/tags/broward-county-commission Broward County commission en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-02-11/from-pews-to-the-podium-religious-leaders-rally-for-more-affordable-housing-in-broward Faith leaders across the county, led by BOLD Justice, held a news conference Tuesday morning in downtown Fort Lauderdale to raise awareness of the countywide affordable housing shortage. They say only one in four families in Broward County can afford a place to live. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-02-11/from-pews-to-the-podium-religious-leaders-rally-for-more-affordable-housing-in-broward Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-09-18/broward-property-tax-bill Commissioners voted this week to lower its millage rate for the first time since 2018 after approving its new budget, but property owners will still see their taxes increase because property values continue to rise. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:48:17 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-18/broward-property-tax-bill Carlton Gillespie /government-politics/2024-04-15/audit-broward-heart-disease-screening-program-spends-more-on-administrative-costs-than-testing The audit also found the program is underserving Black residents and sending most of the money to advertisements, administrators and a consultant. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:13:20 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-15/audit-broward-heart-disease-screening-program-spends-more-on-administrative-costs-than-testing Gerard Albert /news/2022-11-16/msd-safety-commission-broward-sheriff-should-takeover-dysfunctional-county-911-dispatch-system They are sending a letter to the Broward County Commission to ask them to give the sheriff's office control of the 911 dispatch system. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:07:05 GMT /news/2022-11-16/msd-safety-commission-broward-sheriff-should-takeover-dysfunctional-county-911-dispatch-system Gerard Albert /local-news/2021-11-23/gov-desantis-appoints-jared-moskowitz-and-torey-alston-as-browards-two-new-county-commissioners Broward County has two new commissioners. Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointments Tuesday morning. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:33:01 GMT /local-news/2021-11-23/gov-desantis-appoints-jared-moskowitz-and-torey-alston-as-browards-two-new-county-commissioners Lisa J. Huriash / South Florida Sun Sentinel, Wells Dusenbury / Sun Sentinel /news/2021-04-16/in-a-race-about-legacy-broward-leaders-accelerate-their-campaigns-for-congress In the 10 days since former U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings' death, two of Broward County's most influential Black leaders have sped up the race to replace his seat in Congress. Former County Mayor and Commissioner Dale Holness launched his campaign Monday. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:53:45 GMT /news/2021-04-16/in-a-race-about-legacy-broward-leaders-accelerate-their-campaigns-for-congress Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-04-06/broward-to-lift-more-covid-restrictions-once-50-percent-of-county-has-at-least-first-vaccine-dose County commissioners lifted restrictions on outdoor activities, like golfing, at their regular meeting Tuesday. They also agreed to start letting the public attend commission meetings in person again. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:45:08 GMT /news/2021-04-06/broward-to-lift-more-covid-restrictions-once-50-percent-of-county-has-at-least-first-vaccine-dose Caitie Muñoz /2020-10-20/broward-county-leaders-vote-to-create-police-and-criminal-justice-review-board Commissioners in Broward voted unanimously to create a countywide police and criminal justice review board. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:48:49 GMT /2020-10-20/broward-county-leaders-vote-to-create-police-and-criminal-justice-review-board Caitie Muñoz /2020-09-20/finalizing-the-2021-budget-and-reopening-schools-broward-county-leaders-meet-this-week The Broward County School Board meets Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. Then, county commissioners meet to hear from the public and vote on a budget for next year starting at 5 p.m. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:40:07 GMT /2020-09-20/finalizing-the-2021-budget-and-reopening-schools-broward-county-leaders-meet-this-week Caitie Muñoz /2020-09-10/broward-commissioners-delay-decision-on-creating-police-review-board-talk-county-budget-for-2021 Broward County Mayor Dale Holness wants to create a police and criminal justice review board. Residents giving public comment don't believe it would do enough to address their concerns. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:55:17 GMT /2020-09-10/broward-commissioners-delay-decision-on-creating-police-review-board-talk-county-budget-for-2021 Caitie Muñoz