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Timothy Stromsnes, left, then-president of the Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters, Local 2117, and Sean Pierce, then-union vice president, air concerns about the firefighting staff at Walt Disney World, May 28, 2019, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. After more than four years of contentious negotiations, the board of Walt Disney World's governing district now made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees approved a contract for its firefighters on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, and also proposed reducing property taxes. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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DeSantis appointees reach deal with Disney World's firefighters, capping years of negotiations
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Wed,07/26/23-2:04PM , 288 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After years of contentious negotiations, the board of Walt Disney World's governing district now made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees approved a contract for its firefighters on Wednesday and also proposed reducing property taxes.
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Drag queen Angelica Sanchez performs in front of hundreds of people, including immigrants-rights and abortion-rights groups and members of the LGBTQ+ community from across the state, as they take part in a rally and march, May 1, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. Librarians in Florida who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers can breathe easier now. That is because a federal judge in Florida ruled on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, that his injunction blocking the state’s anti-drag law extends to all Florida venues. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hours
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Thu,07/20/23-2:01PM , 323 Reads
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Drag performer Velvet LeNore joins dancers on stage during the gala at the Florida Democratic Party's Annual Leadership Blue Weekend at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, Fla., Saturday, July 8, 2023. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Wed,07/19/23-2:58PM , 208 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla.
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Realtors and homeowners in Florida are concerned about rising home insurance costs and the recent drop in the number of insurers who are doing business in the state. (July 14) (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld)

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After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press
Tue,07/18/23-1:52PM , 252 Reads
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — AAA won’t renew “a very small percentage” of homeowners and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State despite efforts by lawmakers to calm the volatile insurance market, the company said Tuesday.
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