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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s school districts may be down to just a single option for buying new elementary school math textbooks — and it’s a choice that concerns some educators.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law two bills targeting The Walt Disney Co. on Friday, eliminating the company’s special Reedy Creek district and stripping its exemption from the “Big Tech” social media bill.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dissolving Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District could saddle local taxpayers with about $1 billion in debt and leave local governments scrambling with how to take over vital services for Florida’s top tourist attraction.

It wasn’t just the way GOP lawmakers colluded to pass a congressional redistricting map that defies the Florida Constitution, drawing lines clearly meant to benefit Republicans over any other consideration.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brian Avery, a theme park safety expert with 30 years of experience, has reviewed dozens of accidents and served as an expert witness in court cases nationwide.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Minutes after returning to the floor after an unprecedented sit-in protest from Black Democratic lawmakers, the Florida House voted in quick succession to approve Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional maps, dissolve Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek special district and remove a carve-out created last year for Disney in…

ORLANDO, Fla. — At 91 years old, William Shatner has seen entire eras of film come and go. But he still has his eyes on the future of science fiction.

ORLANDO, Fla. — On the heels of the state’s so-called ”Don’t Say Gay” law, the Florida Department of Education has quietly dropped out of a 31-year-old CDC survey of students that includes questions of mental well-being, suicidal thoughts, sexual orientation and gender identity.