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By Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times Since April 20, roughly 3 million Floridians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have faced a new reality at grocery store checkout lines: they can no longer use benefits to purchase certain food items the state deemed unhealthy, including sodas, energy drinks, candy and ultra-processed […]

WLRN Public Media | By Tom Hudson South Florida’s inflation rate jumped to its highest level in two years last month. Consumer prices were up 3.8% percent compared to a year earlier. The rise was fueled by a significant increase in gasoline prices. Average pump prices across the region are up about $1.50 a gallon compared

WLRN Public Media | By Natalie La Roche Pietri The Broward County school board voted to scrap 1,000 roles to save money as part of a rescue mission for its financial wellbeing. The board decided to implement the drastic reduction in staff, first proposed in mid-April, on Monday. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members

WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos The Florida Immigrant Coalition, along with other immigrant advocates, said Friday they are skeptical about a pledge from the Trump administration that immigration enforcement agents would not operate at FIFA World games during next month’s tournament. The outcry follows comments from Rodney Barreto, chair of the Miami FIFA

WLRN Public Media | By Natalie La Roche Pietri After eight months of a fraught negotiation process between the teachers union group and school district, the School Board of Palm Beach County voted Wednesday to raise teacher salaries by 3.5% as recommended by an outside mediator. “ It means the world that we have a moment in