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As a surgeon, I am trained to focus on results. When I stand at the bedside of a child in need while their parents anxiously ask me for help, there is only one question that matters. “How can we get this child healthy and bring him home in the safest way possible?” The same question should guide Florida lawmakers as they consider House Bill 1047 and Senate Bill 1122. For patients in Broward County, especially children, pregnant women, and families facing complex medical needs, the answer is clear. The Better Together partnership between our two public safety net hospital systems…
Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks division posted quarterly sales of $10 billion worldwide in the October-December period, the company announced Monday. Disney’s Experiences segment, which also includes hotels, resorts and the Disney Cruise Line, grew 6% year over year. The company doesn’t break down financial numbers or attendance by location, but Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston mentioned Orlando’s performance on a conference call with analysts. “Walt Disney World had a very good quarter,” he said. Comparisons to 2024 are influenced by Hurricane Milton, he said. Strong revenue growth in the 2025 quarter “obviously benefited from the hurricane overlap,” Johnston said.…
Vans Warped Tour, the iconic touring festival that made a 30th-anniversary comeback last year, is returning to five cities this year, including Orlando. Rather than giving fans the satisfaction of an all-at-once lineup drop, the music event is slowly peeling back the curtain on this year’s bands during the next “30-ish days,” according to the event’s Instagram, through social-media announcements. Jimmy Eat World, who started playing with the Vans Warped Tour in 2001, was the first band revealed on Instagram and Facebook last Friday. Dance Gavin Dance, New Found Glory, Glassjaw, The Early November, Bryce Vine, Big Ass Truck I.E.,…
Floridians love their cell phones, but with so much money spent on constant upgrades and the latest products released each year, some financial experts wonder if consumers need a “tech spending diet.” A new analysis by Investors Observer looked at how much people were spending on consumer durables like cars, furniture, appliances, electronics and equipment going back to 1997, and adjusted everything for inflation to make sure everything was even out. They found that the biggest increase in credit card spending was on phones and communications equipment, which increased by more than 600% in several U.S. states between 1997 and…
Economists at the Kansas City Fed concluded that President Trump’s tariff hikes will cause the U.S. job market to lose about 19,000 jobs per month in 2025. Federal Reserve economists pointed out that job growth in 2025 was slower than in 2024. In 2024, 170,000 were created per month, but in 2025, that number decreased to just 75,000 per month until August 2025. Analysis also shows that it will happen in 2025. Employment growth slowed in nearly every sector, with companies directly hit by the tariff hikes seeing sharp declines in job creation. “Overall, our findings suggest that, at least…
When discussing sports betting laws, they usually discuss the wrong things. They talk about competition. How many operators are allowed? For better odds and more choices. This argument makes sense if you look at gambling like any other consumer market. When lawmakers sit down to write sports betting laws, their first question is rarely, “How competitive should we make this?” The question is, “How do we contain this?” Once you start looking for it, that instinct is everywhere. Entry is ahead of the competition The simplest example is licensing. Many regulated gambling markets have intentionally restricted entry. Licenses are capped…
Golden retrievers are the most Googled dog breed in America, holding the top spot in 49 of the 50 states, according to a new study.The study, conducted by Pup Lab, a targeted dog supplement provider, analyzed Google search data from across the United States to determine which dog breeds Americans are most interested in heading into 2026.Florida findingsThe most popular dog breeds in the state are the Golden Retriever, with an average monthly search of 83,569 searches, the French Bulldog with 58,377 searches, and the Australian Shepherd with 53,844 searches. Next is the German Shepherd with 50,008 cases, followed by…
Marilyn Rich, NAMI Palm Beach County member and past president of NAMI’s national organization During my time as president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), I worked with patients and their families to overcome the burdensome delays that insurance companies and Medicaid impose on patients with schizophrenia. However, I have also experienced the issue of medical delays in my own family as my son has schizophrenia. Thankfully, Florida’s Medicaid program updated its step therapy requirements for schizophrenia this year, improving access to care for Floridians living with schizophrenia. Hundreds of thousands of adults in Florida live with severe…
Clarence James closed its first quarterly report with more than $63,000 raised to date. Businessman Tony Suleiman, local and state-wide FOP, lawyers, and police officers from across the region are supporting Clarence James. Also supporting his campaign are veterans, nurses, electricians and retired teachers. This campaign is clearly of great interest to law enforcement. Clarence James continues to make an impact throughout the Westside, saying his campaign has filed more than half of the required petitions and visited nearly 4,000 homes. Clarence has set a personal goal for this campaign to visit 15,000 homes. In addition to FOP, the campaign…
As part of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th birthday, on the first Sunday of each month, we will report on a topic that helped shape the Central Florida of today and how we covered that topic. This month, we cover tourism and theme parks. Before there were thrill rides, costumed characters, nightly fireworks spectaculars and millions of out-of-towners, Central Florida had a very big draw for tourists: The sun. The warmth and natural beauty of the Sunshine State drew Northerners seeking seasonal escapes and setting the table for Central Florida’s tourism industry to bloom. Decades later, Walt Disney’s strategic, secretive land…