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Florida ordered Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers off state roads late Monday and by Tuesday law enforcement agencies in Osceola, Lake

Though the Republican senator and his Democratic challenger are divided on other issues, they both think the use of the AI-powered cameras has gone too far and become a privacy violation.

Flock cameras, the focus of new bans by the state and local governments this week, are now also part of the race for a seat in the Florida Senate.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida's push this week to remove Flock cameras and other automated license-plate readers from state roadways is now a campaign issue in a contentious Central Florida race for the Florida Senate.

“Is there a way to use TDT money with some kind of blended local control that begins to fund some of our needs, that also funds our tourism industry? I think it should all be on the table,” he said. “We don't have a crisis of convention centers, we have a crisis of teacher pay, we have a crisis of homeowner's insurance.”

The Democrat in the race to be Florida's next governor thinks hotel taxes can be spent differently - so the massive source of money can pay for more

The Democrat in the race to be Florida's next governor thinks hotel taxes can be spent differently — so the massive source of money can pay for more

Chris Messina and Tiffany Moore Russell had contrasting views on the Lynx bus service, the county’s relationship with state government and future tourist tax spending.

President Trump's plan to creating a service academy to train astronauts, engineers and scientists to advance America's space interests sounds good to Orange mayor candidate Chris Messina.

President Trump's plan to creating a service academy to train astronauts, engineers and scientists to advance America's space interests sounds good to Orange mayor candidate Chris Messina.