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Brief: Seminole County judicial candidates answer questions about Supreme Court cases

One Seminole County judicial candidate says the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was the most significant in recent history. ‘Everything I learned in law school went out the window.’
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Winter Springs water spill broken pipe
Winter Springs to add cameras, more no trespassing signs after reclaimed pipe break
Officials said no report to the Florida Department of Environmental needed after city says vandals likely broke pipe near drain field, causing a reclaimed irrigation water spill.
How neighbors’ water bills are shaping votes on the property tax amendment
The Florida property tax exemption referendum, better known as Amendment 3, could save one woman $165 per month, but make city and county budgets unstable.
Exclusive: Seminole County Public Schools reduces budget deficit to $600,000
OCN sits down with Superintendent Serita Beamon to see how the system plans to handle a tax rate that has been declining for more than a decade as private school voucher program grows.
Residents worry about flooding issues at Jetta Point as it loses conservation designation
“I caught four catfish in my front yard during Ian, and I didn’t even have a fishing pole,” a resident said after flooding issues in the Jetta Point area.
Oviedo prepares outreach plan for upcoming property tax amendment vote
With the November elections less than four months away, Oviedo continues to prepare for the possibility of losing millions of dollars that pays for infrastructure, parks and more.
Mitchell Hammock Road traffic
Oviedo awards construction contract to fix Mitchell Hammock ‘suicide lane’
After a study showed the road was one of Oviedo’s most dangerous, the city secures funding to help pay for it, part of a citywide push to improve traffic safety.

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