By Bernard Fuller For decades, Anthony Brunson has built his accounting practice around a straightforward proposition: Clients entrust firms with more than their financial records. They entrust them with decisions that can help determine the future of businesses, organizations and, in some cases, generations of wealth. Now, one of South Florida’s prominent Black-owned certified public […]
WUSF | By Douglas Soule A leaked grand jury report finding $10 million was misappropriated for political purposes is reverberating through Florida politics. The political reaction has been swift after CBS News Miami obtained a leaked grand jury report finding the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million for political purposes. The report, released Wednesday evening, details how money from
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By ALI SWENSON and JACQUELYN MARTIN ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike
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WLRN Public Media | By Rebecca Santana | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people during July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room for additional court challenges that could further slow Trump’s order,
By Jerry Givan As more than 50,000 students return to Broward College, President and CEO Torey Alston is pointing to enrollment growth, new investments and academic improvements. Meanwhile, the District Board of Trustees is seeking to terminate the president it unanimously selected in February 2025. The board scheduled an Aug. 19 special meeting to consider
In spite of President Trump’s anti-DEI push, new research suggests the companies that held firm are still doing well financially. by Selena Hill Despite the conservative push to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in corporate America, new research shows that companies that did not heed the “go woke, go broke” warning are flourishing. A
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record
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MIAMI — Florida’s primary election delivered a complicated but consequential message about Black political power Tuesday night. There was disappointment in South Florida, particularly in Congressional District 20, where the Democratic primary ended with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeating four Black candidates in a district with a long tradition of Black representation. But elsewhere,
