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Editorial: We shouldn’t have to fight for crosswalk records, but we will
18+ hour, 52+ min ago (253+ words) Without warning, without a word to Orlando officials, the state Department of Transportation sent a work crew into the SODO neighborhood with a directive: Blacken out the rainbow-painted crosswalk that marked the place where emergency crews once carried the wounded…...
Federal cuts, threats shutter Osceola minority business program, LGBTQ center
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (662+ words) Federal funding cuts and fear of persecution are shuttering Osceola County programs for minority groups, leaving one of the region's most diverse counties uncertain of the future. Following in Orange County and Orlando's footsteps, on Monday evening the Osceola County…...
Gov. DeSantis deletes ‘LGBTQ and Hispanic communities’ from Pulse anniversary statement
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (716+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis" annual statement on the Pulse shooting anniversary released Thursday makes no mention of the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities " the two groups most devastated by the massacre that left 49 dead. DeSantis mentioned those communities last year and in…...