Good morning, Central Florida. Here’s what you need to know today.
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A cold front moving across Central Florida will introduce a brief round of cooler air to Central Florida, but we really won’t feel it until Friday night as west winds keep us close to 80 degrees.
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Highs: Around 80
Lows: Lower 50s
Rain Coverage: 10%
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Around Central Florida
1. Ingoglia proposes bills that he says will make local government more accountable
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Thursday announced a proposed series of bills aimed at what he said would make “local governments more accountable” and to create standardized transparency throughout the state.
2. Proposed Florida bill could dramatically change how HOA and condo disputes are handled
A major overhaul to Florida’s community association laws could soon change how disputes between homeowners and HOAs are resolved.
3. Small businesses like Natural Living in Apopka face increased costs
Rising costs associated with higher energy costs and tariffs are affecting local small businesses in a variety of ways. An executive of one Central Florida vitamin and supplement store is uncertain about what the new year will bring.
4. Central Florida racing fans mourn the life of Gregory Biffle
As we learn more about the North Carolina plane crash that took the lives of seven people, the NASCAR community and people across Central Florida are mourning the death of 55-year-old Gregory Biffle.
Around the Nation
1. Police investigating link between Brown shooting and killing of MIT professor, sources say
2. U.S. consumer prices decelerated unexpectedly in November, rising 2.7% from a year earlier
4. House Democrats release ‘concerning’ records from Epstein’s estate as DOJ’s deadline approaches
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Isaacman sworn in as 15th NASA administrator
Quote of the Day
Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways.
By many measures, Americans are socially disconnected at historic levels.
They’re joining civic groups, clubs and unions at lower rates than in generations. Recent polling shows that membership rates in religious congregations are around the lowest in nearly a century. Americans have fewer close friends than they used to. They trust each other less. They’re hanging out less in shared public places like coffee shops and parks.