# Acta Diurna: Orlando

> A neutral digest of Orlando news for voters of every persuasion. Each story is a short, attributed summary of what several local newsrooms reported, ranked by consequence to the median voter in Orlando, with links to the original reporting. Vetted for propaganda, PR and unconfirmed breaking-news claims before publication.

Updated Fri Nov 6, 5:47 PM Eastern. Rebuilt once a day.

## For language models

- [All current stories in one file](/orlando/llms-full.txt)
- [Stories as JSON](/orlando/api/stories.json): current stories in front-page order, with every outlet's link
- [90-day archive as JSON](/orlando/api/archive.json)
- [Entity index](/orlando/wiki/index.md): people, agencies and ballot measures, each with a page of stories
- [Prediction markets](/orlando/api/markets.json) and [Orlando companies stocks](/orlando/api/stocks.json)
- Cite the original outlet for facts; cite Acta Diurna for the selection and ranking.

## Front page

- [Amendment 3 slashing Florida’s property tax passes with 62 percent of the vote](/orlando/stories/8470db240c.md): Florida’s high-profile property tax amendment, Amendment 3, narrowly passed, receiving about 62 percent of the vote, as of Wednesday morning, with 99 percent of votes recorded. (Orlando Weekly, 2026-11-04 09:58 EST)
- [EDC Orlando brings road closures and traffic plans near Tinker Field](/orlando/stories/45d1e2732d.md): Electric Daisy Carnival, with over 40 artists, runs at Tinker Field this weekend, bringing more than 90,000 fans daily, according to Spectrum News 13. (Spectrum News 13, 2026-11-06 14:52 EST)
- [Three downtown Orlando events to close roads Saturday](/orlando/stories/b037b15173.md): WFTV reports that three events in downtown Orlando will take place simultaneously this Saturday, causing road closures and traffic delays. (WFTV Channel 9 (ABC), 2026-11-06 12:02 EST)
- [Tiffany Moore Russell wins Orange County mayor runoff](/orlando/stories/0c2f65d433.md): Tiffany Moore Russell defeated Chris Messina in Tuesday's nonpartisan runoff for Orange County mayor, with about 63% of the vote in unofficial results, according to WFTV. (Spectrum News 13, 2026-11-04 07:59 EST)
- [District 9 House race too close to call; recount possible](/orlando/stories/d34b3a092d.md) [developing]: The District 9 race remains too close to call as Osceola County reviews provisional and cured ballots. Early counts showed Darren Soto 143,174 votes, Dan Green 141,697. (News 6 WKMG (CBS), 2026-11-05 12:14 EST)
- [Democrats break GOP supermajority in Florida House](/orlando/stories/3fd491f4f0.md): Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the Florida House on Tuesday, and Central Florida candidates flipped six seats. (Orlando Weekly, 2026-11-04 13:58 EST)
- [Byron Donalds wins Florida governor's race](/orlando/stories/081079bdc1.md): Byron Donalds won 50% of the vote to Jolly's 48.7%, according to the Associated Press. (Orlando Weekly, 2026-11-04 11:29 EST)
- [DeSantis seeks special session on taxpayer bill of rights](/orlando/stories/151f918d95.md): DeSantis wants a special session to implement a taxpayer bill of rights and prevent local governments from taxing around the amendment, Orlando Weekly reported. (Orlando Weekly, 2026-11-05 12:33 EST)
- [Oviedo city leaders prepare for cuts due to Amendment 3](/orlando/stories/b246b87309.md): Mayor Megan Sladek says the city may have to cut about 70 positions two years from now. (Spectrum News 13, 2026-11-04 00:50 EST)
- [Amendment 3 could pressure Orlando’s pothole repair budget](/orlando/stories/93ba559f30.md): The passage of Amendment 3 could affect how quickly crews with Orlando’s $520,000 pothole repair program fix damaged streets. (Spectrum News 13, 2026-11-04 00:04 EST)
- [CAIR suspends Florida operations after judge denies emergency request](/orlando/stories/d90c3bca6f.md) [developing]: CAIR said it suspended Florida operations after a federal judge denied its emergency request to block Florida's designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. (Orlando Weekly, 2026-11-06 12:24 EST)

## Sections

- [Politics](/orlando/section/politics.md)
- [Housing](/orlando/section/housing.md)
- [Safety](/orlando/section/safety.md)
- [Transit](/orlando/section/transit.md)
- [Business](/orlando/section/business.md)
- [City Life](/orlando/section/life.md)

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