Mike Bianchi: With tourist tax jackpot back in play, Florida's Orange County needs to swing for the fences!

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County’s piggy bank is overflowing, and now comes the hard part: What do you do when tourists hand you $400 million a year? The county’s Tourist Development Tax revenue — the 6% surcharge paid primarily by visitors staying in hotels, Airbnbs and vacation rentals — is exploding. Collections are on pace to top $400 million for the first time ever, thanks to a tourism ...