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Marion County Public Schools has broken ground on a $5.57 million automotive, diesel and aviation technician training facility in Ocala.

After a lengthy discussion, the council decided to vote down a motion to send it back for review and move forward with the initiative presented.

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Mount Dora’s plan to join up with about 350 police agencies across the U.S., Canada and Europe in the Safe Place Initiative has spurred controversy in the quaint Lake County city. The City Council last month unanimously voted to join the initiative, which includes writing bias-free policing policies and allowing businesses to post a sticker that features rainbow colors in their window, ...

Some Florida lawmakers are furious that businesses in Mount Dora may soon start putting stickers on their doors to let LGBTQ residents know they can find shelter inside if they’re ever being threatened. Yes, we’re talking about grown men triggered by rainbow stickers. So triggered, in fact, that the Republican legislators are threatening legal action against the city to prevent the stickers ...

Some Florida lawmakers are furious that businesses in Mount Dora may soon start putting stickers on their doors to let LGBTQ residents know they can find shelter inside if they’re

Four Republican lawmakers are criticizing the central Florida city of Mount Dora over a new program that aims to help report hate crimes.

An inconspicuous vote made by Mt. Dora council members last week was suddenly the subject of political controversy, thanks to a letter sent by four Republicans on the Lake County legislative delegation.

A Mount Dora program, which gives businesses the option to display a rainbow decal labeling their establishment as a safe place for LGBTQ+ crime victims, has come under fire from some state lawmakers, who said in a letter they would consider all “legislative, legal and executive options.” The initiative was approved by the City Council in a unanimous vote last week, but now may be reconsidered ...

Nearby law enforcement agencies in Orlando and Orange and Osceola counties have joined the same program.