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Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would take several steps to increase currency competition with sound money in Florida, and set the stage for the people there to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

Lawmakers in Tallahassee gathered for a special session Tuesday to discuss the extension of the My Safe Florida Home Program, which they say could lower property insurance premiums over time.

The one-two punch of the post-Surfside law designed to require condominium associations to set aside sufficient reserves for structural repairs combined with Florida’s unending increases in insurance costs is threatening to produce a wave of foreclosures. “People are going to be losing their homes. Foreclosures are increasing,” warned Broward County Commissioner Mark Bogen. “As it looks right ...

It was a rare opportunity for Broward County Public Schools to discuss their wishlist in person with most of the county’s state legislative delegation.

They said they do not yet know why he chose his target and have not yet ruled out terrorism.

Tom Powers, whose leadership of the Broward Republican Party since 2020 culminated in a strong performance in last year’s midterm elections, has resigned eight months into his second term as party chair. “As many of you know, I have been battling cancer since early 2021. I have fought as hard as I can fight, but in recent months my health has deteriorated quicker than I expected. I would ...

Rep. Chip LaMarca is voicing concern after Broward County Library issued a limited edition “I read banned books” library card just ahead of budget veto season.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has axed funding for South Florida projects to aid public safety and law enforcement, improve drainage and infrastructure, strengthen government cybersecurity defenses, and make improvements in public parks The governor’s nearly $511 million veto list included more than $18 million in eliminated projects in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

So far this school year, there have been more book bans in Florida than almost any other state, according to an analysis by the free expression advocacy group PEN America. The former president of the state's library association has acknowledged that advocates for intellectual freedom are "being out-organized."

Officials for years have been cleaning up hundreds of thousands of tires from the ocean floor off Broward, removing what was once meant to create a fish habitat but turned out to be an environmental mess.