resign to run' law?

With reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis might launch his presidential campaign next month, confusion remains on whether a change in Florida's resign-to-run law will kick in time to prevent a court challenge by former President Trump or someone else. Some election law experts say there is enough leeway in the current statutes that DeSantis wouldn't […]

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Accused 'ghost' candidate in Osceola County commission race arrested

Carlos Irizarry, accused of running as a 'ghost' candidate in last election for Osceola County commissioner, was arrested Friday.

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Restaurant inspections: Chinese venue lone business shut down last week

One Central Florida restaurant shut down in the week of Apr. 30 – May 6, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

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NASA's hurricane-tracking satellites finally make it to orbit after Space Coast failure

A NASA satellite constellation called TROPICS that should give scientists better hurricane information is back on track after a successful liftoff from New Zealand nearly a year after its first two satellites were lost during a Space Coast launch failure.

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Magic's Paolo Banchero named to NBA's All-Rookie first team

A formality became official for Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, who on Monday was named to the NBA's All-Rookie first team.

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Disney World bringing back Dining Plan, changing park reservations in 2024

Walt Disney World will loosen up its park reservations policy again, add "good-to-go" days for annual passholders and reinstitute the Disney Dining Plan in 2024, the resort announced Monday.

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United Arts of Central Florida surpasses $6 million fundraising goal

United Arts of Central Florida surpassed its goal of raising $6 million for local arts, science and history organizations in its annual Campaign for the Arts, which ended April 30. The largest fundraiser for the region's cultural groups, which runs for three months each spring, provides operational and programming funds for dozens of organizations, as […]

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