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June 16, 2025

Tourist tax money plan | Orlando Dreamers hope Orange steps up | I-4 East reopens after hazardous materials crash closed all lanes

Orlando Dreamers hope Orange County steps up to the plate and backs baseball bid • Eastbound I-4 in Osceola reopens after crash involving hazardous materials; I-4 West closed
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Orlando Sentinel Evening Update

Monday, June 16, 2025

Tourist tax money plan | Orlando Dreamers hope Orange steps up | I-4 East reopens after hazardous materials crash closed all lanes

Plan to shift Florida tourist tax money toward public projects is dead

The proposal, which died in the last hours of budget negotiations Friday after an intense lobbying campaign by the tourist industry, would have given local governments the flexibility in how they spend tourist tax dollars.

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Orlando Dreamers hope Orange County steps up to the plate and backs baseball bid

The Orlando group says they've tried to avoid publicly commenting on the Rays. But admittedly, they see Central Florida as the best way forward either for that team, a future league expansion or other teams in need of a stadium.

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Eastbound I-4 in Osceola reopens after crash involving hazardous materials; I-4 West closed

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 reopened Monday afternoon following a crash involving a truck hauling fertilizer that shut down the westbound and eastbound lanes in Osceola County.

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Hope Florida charity paid for hotel rooms, perks for DeSantis officials

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted last year's Governor's Cup charity golf weekend as a fundraising success for the fledgling Hope Florida Foundation, saying it raised "massive amounts of money."

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Kissimmee acknowledges Oscar Mack's near-lynching during Juneteenth Festival

The tale of his escape from a Klan-directed roving mob in 1922 had long been shrouded in mystery.

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Magic, Weltman 'valued' Desmond Bane, who became 'priority' for Orlando

Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman spoke with the media for the first time Monday since Sunday's blockbuster trade with Memphis. "The guy is almost the player you would design if you could start from scratch," Weltman said about Bane.

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UF's DeSantis-aligned board chair backed a star president and lost. Now what?

The University of Florida is staying the course — and so too, for now, is Mori Hosseini.

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IAAPA Expo thinking bigger at convention center

More companies want in on the big annual tourism event in Orlando.

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In 5th year, arts-focused Juneteenth celebration hits new heights

Black Theatre Girl Magic's free Facets of Freedom Festival will this year run day to night in celebration of the arts and Juneteenth.

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Alligator with bungee-corded jaw rescued, relocated to Gatorland

An alligator with a bungee-wrapped top jaw finds new home at Gatorland.

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