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The State Board of Education delayed taking possible action against Broward County Public Schools, after the district approved a payment plan to the district's charter schools. The exact amount hasn't been released, but state officials estimate it to be about $80 million.
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The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 is slated for Saturday or Sunday in Sunrise. The schedule for the best-of-seven series has not been announced.
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Howard Hepburn was voted in to lead the school district through one of the most challenging periods it has faced in recent years after Licata said he would step down for health reasons after just 10 months on the job.
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The audit also found the program is underserving Black residents and sending most of the money to advertisements, administrators and a consultant.
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Commissioners meet Tuesday to make a final decision following an audit of a current pilot program, the Heart Project, which provides cardiac tests to country residents.
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The city of Hallandale Beach has proclaimed itself the first in South Florida go with a 100% electric bus fleet.
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Greg Chavarria has abruptly stepped down as the city undergoes major infrastructure projects such as stormwater upgrades and a new water treatment facility — to the cost of billions of dollars — that will shape Fort Lauderdale for generations.
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The college has been without a permanent leader since last October, when the then-president abruptly resigned. The application window is now open and candidates have a soft deadline of May 3, 2024.
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UPDATE: As the city's mayor paid his condolences to the family of a construction worker killed in the accident, it emerged that a company under investigation was cited with two U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations at other job sites last year.
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Gregory LaCerra alleges that BSO Sheriff Gregory Tony used him as an example of a "bad cop" in an ad during his 2020 election campaign for sheriff, despite knowing that the officer was in compliance with the department's use of force policy.
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The state's top education official has long been an advocate for school choice. Now, he's pushing Broward County Public Schools to pay millions to charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately run.
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A Miami-Dade doctor and central Florida woman testified before a committee of top Democratic members of Congress in Fort Lauderdale during a hearing about “the escalating threat to reproductive freedom.”