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Friday, August 18, 2023

DeSantis' Disney chief ethics | Feuding I-4 builders | Basquiat lawsuit details

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DeSantis' Disney chief can't hold both posts, ethics lawyer says

Glen Gilzean cannot continue to serve as Florida's ethics commission chairman and work as the administrator of Gov. Ron DeSantis' Disney World oversight district, according to a legal opinion released Thursday.

'Construction project gone wrong.' Feuding I-4 builders are heading to court

Taking most of a decade, the Interstate 4 rebuild involved the deaths of five laborers, costs soaring $125 million over budget, with the full overrun still not revealed, and construction ending 14 months late. Now some of the builders are suing each other.

'A truth stranger than fiction': Basquiat lawsuit details secrets, threats and conspiracies at Orlando Museum of Art

Behind the scenes at OMA: Staff feared for their jobs, board members left in the dark, the museum director got cozy with the arts' seller.

Florida school voucher awards jump 44% after state makes everyone eligible

Florida's voucher programs see increased demand, award 117,000 more scholarships this year after a new law eliminates family income rules.

In Worrell's suspension by DeSantis, Ayala sees echoes from her own tenure as state attorney

After Monique Worrell was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, former State Attorney Aramis Ayala in an interview reflects on her time in office.

Floridians have to sign up again if they want to vote by mail in next election

Millions of Florida voters voted by mail in 2022, but all of their ballot requests were wiped out at the beginning of the year thanks to a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving local elections offices scrambling to get the word out again.

Habitat for Humanity launches plan for 'more housing and more affordability'

Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola counties is aiming to put a face to the region's affordable housing crisis, where fast-rising purchase prices and rents are keeping professionals from stability.

Growing chance 2 Atlantic systems will form as hurricane center also eyes Gulf of Mexico

The National Hurricane Center forecasts continued development of two systems in the Atlantic that could form into the season's next tropical depression or storm while also keeping tabs on a system expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico.

Editorial: Florida, end 'free kill' law that shelters malpractice from justice

How can Florida lawmakers claim to respect life — but ignore a law that declares some lives to be worth nothing?

Magic will open regular season at Amway Center

When will NBA champion Denver come to town? The longest homestretch? The NBA announced the full 2023-24 schedule Thursday for all 30 teams. Orlando opens training camp on Oct. 3 at the AdventHealth Training Center.