State Rep. Kionne McGhee wants Florida to stop collecting money from tolls while it responds to problems with the SunPass system. The Democrat says Gov. Rick Scott should create an independent auditing committee to investigate the state's handling of unprocessed toll payments and other customer service complaints. McGhee also supports the expansion of the Metrorail in south Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade transportation board will consider in August whether to extend the train line or instead

State Rep. Kristin Jacobs says Florida must do more to address sea-level rise and other water-related issues as the state faces increasing threats from climate change. Jacobs, a Democrat, is running for reelection after representing parts of Northwest Broward County in District 96 since 2014. She has made school safety a top priority after the Parkland school shooting in February. As the ranking member of an environmental subcommittee, she also wants to combat flooding and saltwater intrusion.

Kristin Jacobs is once again running for the Florida House District 96 seat in Northwest Broward. During her first term, she was the leading voice behind the South Florida Regional Climate Compact , an agreement and model for counties across the state of Florida to address climate change. Jacobs also led a significant push for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act and is the leading Democrat on the Agricultural Committee. Jacobs has serious concerns about the future of agriculture in

Victoria Burgess has long enjoyed testing herself with physical challenges. But on June 27, she did something no other women has ever done before. The Pompano Beach fire inspector paddleboarded the 105 miles from Havana, Cuba to Key West. She overcame four-foot seas, heat, endless winds and exhaustion to complete the trip in about 27 hours. The city of Pompano Beach has now recognized one day each year in honor of her. And she is waiting for the Guiness Book of World Records to review her

While South Florida continues to have the highest rates of new HIV diagnoses in the country, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Latino men have the highest rates of HIV infection among different demographic groups. Dr. Stephen Fallon is the Executive Director of Latinos Salud , an organization he founded in 2008 to help Latino men find a safe space to get tested, find support, and educate themselves on the South-Florida HIV epidemic. He joined Sundial to

Saima Farooqui is running in the Democratic primary for District 96 in Broward County and if elected she could become the first Muslim ever to be elected in the Florida State House. District 96 encompasses Parkland and portions of Coconut Creek, Margate, Pompano Beach and Coral Springs. Farooqui was inspired to run after the Parkland shooting. The main issue Farooqui hopes to address is school safety. She wants to increase metal detectors at schools, mental health services, teacher pay and the

South Florida SunPass users might want to double-check their accounts . The tolling system has a backlog of more than 100 million unprocessed payments that dates back to early June. The problem stems from struggles to overhaul SunPass' processing system. Some SunPass users fear they could face huge bills as processing resumes. Sundial spoke with Hanna Dedham of the Tampa Bay Times about how SunPass' operator—Conduent State & Local Solutions—has a history of similar mismanagement issues.

Saima Farooqui is running in the Democratic primary for District 96 in Broward County and if elected she could become the first Muslim ever to be elected in the Florida State House. District 96 encompasses Parkland and portionsof Coconut Creek, Margate, Pompano Beach and Coral Springs. Farooqui was inspired to run after the Parkland shooting. The main issue Farooqui hopes to address is school safety. She wants to increase metal detectors at schools, mental health services, teacher pay and the

There has been a surge of female candidates who are running for both state and federal offices in the 2018 midterm elections. In Broward County, Saima Farooqui will become the first Muslim to enter Florida's Statehouse if elected to represent House District 96, which includes Parkland and portions of Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Margate and Pompano Beach. Farooqui, a Democrat, joined Sundial to discuss her experiences as a Muslim candidate and how the Parkland shooting inspired her election bid

Going to the movies 50 years ago in Miami Beach meant a fancy night out, with gentleman dressed in coats and ladies in heels and gloves. When the Byron Carlyle theatre opened in Miami Beach in 1968, it was a game changer for the area, bringing Hollywood films to multiple screens. The Byron Carlyle shut down in 2001 but re-opened in 2014 as Miami’s O Cinema . O Cinema now features independent films from around the world. In celebration of the theater’s 50th Anniversary, O Cinema is screening the