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Kissimmee’s huge master planning community is approaching construction after years of effort, driven by Puerto Rico’s biggest mall developers in their entry into the Florida market. The company’s Empresas Fonalledas spent $70 million through affiliate Plaza Lakes LLC. Over the past 20 years, nearly 900 acres have been collected along Simpson Road for a community known as the Hilliered Isle. Pulte has been involved as the project’s home construction partner since 2022, ensuring a zoning qualification for mixed use developments with East Lake Toho’s Marina. According to a report from Growth Spotter, the city’s development director, Craig Holland, is called…
By Bernard Condon NEW YORK (AP) — Public documents filed by the company that just hired President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons as advisors included a sentence earlier Monday saying they wanted to benefit from federal grants and other incentives that his father happened to guide. However, when the Associated Press asked Trump’s family business about the apparent conflict of interest, the documents were revised and lines were removed. Eric and Donald Trump Jr. have acquired millions of dollars worth of “founders stocks” at New America Aquis 1 Corporation, a company that doesn’t want to operate and fill that void…
President Trump’s Justice Department has announced they are cracking down on the state and asking local election officials to oust them from the vote to clean up voter roles. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy says their role is to ensure that illegal voting activities will not occur by asking the state to help identify potential flaws in election practices and voter registration lists. “Election integrity starts with clean voter roles. There is a culture of violations from several states that don’t keep updating their roles, and the DOJ is cracking,” a source told Fox News. One of the leading groups…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tropical storm Dexter is weakening in the Atlantic as the National Hurricane Center monitors two low-pressure areas. Tropical Storm Dexter As of 5am, Tropical Storm Dexter is a bit weaker, but it is expected to refocus on post-tropical cyclones in a few days, the NHC said. Dexter is located about 345 miles north of Bermuda and heads northeast at 12 mph. A gradual turn to the northeast is expected in the coming days. Maximum sustained wind has decreased to nearly 40 mph. As Dexter becomes a closed cyclone, there is little expectation of any strength change…
New Florida law prohibits primary and middle school students from using mobile phones at schools. Pew Research polls show that more adults support their position. 74% of US adults support middle and high school students using mobile phones during class, starting from 68% last fall. 19 opposed the ban, with 7% still undecided. The Florida ban does not apply to high school students. By age group Ages 18-29 (57%) support the ban on mobile phones for middle and high school students. That number ranges from 45% in 2024 to 30-49 years old, with 71% supporting the ban, and 83% of…
In Florida, auto insurance premiums are falling thanks to improved corporate profits and reduced costs from reforms aimed at ending excessive litigation. All five of the state’s largest auto insurance groups, dating back to the second half of 2024, are asking Florida insurance regulators to approve rate cuts for various businesses. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis attributed an average 6.5% cut for the state’s five largest auto insurance companies to the same reforms enacted in 2022 and 2023. Among other changes, reforms have prevented windshield replacement companies from requiring customers to sign the benefits of their claims. The insurance company…
Bruce Shippkovsky TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — DuPont and two other companies will pay New Jersey up to $2 billion to resolve environmental claims caused by PFA, commonly referred to as “eternal chemicals,” the company announced Monday. State Environment Commissioner Sean Latourette said the contract with DuPont, Kemoul and Corteva is the largest settlement in the state’s history. Companies are seeking to pay $875 million over 25 years and create a correction fund of more than $1.2 billion. The company splits the costs based on the transaction, which must still be approved by the court. PFA, or Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances,…
ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – The patient is seriously injured after investigators say an Orlando woman who worked at a medical spa has lost jaw surgery. The woman authorities said was responsible, Gabriella Pereira, 29, who didn’t have a medical license, but now faces 20 felony charges, according to a report by NBC affiliate WESH. Florida ranked 10 worst states to give birth to babies: Study Detectives said the patient visited Tonya Beauty Medical Spa on Park Center Drive in Orlando in 2024 for end laser treatment. According to Felipe Mablomatis, a lawyer representing the patient, Pereira agreed to carry out…
By Christopher Lugerber WASHINGTON (AP) — Monthly employment reports are already closely monitored on Wall Street and Washington, but are now new and important after President Donald Trump fired the officials who oversee it on Friday. Trump claimed that June’s employment numbers were “equipped” to “look bad” him and other Republicans. However, he has not provided evidence, and William Beach, whom official Trump appointed in his first term to oversee the report, has denounced the firing of Erica Mantelfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, appointed by former President Joe Biden. The shooting followed a job report on…
After President Donald Trump signed a bill that would end federal funds going to businesses for public broadcasting (CPB), the organization has now announced that it will be shut down after being refunded. The CPB, which oversees funding for PBS and NPR stations, said 70% of its operating funds come from the federal government. The Florida NPR Station complains that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $6 million veto to fund public media will hurt their news reports. However, some NPR station managers have told local media that low state and federal funding would hurt them, which is not entirely accurate. For years,…