DeSantis faces a rocky road in New Hampshire next week, analysts say • Social-media ban: Florida’s latest assault on parental and constitutional rights | Commentary
Orlando Morning Report Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | | |
| | 1st crewed launch today | DeSantis' New Hampshire challenge | Maxwell on social-media ban Good morning. It's Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 58 and low of 46. Click here for more weather. Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Go For Launch on the latest on space news. Sign up here. | | Axiom Space and SpaceX are set to kick off a busy year for human spaceflight with a Space Coast launch planned for this evening. | | | Gov. Ron DeSantis held off Nikki Haley for second place in the Iowa Republican caucuses, but according to polls and experts he still faces an uphill climb in New Hampshire next week. | | | Scott Maxwell: Forget parental rights and the Constitution. Florida wants to outlaw social media for minors, no matter what parents think. | | | Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday for state House District 35. | | | Florida Highway Patrol: Circumstances are under investigation | | | Three Central Florida restaurants and a food truck shut down the week of Jan. 7-13, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. | | | A Boston federal judge blocked the proposed JetBlue Airways buyout of Miramar-based Spirit Airlines, the nation's biggest ultra-low-cost carrier. The U.S. Justice Department had sued to block the deal, alleging it was not in the best interests of consumers because it would result in higher fares and narrower their choices of airline service. | | | The Winter Park Institute's return kicks into high gear with a former Disney exec's event and high hopes for future filled with diversity. | | | Traci Isaacs admitted destroying online posts and text messages that revealed her activities. | | | The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress have announced a bipartisan agreement to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses. The combination is designed to attract support from lawmakers of both political parties. Announced on Tuesday, supporters are hoping to pass the measure in time for the current tax filing season attached to other must-pass bills, but leadership in both chambers would have to go along. The roughly $78 billion package would be paid for by more quickly ending a tax break Congress approved during the COVID-19 pandemic that encouraged businesses to keep employees on their payroll. | | | While Astrobotic Technology's moon landing hopes were dashed soon after liftoff this month, the Peregrine lunar lander has continued to remain alive in its new role as a spacecraft despite continued warnings the vehicle would lose power. | | | Florida lawmakers want to roll back modest gun-safety laws passed after the slaughters at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Why? | | | The retiring Nick Saban may be the the most dominant, dynastic figure to ever roam a college football sideline, but Jimmy Sexton is the most dominant, dynastic figure to ever sit at a college football bargaining table. | | | Not only has Okeke been thrown into fire, but he's used his size and length to offer the Magic elite defense on the wing and shooting from beyond the arc. He went 3-for-16 from 3 in a three-g… | | | The Gators, who haven't won in Knoxville since 2014, were led by Walter Clayton Jr. with 16 points and Riley Kugel with 12. | | | Flower and Garden Fest will also include greenery of 'Wish' characters | | | Lego Ferrari Build & Race set to open at Winter Haven theme park in March | | | |
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