Tourist destinations Disney, Universal battle tax bill for Florida theme parks

ORLANDO, Fla. — It takes a lot of land to accommodate Cinderella’s castle, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Epcot’s 11-country World Showcase — and a hefty purse to pay the property taxes on it. To cut tax bills in the tens of millions of dollars, the specialists at Orlando’s famous theme parks have [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:51:11-04:00Monday, March 27, 2017|

International turmoil and park pricing dent already declining Orlando tourism

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A vacation in Orlando is almost a rite of passage for some well-off Brazilians who often bring back suitcases filled with electronics and clothes that are cheaper in Florida than they are at home. But store manager Julio Martins has seen fewer of them this year at his Brazil Center Electronics [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:06:30-04:00Friday, September 16, 2016|

Senate resolution seeks action on terror suspects’ access to guns

An Ohio Senator has picked up where Congressional Democrats left off in the most recent round of debates over gun control sparked by an apparent ISIS-inspired killing of 49 patrons at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. last month. Sen. Kenny Yuko, a Democrat from Richmond Heights, introduced last week a concurrent resolution calling on [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:11:53-04:00Tuesday, July 12, 2016|
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