Author: Carma Henry

Carma Lynn Henry Westside Gazette Newspaper 545 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Office: (954) 525-1489 Fax: (954) 525-1861

Thursday, August 15, 2012……… Just days before the start of a possibly contentious hearing before state regulators, Florida Power & Light said Wednesday it will seek approval of a settlement agreement that would increase customers’ base electric rates next year by $548 million.

The North Broward Hospital District has filed a legal challenge against the state Agency for Health Care Administration about whether counties should have to help pay Medicaid hospitalization costs for children up to age 7.