Deal to purchase Pulse | More DeSantis Israel flights | Maxwell on families with disabilities

Deal to purchase Pulse | More DeSantis Israel flights | Maxwell on families with disabilities

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Orlando Morning Report Thursday, October 19, 2023

Deal to purchase Pulse | More DeSantis Israel flights | Maxwell on families with disabilities Good morning. It's Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The weather forecast calls for sunshine with a high of 83 and low of 63. Click here for more weather. Orlando has deal to purchase Pulse Nightclub, Mayor Dyer says After seven years of debate and controversy surrounding plans to build a permanent memorial at Pulse Nightclub, the city of Orlando has a deal to purchase the site of what was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time, Mayor Buddy Dyer told the Orlando Sentinel Wednesday. Read more → DeSantis keeps up evacuation flights, supply runs to Israel Florida officials continued to bring home U.S. citizens and send donated supplies to Israel on Wednesday Read more → Maxwell: Despite billions in surplus, Florida keeps 22,500 families with disabilities on waiting list | Commentary To hear the state's leading politicians tell it, Florida government is firing on all cylinders. The budget has seen billions of surplus dollars. And House Speaker Paul Renner declared that he and Gov. Ron DeSantis had the "session of the century" this year. But that may depend on who you ask. Because, despite spending record […] Read more → Orlando Magic set new timeline for $500M downtown entertainment district The Orlando Magic has teamed up with the same development team behind the Sacramento Kings' mixed-use district: Downtown Commons. Read more → Florida sets 'more rigorous bar' for state tests in public schools Florida sets scoring system for new test, a "raise the bar" move that could mean fewer students pass high-stakes math and reading exams. Read more → Eatonville data center on I-4 nears completion as cost balloons to $58M The seven-story data center that's been taking shape for years in Eatonville just off Interstate 4 has wound up costing much more to build than expected. Read more → Orlando home sales plunge 8.4% in September as interest rates climb Orlando home sales fell for the fourth straight month in September as the region faced the highest interest rates in more than two decades. Read more → Tropical Storm Tammy forms as it targets Caribbean, hurricane center says Tropical Storm Tammy formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday as it sets its sights on the Caribbean and prompting tropical storm watches, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read more → Orlando man found guilty for 2018 Delaney Park homicide An Orlando man was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of killing his wife in their Delaney Park home in 2018. David Tronnes, 55, was convicted by a jury following a six-day trial that concluded Wednesday. Read more → Bianchi: College leaders are pathetic for begging Congress to legislate NIL | Commentary Isn't it sad that college leaders are so weak and fractured that they want a bunch of grandstanding politicians — most of whom are ignorant about the inner workings of college athletics — to legislate their sport? Read more → Orlando Magic fine-tuning details as regular season looms Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said the preseason is for learning, growing and getting better and that's what his team has done so far. "We played overall with great effort all of these thre… Read more → In national program, Orlando Museum of Art will add free days With money from the national Art Bridges Foundation, Orlando Museum of Art will add a monthly free day in hopes of attracting more visitors. Read more → Theme Park Rangers Radar: New Ripley book, Gatorland Easter eggs at Halloween event Yep, Florida is featured in Ripley's new oddity book, and Gatorland gets creative with 'costumes' Read more →

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