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Christmas omicron threat and the Grinches of Tallahassee

Christmas omicron threat and the Grinches of Tallahassee

As omicron doubles every two to three days, it’s perfectly timed to join Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch as threats to Christmas. In Florida, where the caseload rose 157% in…

Blindfolded Tri-Rail leaders can’t see where they’re going

Blindfolded Tri-Rail leaders can’t see where they’re going

Tri-Rail’s pledge to bring regional rail downtown is finally on track after years of delay to roll in 2022, its executive director told Miami Today three weeks ago. We then…

The elephant in the room in debate over unsolicited offers

The elephant in the room in debate over unsolicited offers

A debate last week on analyzing unsolicited private proposals to the county ignored obvious basic questions. Miami-Dade commissioners and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava debated when to probe whether an offer…

Is privately built five-level air cargo hub too good to be true?

Is privately built five-level air cargo hub too good to be true?

Miami-Dade is weighing an unsolicited offer to fill an air cargo gap made public last month amidst a global air shipping boom. The developer asks to multiply cargo capacity at…

Unsolicited county proposals: act in haste, repent at leisure

Unsolicited county proposals: act in haste, repent at leisure

Tinkering with rules on private proposals for public projects is heading the wrong direction, one that would limit careful review before signing on with taxpayers’ money and resources. Changes advanced…

County needs to unveil answers to costly air cargo crunch

County needs to unveil answers to costly air cargo crunch

Miami-Dade is hustling to add air cargo capacity at a time demand is growing so fast that the county can’t keep up and is in danger of losing clients to…

Sham votes in state expressway power play aren’t credible

Sham votes in state expressway power play aren’t credible

The Greater Miami Expressway Agency gives every appearance of flagrantly violating Florida’s Sunshine Law as it continues a state power play to take over $4 billion in expressways from a…

In a public-private deal, expert advice doesn’t cost, it pays

In a public-private deal, expert advice doesn’t cost, it pays

Miami-Dade commissioners led by Joe A. Martinez have raised a vital issue of why the county hires experts to vet big unsolicited deals. Why, they ask, can’t county staff alone…

Turn good jobs spigot back on, legislators, and be heroes

Turn good jobs spigot back on, legislators, and be heroes

For two years Florida’s development agencies, including Miami-Dade’s Beacon Council, have been handicapped in luring high-paying jobs in industries that trigger higher than average economic growth. That needs to change,…

Where does the governor find his ‘right’ to infect others?

Where does the governor find his ‘right’ to infect others?

Dear Governor DeSantis: It’s very hard to understand what you’re doing about Covid-19, but I think I now see why you abort so many measures to control its spread. Let…

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