Plaza Live work reaches milestone as historic spire spins once more • Maxwell: A publicly owned hotel could help taxpayers in Osceola | Commentary
 Orlando Morning Report Thursday, January 11, 2024 | | |
| | | | Near-total abortion ban stance | Plaza Live spins again | Maxwell on Osceola hotel Good morning. It's Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 66 and low of 57. Click here for more weather. Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Theme Park Rangers on the latest on Disney, Unversal and more. Sign up here. | | | | Florida's legislative leaders are throwing cold water on headline-grabbing bills that would eliminate no-excuse mail voting and implement a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest. | | | | | The Plaza Live officially re-lit its historic and distinctive spire Wednesday night as part of the multimillion-dollar renovation of the venue. | | | | | Scott Maxwell: A publicly owned hotel could help taxpayers in Osceola | | | | | Nick Saban isn't just the greatest coach in college football history. He's the greatest coach in the history of sport — any sport. | | | | | A first stage of Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket became king of the road for a day rolling through Kennedy Space Center during a trip from the factory to its Cape Canaveral launch comp… | | | | | A new report from Americans for the Arts highlights the significant economic impact that arts and cultural organizations have on Central Florida. | | | | | Some county commissioners hope to shift money to affordable housing and other needs, but State Sen. Linda Stewart's legislation would make that harder to do. | | | | | The world's largest cruise ship pulled into its home port of Miami on Wednesday morning as Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas arrived to Florida. | | | | | Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida would welcome Jewish out-of-state university students "with open arms," the state's university system chancellor issued an emergency order wa… | | | | | House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, said he won't consider reinstating the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which lies at the heart of a feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Co. | | | | | Former Rollins College President Rita Bornstein, known for her fundraising prowess and efforts to raise the Winter Park school's national standing, died on Tuesday. She was 88. | | | | | Commissioners threaten to end joint planning with the city unless development fees are hiked to generate more money for roads. | | | | | A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. | | | | | The Florida Senate approved an education reform package on Wednesday that doesn't include a previous proposal to drop a third-grade retention reading test. | | | | | People would be allowed to kill bears on their property without permits if they feel threatened under a proposal in the Florida Senate. | | | | | Jaylin Sellers scored 18, Darius Johnson had 17 and Ibrahima Diallo added 13 for the Knights in their first Big 12 home game. | | | | | The Miss America competition lands in Orlando this week with preliminary rounds, a teen competition and talent shows at Dr. Phillips Center. | | | | | Singer Lauren Irving plays a central part in the resurrection of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She's not the ringmaster, but she's close to it. "I never get tired of hearing th… | | | |
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