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Orlando Morning Report

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Seminole's penny tax | Orange County's boundary ballot initiative | Dyer and Hill endorse McCurdy

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Seminole to place penny sales tax question before voters in November

10-year extension of sales tax would raise about $85 million annually that's shared between the county, its cities and the school district.

Is Orange County's rural boundary ballot initiative in jeopardy?

Advocates for rural development boundaries are outraged the governor-appointed elections supervisor wants ballot language by Friday — a deadline the county almost certainly can't meet — or he'll keep the issue from voters.

Buddy Dyer, Regina Hill endorse McCurdy in hotly contested Orlando City Council race

Dyer doesn't usually endorse in Democratic primaries nor in City Council races that don't feature an incumbent. He said in a statement McCurdy's work in the Legislature was a factor in his decision.

Hurricane center monitoring system moving across Florida. 10-20% odds for development

The hurricane center places odds of development at 10 percent in the next 48 hours, and 20 percent in the next seven days.

Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando: Remembering the victims of June 12, 2016

Family and friends and our community remember the victims of Orlando's Pulse nightclub massacre – the 49 lives lost on June 12, 2016. Here are their stories.

Editorial: Honor Pulse victims by embracing unity, rebuking hate

"Our community has healed in the eight years since the Pulse nightclub shooting. But for Central Florida residents, healing does not equal forgetting.

Commentary: Our Pulse has not stopped

In the aftermath of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, it was easy to take pride in Orlando as a beacon of tolerance. Today, the infighting and delays of a memorial to remember the 49 who were killed that day are hard to ignore.

In Orlando, zing go the strings of your harp (and it's free)

For the first time, the American Harp Society's annual conference is in Orlando. And there are free public events that let you try to play.

Floridians outraged by shameful anti-worker heat law. Here's how it happened \| Commentary

Florida lawmakers once supported laws to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat. But then the business lobby told them to back off. And they did.

UCF football takes on challenging summer school project: Chemistry

The roster has changed tremendously in the last six months, adding more than 40 players heading into the Knights' second Big 12 season. "We're still working real hard on the team bonding part," coach Gus Malzahn told the Orlando Sentinel.