The taxes Pompano Beach residents pay help to pay for the city’s services. The fiscal year started October 1, 2021, and showed an increase of the city’s budget from $308 billion last year to $310 billion this year. COVID-19 impacted the city negatively and resulted in deferment of new requests from city departments, including the
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Broward County is now a minority-majority community, which means that minorities including Blacks and Hispanics make up the majority of the county’s population. According to recently released Census 2020 data, the population in Broward County increased 11.2% from 2010 to 2020, with the greatest increase being in the Hispanic population (38.9%), Blacks had the second
Continue ReadingVeterans Day is November 11, there are a variety of veterans events happening in November, check them out below: Veterans Family DayNov. 6, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park, 2520 NW 6th St., Fort Lauderdale To honor those who served and their families, Broward County Parks, Municipal Services District, Elderly and Veterans Services
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 is causing an increase in orphans, according to a study published this month in Pediatrics. More than 140,000 children or one in every 500 children under the age of 18 lost a parent, caregiving grandparent, or someone who provided daily care for the child from April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. Further, 65%
Continue ReadingThe Florida activist who led a movement to allow most former felons to vote got more civil rights restored under a new state clemency program. Desmond Meade, 54, head of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, announced this month that he has been granted his civil rights back after being imprisoned for felony drug possession, aggravated
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