Media Coverage

May 5 -- Looking Back:  Last Monday, the Florida House passed HB 107, which makes texting while driving a primary offense. Currently, texting while driving is considered a secondary offense meaning that officers can’t pull a driver over purely for texting, but...

Apil 28 -- Looking Ahead: Of the many legislative conversation points this session, funding for affordable housing has remained toward the forefront. Just last month statistics indicated that the number of Broward households spending more than 30 percent of their...

April 21 -- Looking Ahead: For the last nine years, Broward League of Cities’ Government Studies program has awarded $32,000 in scholarships to students preparing for careers in public service. Scholarship recipients are carefully selected for their dedication to...

April 14-- Rising sea levels continue to be a key focus item as studies project a two-foot rise in sea levels, worldwide, by 2060. Recent reports have also highlighted the economic impact equating to a loss of approximately $15.8 billion in national property values...

April 7 -- Looking Ahead: On April 9, 1942, Allied Forces on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered to Axis powers. This surrender began what is known as the Bataan Death March where many U.S. Soldiers and their allies were killed during transfer to prison camps. Tuesday,...

March 31 -- As students, families, and others from across the country visit Broward County for spring break, more and more are utilizing short-term vacation rentals: a property rented more than three times a year for less than 30 days at a time. The Florida...

March 24 -- We have heard a lot recently about the growing pains being experienced across Broward County. While it is sometimes easy to focus on areas of improvement such as enhanced mobility options, this growth represents fantastic achievements in Broward’s job...

March 17 - Looking Back: During the legislative session, the Florida Inclusive Workforce Act (SB 438) was introduced in the Florida Senate. This bi-partisan bill promotes work-place equality by including protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in...

March 10 - Did you know that in 2018 approximately only six percent of eligible voters in Broward County participated in March municipal elections? With several elected offices and important items related to public safety, parks and recreation, and charter...

February 3 - As we celebrate Black History Month, this year’s theme, Black Migrations, recognizes the movement of people of African heritage to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. Focusing specifically on the twentieth century, these migration...