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Orlando Morning Report

Sunday, December 10, 2023

Orlando airport | Karen Finley | Mike Bianchi

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Orlando airport seeks to break promise to protect a lake 'forever' as critics fear a development ploy

Earlier this year, airport managers quietly approached the local water management director to remove environmental restrictions.

Conservatives called her artwork 'obscene.' She's back in Florida for more.

MIAMI BEACH — Very few visual artists have been the subject of a Supreme Court case. Karen Finley, 67, is one of them. A member of the so-called NEA Four, Finley — along with Tim Miller, John Fleck and Holly Hughes — sued the National Endowment for the Arts in 1990 after the organization withdrew […]

Transfer portal allows Dillon Gabriel, Trevor Etienne to cash in — and good for them! \| Commentary

Dillon Gabriel and other college football stars who have entered the transfer portal are doing what every smart business person or corporate CEO would do: Making the best deal possible and maximizing profits.

After 5 suicides in famed pro wrestling family, Tampa woman finds peace

TAMPA — "Peace of mind" is tattooed on Nicole Gossett's left rib cage and punctuated with a semicolon, which is a symbol of hope for those impacted by mental illness. She's the third member of her family to adopt that mantra, but the first to find it. The others were her grandfather and father, Eddie […]

Casey DeSantis Invited Outsiders to Caucus in Iowa. The State Party Said No.

Casey DeSantis Invited Outsiders to Caucus in Iowa. The State Party Said No.

Editorial: Florida's high court should reinstate Monique Worrell, because truth and justice matter

Gov. Ron DeSantis has never alleged any legally defensible grounds to remove State Attorney Monique Worrell from office. And at least some of the allegations he hurled at her in the order of dismissal have already come unraveled.

Documenting the damage to higher education in Florida \| Steve Bousquet

A new report by a nationwide college faculty group documents the many attacks on academic freedom in Florida, writes columnist Steve Bousquet.

A victory for nature: Protecting Split Oak Forest \| Commentary

Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla discusses the reversal of her earlier vote regarding a toll road through Split Oak Forest, and why protecting all of the forest land is the right thing to do.