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GOVERNMENT

Winter Garden City Commission to vote on first diversity, equity and inclusion statement during Pride Month

A former KKK stronghold, Winter Garden is now poised to pass a resolution stating that "hate, racial injustice, discrimination of any kind, and the politics of division, including social marginalization, will have no place in our City."

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

ICYMI: The best 10 quotes from the Bans Off Our Bodies Rally

Rally speakers had plenty to say about abortion access, voting in the August primary and November midterms ... and what comes next if Roe is really overturned. These are the gems.

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REDISTRICTING

Legislative Black Caucus blasts DeSantis’s congressional map as 'blatantly unconstitutional'

Sen. Randolph Bracy: “This fight will continue in court. We will not let him get away with it.”

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EDUCATION

Which math books got the axe?

More than 50 textbooks were rejected by the Florida Department of Education for Critical Race Theory and "other unsolicited strategies of indoctrination."

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REDISTRICTING

Vote over new Winter Garden district map sparks spirited debate at city commission meeting

Commissioners vote 4-1 to postpone final decision till March 10 meeting.

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2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Rusty Johnson to seek third term as Ocoee mayor

Local election season gets an early start with announcement.

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REDISTRICTING

Advisory committee kicks off Orange County redistricting process

Panel will hold several public meetings to redraw commission districts to reflect the county's population growth over the last decade.

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2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Demings easily wins 2nd term as OC mayor, while Webster thwarts ‘ultra-MAGA’ challenge to 11th Congressional District

Few surprises emerged from the Aug. 23 primaries for the Republican and Democratic parties despite lower turnout in Orange County and across Central Florida compared to the 2018 primaries. Read the rundown of winners and losers in VoxPopuli's coverage area.

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GOVERNMENT

In strained debate, Ocoee city commissioners split on giving themselves a pay raise, resulting in failed effort

The proposal would have doubled commission salaries, which have not changed in more than two decades.

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COVID-19

CDC issues limited eviction moratorium until early October for U.S. counties experiencing ‘substantial and high levels’ of the coronavirus

The CDC issued a limited moratorium that prevents evictions of tenants behind on their rent for another 60 days. Order affects counties where Covid-19 transmission is high. President says it buys time to disperse emergency rental assistance.

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