WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
FEATURED NEWS
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With shovels in hand, city and county officials pressed their spades into the sandy soil of Allapattah on Friday afternoon, marking the start of construction for a mixed-income workforce and affordable housing community rising just west of downtown Miami.
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Miami Herald journalist who broke Jeffrey Epstein case tells WLRN feds cannot ignore crimes, victimsIn an exclusive interview with WLRN, Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie Brown said millions of newly released documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case is a litmus test of the American justice system’s ability to protect its most vulnerable citizens.
- Miami-Dade Commissioner wants better coordination for trash disposal
- State asks for $700k for public records in lawsuit over AIDS healthcare funding
- Proposed renaming of Palm Beach International Airport after Donald Trump would cost $5.5 million
- State announces formal rules for changes to AIDS drug assistance program
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FLORIDA NEWS
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In a Feb. 13 letter to President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawmakers want federal law enforcement authorities “to review previously compiled evidence, take a fresh look at command responsibility at the highest levels of the Cuban regime, and use every available legal tool to hold accountable those responsible for the killing[s].”
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The stall on an agreement is over a split on health insurance policies that would add an extra cost to employees.
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“I see there is a brokenness to the system," West Broward County Senator Barbara Sharief told the head of the Florida Department of Children and Families about the state's foster care system. She voted for the DCF head but asked her to commit to making changes at the senate hearing.
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