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Florida DOGE claims $190 million in Broward budget is excessive spending
Metropica on the rise: $2 billion megaproject expected to transform Sunrise
Spirit on track to receive $475 million from creditors to help airline fly through bankruptcy
Record 13th Florida execution this year carried out on man convicted of killing couple
Vote now! South Florida coffee shops in the running for USA’s Best in bracket-style tournament
It’s about to get steamy in the city: Romance-only bookstore moving to Fort Lauderdale
South Florida lawmaker’s bill seeks to clarify open-carry gun ruling
There’s no place like home for 2 South Florida natives in national tour of ‘The Wiz’
Florida’s minimum wage hits $14 an hour this week, but many still struggle
Miss Manners: She came to my house sniffling, and I had little sympathy