Democrats to DeSantis: Reverse course on ‘harmful’ sex-education restrictions in schools

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 4, 2024. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, Politics.

Florida should reverse course on its “harmful” abstinence-only requirements for public school health classes and allow schools to teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum, according to a letter sent to state leaders Thursday from seven Democrats serving in Congress. “Abstinence-only programs have been consistently proven ineffective, damaging to students’ health, and discriminatory against the LGBTQ+ community,” read the letter from the Florida congressional members. “This directive is another extremist attack on evidence-based, data-driven policies.” The letter was sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Florida man’s lawsuit temporarily stops Ohtani’s 50th HR ball from being sold

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 27, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, Miami Marlins, MLB, News, Sports.

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man’s lawsuit has temporarily stopped Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball from being sold at auction after saying it was stolen from him moments after he secured it. Max Matus’ representatives say their client gained possession of the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s historic ball on Sept. 19 — the man’s 18th birthday — before Chris Belanski took it away. The ball has since been turned over to Goldin Auctions, a New Jersey-based auction house specializing in trading cards, collectibles and memorabilia. The Miami-Dade County judge said in an emergency hearing on Thursday that...

Fort Lauderdale beach condo deemed unsafe; residents told to be out by Friday

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 27, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News.

Residents of a condo on Fort Lauderdale beach were ordered to evacuate by noon Friday after the building’s foundation was found to be unsafe, a city official said Thursday. The evacuation order, relayed by the building’s engineer of record, had residents at the 18-unit Springbrook Gardens condo scrambling to find a new place to stay on short notice. “Everybody was in shock,” said Warren Sackler, a retired professor from New York who moved into the condo nearly 20 years ago. Sackler, 74, paid $370,000 for a one-bedroom unit in 2007. Nine years later, he bought the unit next door for $358,000,...

Small homes. Safe parking lots. Many ideas emerge to help the homeless in Palm Beach County.

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 25, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

Use a former hotel to serve as temporary housing. Build small cottage homes, or even use shipping containers. Designate “safe parking lots,” where people living in their cars could park. These and many more ideas to help the homeless were raised for consideration in Palm Beach County on Tuesday as county officials brainstormed for much-needed solutions. Homelessness has remained a key issue ahead of a new state law kicking in. The law, which takes effect Oct. 1, will ban Florida’s homeless from sleeping in public spaces such as in parks, bus stops, on the beach and on sidewalks. “We as a county...

‘Don’t sleep on Florida this election cycle.’ LGBTQ+ Democrats and allies open South Florida voter mobilization office

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 21, 2024. Posted in Election 2024, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, National Politics, News, Politics.

It was almost time for happy hour, but the crowd was told there wasn’t much time. And the 75 or so people — including a member of Congress and three east Broward mayors — packed into the side room of a restaurant and bar Friday afternoon weren’t there for end-of-the-week libations. They were all about the work, specifically political outreach to voters between now and Election Day. With a little more than six weeks until Nov. 5, and with voting-by-mail about to begin, they were pushed to do more than hang out with other Democrats at the end of the work day. “These events are wonderful, and I...

Republicans at the Hard Rock: Raising money, rallying party faithful, bashing the Democrats

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 8, 2024. Posted in Election 2024, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, National Politics, News, Politics.

Florida Republicans are supremely confident about victory in November — and wary of the perils of overconfidence. Party activists, candidates and elected officials who gathered Saturday in Hollywood for a major Republican Party of Florida fundraiser predicted widespread wins. “If anybody thinks we’re going to lose, if anybody thinks in any way that Donald Trump is going to lose Florida, they’re crazy,” said U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “The turnout in Florida all across the state for Republicans is incredible. We’re going to have a great year.” Scott, especially, hopes that’s the case. He’s...

Fort Lauderdale feeling the pressure to come up with homeless fix

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

Fort Lauderdale leaders struggling to come up with a spot to house the homeless continued the debate Tuesday, well aware that the city might face lawsuits from citizens if they don’t come up with a plan soon. For months, the Fort Lauderdale commission has been prepping for a statewide law against public camping and sleeping that takes effect Oct. 1. Cities across Florida that fail to enforce the controversial state law — signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in March — can be sued starting Jan. 1. Now Fort Lauderdale has been hit with a new unexpected wrinkle: Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony is making it...

Cypress Bay High School’s cafeteria kitchen cleared to reopen after carbon monoxide leak

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 26, 2024. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

The carbon monoxide leak in Cypress Bay High School’s cafeteria, which sent six people to the hospital Friday, has been repaired, school principal Dr. Kassandra Fried said Sunday. “Out of an abundance of caution, we will continue to monitor the cafeteria and conduct additional testing on Monday morning before students and staff arrive,” Dr. Fried wrote in an email to students and their families. She added that school operations will resume as usual on Monday. Six people were hospitalized Friday morning and at least nine were affected after a carbon monoxide leak in the high school’s cafeteria...

Police identify man shot dead in Oakland Park on Saturday

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 26, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified Ammon Watson, 18, as the man who was shot and killed in Oakland Park on Saturday near the 2100 block of NW 28th Street. The shooting happened at about 11:53 a.m. Watson, the father of a six-month-old boy, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to investigators, the shooter ran up to Watson and shot him in the driveway of a family home before running away. Watson was arriving home from a store with his grandmother, and he was shot after she walked inside, relatives told WPLG. The shooter remains at large, according to the sheriff’s office. Broward...

Body, submerged car found in canal in western Miramar

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 1, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News.

Two fishermen found a body in a canal in western Miramar on Wednesday evening, according to police. The fishermen saw the body in the canal near Southwest 196th Avenue and south of Pembroke Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., said Tania Ordaz, a spokesperson for Miramar Police. A car was also found submerged in the same canal, she said. The person’s gender and identity as well as the type of car were not known Wednesday night, Ordaz said. Officers remained at the scene as of about 9:30 p.m. The canal where the fishermen found the body is about three miles northwest of where a Fort Lauderdale woman...

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