Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.
 Florida's top tourism and business interests are putting their combined political might behind a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that would prevent cities and counties from forcing companies to provide their workers with better benefits or more predictable schedules. |   | |
 Step Up For Students, which administers the bulk of Florida's largest voucher program, is organizing protests today at the district offices of two Orlando lawmakers who called on the companies who fund the scholarships to end their support because some of the money goes to schools that discriminate against LGBTQ students. | | | |
 The Senate voted on Wednesday to acquit President Donald Trump of the House's charges he abused his power. | | | |
 Iowa royally screwed up its caucuses. So let Florida go first. We're pros. We've been screwing up elections for decades. | | | |
 Sanford was a place for dreaming. Dog racing was a different kind of gamble. Out on the track, it was just the dogs and the lure. There was no jockey to force a last-minute victory. Anyone could place a bet, and anyone could get lucky and leave with a fatter wallet. Now, its end has begun. | | | |
 SpaceX will get $80.4 million from NASA to launch the agency's 2022 Earth science mission, known as PACE. | | | |
 There have been some extreme acts in the name of charity, but it would be hard to top that of Orlando psychiatrist Dr. Luis Allen. Starting Thursday, he'll be running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Allen is raising money for the nonprofit Mental Health Association of Central Florida. | | | |
 UCF athletics director Danny White exposes politicians hypocrisy blocking the Knights' Roofclaim.com deal and argues every corporate sponsor could be stopped due to political issues. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic had few answers for Boston's Gordon Hayward and Jayson Tatum, as the two combined for 56 points to help lead the Celtics to a 116-100 victory on Wednesday night at TD Garden. | | | |
 The Orlando Magic are eyeing the purchase of a city-owned parking lot just west of the Amway Center, where the team may build a new training facility with an orthopedic and community health center, city records show. | | | |
 Changing rules against allowing dogs in breweries is among those overhauls being considered to the state's beverage laws during the legislative session underway in Tallahassee. | | | |
 The author, a recently retired Orlando radio veteran, bemoans the recent loss of local jobs as the radio industry consolidates and shrinks. | | | |
 A day trip or weekend jaunt to Venice on Florida's Gulf Coast provides opportunities for relaxing in a warm mineral spring, going shark tooth hunting on the beach and kayaking into the sunset, complete with friendly dolphins. | | | |
 Menchie's Frozen Yogurt will be buy-one-get-one-free on Feb. 5 for National Frozen Yogurt Day. | | | |
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