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A weak front will introduce slightly cooler and drier air for Thursday, but we'll still manage to climb above average with highs in the lower 80s. Expect full sunshine followed by clear skies for Thursday night with lows settling into the low 60s.
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Around Central Florida
1. Florida House proposes ‘historic’ cut to sales tax
The plan would permanently reduce Florida’s sales tax from the current rate of 6% down to 5.25%.
2. Orange County to contribute $500K for Sunshine Corridor study
The feasibility study will look into the proposed extension of SunRail's services.
3. Eatonville partners with nonprofits to hosts free medical services
The historically Black town is considered a medical desert, meaning it has no permanent medical facilities.
4. Helene and Milton: Path to Recovery
Six months since an unforgettable couple of weeks that changed so many lives, Spectrum News checks in on people still dealing with the aftermath.
5. Orlando International Airport and United Airlines break ground on $315M tech ops complex
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority breaks ground on Thursday in partnership with United Airlines to bring a new technical operations complex to Central Florida.
Around the Nation
1. The Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis
2. 4 American soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have died, NATO leader says
3. Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push
4. Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
5. Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns
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- Lifting a home in a flood prone area is not cheap or easy
Quote of the Day
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other leaders said it makes sense to move NASA’s headquarters out of Washington D.C. and on to the Space Coast.
During a press conference about the Indian River Lagoon on Tuesday, DeSantis commented that instead of the U.S. space agency building a new building for its headquarters in Washington, D.C., it could be looking at the Sunshine State.
