Convenience Big Store: Florida legislature overrides DeSantis | New property insurer approved for Florida | Orlando Dems want to pay businesses blocked by roadwork

Orlando Morning Report

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Florida legislature overrides DeSantis | New property insurer approved for Florida | Orlando Dems want to pay businesses blocked by roadwork

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Florida Legislature overrides Gov. DeSantis budget veto in rare rebuke

“This veto was at best a misunderstanding of the importance of the appropriation or at worst an attempt to threaten the independence of our separate branch of government,” House Speaker Daniel Perez said.

New property insurer approved for Florida, plans 81,040 Citizens takeouts

Mangrove Property Insurance is the 11th new company approved to offer insurance in Florida since reforms were enacted in 2022 and 2023, the insurance commissioner said.

Orlando Dems seek to pay businesses blocked by roadwork

Construction in Ivanhoe, Milk District drove at least one bar, The Hammered Lamb, out of business.

Randy Fine, Jimmy Patronis headline primaries for Waltz and Gaetz's former seats

The highest-profile candidates in both special primary elections Tuesday, state Sen. Randy Fine and Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, each received a coveted endorsement from President Trump despite not living in the districts they're running in.

Editorial: Enough, already: FAU deserves a president, not a politician

While Florida has a distant history of ex-politicians becoming successful university presidents, in the DeSantis era, we cannot say the same. Under that dark cloud, Florida Atlantic University should consider the two presidential finalists with academic backgrounds over a former state legislator.

Commentary: How to stop the cycle of cavities for children

A pediatric dentist in Apopka writes about the critical link between oral health and overall well-being, especially in children.

Disney adds to its concert lineup for Epcot flower fest

The Garden Rocks series runs from early March to early June.

Met Opera's Lindsay Ohse steps into the glass slipper of 'Cendrillon'

Met Opera soprano and Grammy winner Lindsay Ohse will play the hopeful Cinderella in Opera Orlando's next production, "Cendrillon."

It's Florida fair time! Here's a roundup of 2025 state and county fairs

From the Central Florida Fair to the Florida Strawberry Festival, it's time for outdoor fairs and shows throughout the Sunshine State.

What ACC lacks in football success, it makes up in dumb ideas for fixing that \| Commentary

Instead of having the ACC's best team risk its status for the playoff by losing in the title game, why not have the second- and third-place teams play instead? Brainstorming is a healthy part of the creative process, but not every idea that hits the white board is for public consumption.