In jab at DeSantis, Florida Democrats cap fundraising dinner with raucous drag show (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Florida Democrats ended their annual summer fundraising dinner with a drag show, a move designed to highlight what the party said is intolerance by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans.
‘We’ll never be done’: The growing challenge to remove thousands of car tires from ocean floor (www.sun-sentinel.com)
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 environmenta…
US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans (www.sun-sentinel.com)
The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions.
DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Citrix faces class-action suit after 36 million users’ data exposed in Xfinity breach (www.sun-sentinel.com)
[Analysis] Broward cities concerned New River tunnel-bridge dispute will delay commuter rail buildout (www.sun-sentinel.com)
The dispute between Broward County and the city of Fort Lauderdale over the choice of a tunnel or bridge for the New River railroad crossing has raised concerns among other cities that a long-await…
Analysis: State considers combining court circuits: What would that mean for South Florida? (www.sun-sentinel.com)
A statewide committee is looking at doing something that hasn’t been done in Florida in more than 50 years — redrawing the boundaries of the state’s 20 circuit court districts, a projec…
DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct (www.sun-sentinel.com)
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[Article] A poll asked voters if democracy is the ‘best system.’ Then came all the unexpected responses. (www.sun-sentinel.com)
The vast majority of Americans believe democracy, despite its problems, is the best system of government. But a nationwide poll from Florida Atlantic University shows that far fewer younger voters …
Florida election bill targets drop boxes again, brings back primary runoffs (www.sun-sentinel.com)
A new Florida election bill would further restrict where voters can drop off ballots, as well as force party primary candidates into runoffs.
A wet future: South Florida’s plan to fight flooding if sea levels rise 3 feet by 2075 (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Sea-level rise and stronger storms are making flood control in South Florida obsolete, but officials are studying how massive water pumps and taller spillway gates could keep South Florida drier un…
Thousands of marchers in Fort Lauderdale protest conservative high-court rulings, new state laws (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Amid searing heat, a downpour, drum beats and a circle of dancers from Native American tribes, a 21st century version of the Rainbow/PUSH coalition descended on downtown Fort Lauderdale on Sunday as demonstrators and advocates voiced a wide spectrum of political grievances against recent conservative rulings by the U.S. Supreme...
Thousands of marchers in Fort Lauderdale protest conservative high-court rulings, new state laws (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Their message: that both the Supreme Court and Legislature had rolled back rights for ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community and women.
DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct (www.sun-sentinel.com)
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DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct (www.sun-sentinel.com)
E-scooters leave a wake of broken bones and fractured skulls | Fred Grimm (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Born to die: Florida’s infant mortality crisis (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Fort Lauderdale is looking at raising roads to battle rising seas (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Dolphins to go through another week with ailing O-line, Tyreek Hill trying to play; Bradley Chubb wins weekly award (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Palm Beach Central High staff members plead not guilty to failure to report sexual assault (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Five Palm Beach Central High staffers pleaded not guilty Thursday to failing to report the sexual assault of a 15-year-old student....
Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ Liam Eichenberg is fighting for his starting job at left guard (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Nothing has been gifted to Dolphins guard Liam Eichenberg, the 2021 second-round pick, since the day he arrived in the NFL, and that’s the case again this year.
Dave Hyde: Miami Dolphins open camp with big hopes (and an immediate need for nothing) (www.sun-sentinel.com)
No team had a better offseason than the Dolphins, not even the New York Jets in landing Aaron Rodgers. Now they just need to get to the start of the season with no significant surprises.
Moody wants Florida Supreme Court to block drive for recreational marijuana (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ball…
16 really good, inexpensive restaurants in Fort Lauderdale (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Gourmet dining is a treat on special occasions, but what about the rest of the time, when we want to eat out but don’t want to spend a lot of money? We are lucky that Fort Lauderdale has lots…...