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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 ...

Broward County commissioners have decided they prefer the construction of a new train bridge for the New River, instead of building a tunnel, as part of boosting a commuter-rail system. After being presented with four choices, ranging from the least expensive $303 million bridge to a $3 billion tunnel, the county recently concluded that it favors some version of a bridge — even as it ...

Trouble on tap across South Florida after toxic chemicals were revealed in the water.

FORT LAUDERDALE: Scores of cats and dogs that get lost or dumped on the street wind up peering wistfully out of a cage at a place of last resort: A taxpayer-funded animal shelter. And in South Florida, the amount of taxpayer money dedicated to county-run shelters varies wildly. Staffing also varies, as does the number of animals taken in by each shelter. Take a look at these numbers: Broward’s ...

South Florida cities are joining the battle over the 3M Company’s role in creating “forever chemicals” that have found their way into water systems, soil and groundwater. Lawsuits filed in May by Coral Springs and Pompano Beach against 3M and a long list of affiliates were recently transferred to federal court. They seek to force the companies to clean up contaminated properties where ...