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Orlando Sentinel
orlandosentinel.com > 12/28/2025 > editorial-we-shouldnt-have-to-fight-for-crosswalk-records-but-we-will

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…...

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Orlando Sentinel
orlandosentinel.com > 08/19/2025 > federal-cuts-threats-shutter-osceola-minority-business-program-lgbtq-center

Federal cuts, threats shutter Osceola minority business program, LGBTQ center

Federal cuts, threats shutter Osceola minority business program, LGBTQ center4+ 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…...

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Orlando Sentinel
orlandosentinel.com > 06/12/2025 > gov-desantis-deletes-lgbtq-and-hispanic-communities-from-pulse-anniversary-statement

Gov. DeSantis deletes ‘LGBTQ and Hispanic communities’ from Pulse anniversary statement

Gov. DeSantis deletes ‘LGBTQ and Hispanic communities’ from Pulse anniversary statement6+ 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…...