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Broward County Public Schools is undertaking a major effort to consolidate schools in response to declining enrollment. At a workshop on Wednesday, the school board outlined their priorities for the district’s 'Redefining Our Schools' effort.
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Fort Lauderdale is seeking input from experts with the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit organization made up of land-use experts who also have offered guidance to other cities vulnerable to flooding, including New Orleans, Boston, New York City, Chicago and El Paso.
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Broward County school officials are working on a plan to repurpose at least five schools — and maybe many more than that — due to declining enrollment. The school board will talk more about the proposal on Wednesday, March 20.
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The Las Olas Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale will be closed indefinitely after Saturday's blaze.
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A Broward commissioner is pushing Congress to pass legislation he says could lower insurance rates for Florida customers "immediately" — and by as much as 25%.
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The group has been pushing the sheriff to refer more people to the adult civil citation program instead of arresting them for nonviolent misdemeanors.
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick wants Congress to approve $40 million in aid to the United Nations for its mission to free Haiti from its violent gangs. She also wants Haiti's prime minister to step down.
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As they look to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Broward, county commissioners voted to try a controversial split of tax dollars to fund a new master plan for a year.
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South Florida-based Spirit Airlines will now continue to go it alone, 18 months after it was the target of a bidding war. The airlines had appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking the merger, but decided the “current regulatory obstacles” would not allow them to complete the deal before it expired.
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In the latest effort by Miami Beach to curb rowdy spring break crowds, the city is implementing some of its strictest measures in recent memory — parking garage closures, DUI check points, license plate readers that's compared to other spring break hubs like Fort Lauderdale.
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Fort Lauderdale ramps up parking rates and police units. It comes as the city expects an influx of tourists while Miami Beach makes moves to restrict the number of visitors during spring break.
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Broward County's superintendent has been tasked with picking at least five schools to repurpose in the 2025-2026 school year. At a school board workshop this week, he said many more could be cut — with one member saying that as many as 40 schools could be affected.