Why Did Miamidade County Manager Wait Two Months To Reveal A Fait Accompli
Failure of Miami-Dade officials to wrest a token giveback from the Florida Marlins as taxpayers spend $3 billion to build the team's stadium was no shock.…
Miamidade County Mayor Alvarez Is Making His Opponents Case For Them
Mayor Carlos Alvarez is in court to block a recall because his opponents paid consultants, but he marshals taxpayer-paid county staff and facilities to take his case to voters. How…
Charter Review Now Could Save County Hall From Firing Line
The optimal outcome of Miami-Dade's heightening recall drama would be an early charter review to retool government.…
Send Miamidade County Hall Zooming Back To The Future
Four years ago this week disgusted voters OK'd a strong mayor system that stripped power from Miami-Dade's commission, inadvertently crippling already-shaky county machinery.…
Big Profits For Dolphins In Stadium Upgrade So Let Them Pay
In a year in which Florida leaders vow no new taxes, Rep. Erik Fresen has audaciously filed a bill calling for "an additional tax" to benefit the Miami Dolphins.…
Governments Keep Borrowing On A Shaky Credit Card Spree
Why do governments act like retail addicts on credit-card shopping sprees, spending with the prayer of someday finding cash to pay the bills plus interest?…
A New Mayor Must Assess County Staffing Pay And Efficacy
As Miami-Dade commissioners tiptoe through a minefield of recall elections, we need to step quickly past political maneuvers and focus on salutary long-term impact.…
Foreign Condo Buyers Nurture Renters 24hour Downtown
Did we wait forever for last week's lead headline "Downtown condo sales jump 62%"?…
Miamidade County Rightly Pages Specialists For Code Blue At Jackson
A lifesaving examination of governance can help Miami-Dade commissioners save face and funds in cutting lose traumatized Jackson Memorial Hospital.…
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