Broward County

Programs like Broward's transportation surtax and climate change mitigation efforts are under scrutiny from the state task force as their audit gets underway.

Florida's Department of Government Efficiency may be taking a closer look at the Broward County School District. In a social media post, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier pointed to what he says are questionable contracts awarded by the school board.

The insurer has notified about 31,000 clients they may lose in-network access to the Broward health network if a new deal isn't reached by Sept. 1. For now, no appointments after that date are being made.

"Florida DOGE" is focused on auditing local governments. The first two to be audited are among the most Democratic-leaning municipalities in the state.

The two top executives at the South Florida-based online pet store made tens of millions of dollars last year. However, one may miss out on collecting much of the pay as he departs the company.

The Broward County school board was poised to reject Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Jessica Norton be fired as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School, where her daughter played on the varsity team last year. But the board delayed its decision.

Jessica Norton said her daughter was thriving at Monarch High School before an anonymous tipster notified a Broward County school board member that the 16-year-old was playing on the girls varsity volleyball team in apparent violation of a state law that bars students who were born male from participating in girls sports.

Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes continues his push for federal help for providing services for scores of mentally ill inmates in Broward jails. The sheriff's office says it isn't needed.

Community members in Broward, Duval and Hillsborough counties have spoken out against efforts to close or change programming in schools.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in South Florida alleges that large call centers were used to enroll people into Affordable Care Act plans or to switch their coverage, all without their permission.

The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 of the series is slated for Sunday afternoon in Sunrise.

Licata said he would step down for health reasons. The news came at the start of a school district meeting with an agenda packed with some of the topics that have made this period one of the most challenging the district has faced in recent years.