Main Street shop owners warn higher vendor permit fees could squeeze storefronts that pay taxes all year.

Most of the departed OCPS workers were support staff, caught in a federal crackdown affecting over 350,000 Haitians nationwide.

A new state boater-freedom law could force Eustis to reopen tiny Lake Gracie to gas-powered boats after two decades of quiet.

RWE is plowing $900 million of its federal buyout into a Louisiana LNG project, the fifth such deal this year worth nearly $3.9 billion.

Orange County's fourth relief wave could erase another $200 million in bills, on top of $637 million already forgiven.

UCF's Orlando pitch covers broadcast, soccer-track and softball upgrades, but the county task force took no vote yet.

Orlando's Nizam Razack, a GOP congressional candidate, says rival rhetoric about his Muslim faith has escalated into death threats.

A Volusia County audit found permit irregularities, thousands of expired permits and roughly $400,000 in potential annual revenue loss. Three employees resigned during the fallout.

Randy Fine is touting a $23.5 million E-ONE expansion in Ocala as Florida’s property-tax fight heats up. The project promises more than 100 new jobs, while local officials weigh what tax cuts could mean for essential services.

Rick Scott’s Safeguard Kids Act would bring AI-risk lessons and chatbot-related counseling into K-12 grant programs as schools scramble to set rules.

Orange County is skipping automatic paper sample ballots for the August primary, sending voters to QR codes, online tools or a phone request instead.

Florida’s Catholic schools could face a voucher fight after Attorney General James Uthmeier demanded religious vaccine exemptions.

Melissa Lopez Marantes is campaigning for Orange County School Board District 1 with a platform centered on teacher pay, literacy and mental wellness.