(John Raoux | AP) A sign for the Deseret Ranches, a 300,000-acre property owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and located just outside of Orlando. The church is currently hoping to annex a large chunk — more than 50,000 acres — into the city before voters weigh in a petition that would make deals like this one more difficult.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.