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From immigration reform and tax breaks to loosened gun restrictions and stricter school policies, more than 200 new Florida laws are coming into effect on July 1.

The Orlando Slingshot attraction at ICON Park reopened Thursday night, more than a year after the ride temporarily shut down following Tyre Sampson's fall death from the Orlando FreeFall attraction.

The bill would increase safety regulations for permanent thrill rides, allowing inspectors to show up unannounced and requiring increased employee training to operate rides.

An initial report said manual adjustments had been made to seats on the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park. Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, the company operating the drop tower at ICON Park where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was killed, settled with the Florida Department of Agriculture and

The settlement, signed Feb. 6, forbids the company from operating the Orlando FreeFall again and orders it to “not apply or re-apply for a permit to do so at any time in the future.”

VA is committed to fostering healthy relationships and improving services to Veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse, including intimate partner violence.

We are committed to giving veterans the support to foster healthy relationships, and we’re working to improve services to veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse.

Deborah Sampson Act: Empowers women veterans by expanding group counseling for veterans and their family members and call centers for women veterans. Improves the quality of care for infant children of women veterans by increasing the number of days of maternity care VA facilities can provide. Eliminates barriers to care by increasing the number of gender-specific providers in VA facilities, training clinicians, and retrofitting VA facilities to enhance privacy and improve the environment of ca...