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BLACK HISTORY

Rep. Thompson: DeSantis anti-critical race theory bill highlights need for “fact-based” Black history to be taught in public schools

Democratic lawmaker wants people to “understand the difference between critical race theory and African-American history.”

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REDISTRICTING

OC panel OKs two redistricting maps for county commissioners; board to review, make changes by mid-March

Both maps propose Ocoee be consolidated into District 2, while Winter Garden, Oakland and Windermere remain in District 1.

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REDISTRICTING

Orange County redistricting committee to hold public hearing on map that consolidates Ocoee into District 2

Map is still likely to change before reaching the Board of County Commissioners.

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RETAIL POLITICS

Ocoee pet retailer wins right to continue selling puppies amid controversy that it deals with puppy mills

Shop owners helped draft the compliance ordinance meant to police their business.

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CENSUS

Census shows significant population growth, greater racial and ethnic diversity in the region from Ocoee to Oakland

Orange County's new online census dashboard provides detailed population data, showing a significant population growth in Oakland, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden

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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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COVID-19

What you need to know about the new Delta variant

It's contagious. It's nasty. And cases are doubling every two weeks among unvaccinated people. Infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University gets us up to speed.

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COVID-19

New coronavirus variants detected. What does that mean for our back-to-normal summer?

VoxPopuli asked William Schaffner, M.D., professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to weigh in with the details.

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COVID-19

Orange County Mayor announces 3-phase plan for relaxing mask use, social distancing

As vaccinations increase and the positivity rate decreases, mask restrictions ease. Mayor aims for 70 percent vaccination of eligible population to rescind mask mandate.

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COVID-19

FL residents 18 and up will be eligible to get Covid-19 vaccine by April 5; 16 and 17 year olds OK'd for only Pfizer doses

Beginning Monday, Florida residents 40 and older will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine. The following Monday, anyone 18 and up can also get it. Plus, the state will allow 16 and 17 year olds to get only the Pfizer vaccine.

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