Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Florida

Axing Disney World’s Reedy Creek could hurt Florida government finances, analysts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dissolving the Reedy Creek district could hurt Florida government finances and potentially strengthen The Walt Disney Co.’s balance sheet at taxpayers’ expense if leaders don’t solve a complex set of legal problems, according to industry analysts following the showdown.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis Says Disney Got A 'Wake-Up Call' By Losing Reedy Creek Special Status

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a fresh swipe at the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), claiming his push to eliminate the company Disney's Reedy Creek special district should be seen as a “wake-up call” to a company that veered away from its original corporate mission.

Benzinga

Just what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A closer look at the new restrictions

For more than a decade, many Florida schools have relied on “student support guides” to help teachers navigate the delicate issues of LGBTQ+ students in class and after-school clubs.

Tribune News Service

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Buzz Off: Fury As Gene Hacked Franken-Mozzies Released Into The Wild

Many fear that the altered insects will hybridize with native mosquitos and produce a more aggressive fast-breeding strain.

Zenger

Verano Opens 45th Florida MÜV Medical Cannabis Dispensary In Hobe Sound

Verano Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: VRNOF) (CSE: VRNO), is opening MÜV Hobe Sound, its 45th Florida location and 96th nationwide. MÜV Hobe Sound, located at 10455 SE Federal Highway, is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m.

Benzinga

Stop Using Legislation To Virtue Signal

Both Republicans and Democrats are abusing states' police powers to achieve performative political goals. They should stop.

Reason

Commentary: Abolish the courts’ wanton use of nationwide injunctions

One federal district court judge should not be able to halt a federal government policy for the entire country. Yet that is exactly what happened when Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, in Tampa, Florida, ended the mandate for masks on airplanes, in airports, and on other forms of mass transportation. Within…

Los Angeles Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘Hurtful and insulting’: Florida teachers react to the ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Educators fear the wave of anti-gay laws threaten the supportive environments they try to build for LGBTQ students

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

Tribune News Service

SpaceX's Falcon 9 To Launch Another 53 Starlink Satellites On Friday

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is targeting Friday to launch yet another batch of 53 Starlink satellites to earth’s low orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Benzinga

Judge grants secrecy for some messages gathered in Florida's ‘ghost’ candidate probe

ORLANDO, Fla. — Communications between former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles and roughly two dozen individuals and organizations, which were obtained by Miami prosecutors investigating an alleged vote-siphoning scheme in 2020′s state Senate races, will not be released publicly, a South Florida judge ruled Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel

News briefs

Biden says he's considering some student debt relief, but not $50,000

Tribune News Service

Precedent Supporting Constitutionality of Florida Legislature's Dissolving Disney Special Government District

Reason

As Orlando home prices soar, investors buy into Black neighborhoods, sparking concerns

ORLANDO, Florida — Nearly every day, Paula Kittrell gets a call, a text or a mailer with the same message: If she is thinking about selling her West Lakes home near downtown Orlando, there is someone willing to pay cash today.

Orlando Sentinel

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Review: Billy Crystal’s ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ on Broadway is a hilarious, retro good time

NEW YORK — Billy Crystal, a comedic treasure now 74 years old, has aged into the role of Buddy Young Jr., a standup comedian who spent his glory years telling 1950s jokes on his own network show and playing Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, only to fall into the oblivion of…

Tribune News Service

Former Florida surgeon general disputes state’s vaccine, transgender guidance

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Scott Rivkees, the first Florida surgeon general appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, does not seem to agree with recent guidance from the department he once ran.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tiger Woods’ newest PopStroke location is biggest one yet, first with rooftop bar

Tiger Woods didn't make it to the ribbon-cutting for the latest PopStroke location but his paw prints are still all over it.

Roll Call

At the Races: Signs of red ahead - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Democrats face worsening legal environment on redistricting

The ruling by New York's top court striking down Democratic-drawn congressional maps is the start of what could be a rough road for the party in redistricting

Reason

Florida, Tennessee Ban Ranked-Choice Voting Despite Citizen Support

Politicians who benefit from divisive election politics resist reforms that threaten the status quo.

Tribune News Service

Teacher escapes losing job for discussing student’s gender identity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida high school teacher who almost lost her job for discussing a student’s gender identity in class should be able to stay in the classroom, a state judge ruled this week.

Reason

No, Florida Republicans Do Not Care About Crony Capitalism

The state has 1,288 independent special districts. But we aren't hearing significant GOP complaints about anyone's but Disney's.

Miami Herald

‘Hate is a real danger.’ Florida sees surge in antisemitic attacks on people, buildings

MIAMI — Four men in an SUV hurled garbage and insults including “die jew” and at a Jewish family vacationing as they walked in Bal Harbour last May.

Tribune News Service

That wasn’t the first COVID-19 ruling out of Tampa’s federal courthouse

TAMPA, Fla. — In a blockbuster ruling last week, federal judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle struck down a requirement that people wear masks on public transportation including planes to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Benzinga

Disney Says Florida Cannot Dissolve Reedy Creek Without Addressing Debt Load

The ongoing feud between Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took another twist as the company is questioning the process that will eliminate its special status tax district in June 2023.

1 … 700 701 702 703

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.