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The proposed sales tax hike in Orange County has pros and cons. But the county has wasted so many tax dollars subsidizing tourism, it’s wrong to ask local residents to pay another $390 a year.

Grace Christian School says gay students “will be asked to leave the school immediately.” It’s one of more than 80 publicly funded voucher schools in Florida with anti-LGBTQ policies

The median house price in Orlando is now $380,000. The cost of living in this tourist town has skyrocketed while wages lag behind.

Orange County may decide Tuesday to create a “vessel-exclusion zone” to keep watercraft away from an Audubon-owned island in Lake Butler.

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Who's up, down, in and out — your morning tipsheet on Florida politics.

Locked Out: Black renters in Central Florida more likely to be evicted — even before COVID Orlando Sentinel 10 hrs ago Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel © Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel Bathsheba Collingwood ties her sons shoes in front of their apartment in Orlando on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Every few days, Bathsheba Collingwood sprays her furniture and walls with bleach to scrub away new traces of the persistent mold she suspects caused her 3-year-old son’s ast...

An Orlando Sentinel analysis of newly available data shows that when Black residents are the largest racial group in a ZIP code, the eviction rate is likely to be significantly higher than in most predominately white ZIP codes nearby.

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.14.21 A reminder: It’s Seersucker Day in the Capitol. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response may be getting dragged through the mud by national media, but a new survey shows Florida voters are fans. Polling firm Cygnal surveyed 800 likely general election voters in Florida and found 60% believe DeSantis has done a good job navigating the state through the pandemic. That beats the 58% approval earned by ...

Gaetz continues to lash out — Plenty of GOP candidates could run for Gaetzs seat — Trump ramps up GOP civil war with Mar-a-Lago speech — Hastings death sets up political showdown Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Hello and welcome to Monday. The daily rundown — Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 5,520 (nearly 0.3 percent), to 2,124,233; active hospitalizations increased 87 (nearly 2.9 percent), to 3,102; deaths of Florida residents ...