Posts Tagged south florida

Fla. bill would bar local crackdowns on wage theft

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.17.12 | 11:04 am | More from The Florida Independent

South Florida labor and worker’s rights organizations are mobilizing their members and calling on state senators to stop a GOP bill that would prohibit Florida cities and counties from passing ordinances that crack down on wage theft, the practice of stiffing workers out of money they are owed.
The Senate version

Environmental Protection Agency unveils budget

By Virginia Chamlee | 02.13.12 | 6:52 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The federal government on Monday released a proposed $8.344 billion budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2013. Florida environmental groups applauded the announcement, arguing the money would help ensure that job-creating restoration projects (like some under way in the Everglades) will not come to a halt.
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Local Sierra Club opposes South Florida immigration detention center

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.13.12 | 8:00 am | More from The Florida Independent

The Broward Group of the Sierra Club last week announced its opposition to the federal immigration detention center set to be built in the South Florida town of Southwest Ranches.
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Occupy Miami protesters say they have been highlighting, not perpetuating homelessness

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.08.12 | 3:36 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Five members of Occupy Miami said Tuesday night that despite last week’s eviction and arrests the movement will continue to meet and move forward with a campaign to support homeowners who have been evicted. More…

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day puts focus on new treatment models

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.08.12 | 1:40 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Tuesday marked the 12th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and advocates are focusing “on empowering Black Americans to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, testing, engagement and treatment.” More…

Crafting national immigration policy is ‘an economic imperative,’ GOP officials say

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.30.12 | 2:16 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A panel of state and federal GOP officials who spoke at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami, Fla., Friday called for a national conversation on immigration reform at the federal level. More…

Occupiers arrested in Florida; protests continue against investor conference (UPDATE)

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.24.12 | 11:53 am | More from The Florida Independent

Updated 5:15 p.m., with video footage of the arrests.
Three protesters from the Occupy movements of Palm Beach and Miami were arrested Monday evening after they blocked the Camino Real bridge in Boca Raton to protest the 2012 GAIM conference, a major investor industry event. More…

(VIDEO) Muslim Republican on ‘Daily Show’ calls accusations of terrorist ties ridiculous

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.06.12 | 1:10 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Nezar Hamze, a registered Republican and the executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told The Florida Independent that accusations tying his organization to Muslim terrorists are ridiculous. More …