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Miami Beach housing stipend looks like self-serving effort

Miami Beach housing stipend looks like self-serving effort

It’s touching that Miami Beach’s elected officials think so highly of their own staff aides and care so much about them that the city is considering a $500-a-month supplement to…

County has a free lunch on the menu, but how nourishing?

County has a free lunch on the menu, but how nourishing?

Sometimes an idea is so good that you pray it could work but the odds tell you it’s a bad bet. Such is a plan from Danielle Cohen Higgins in…

Federal action needed on Amtrak derailment of Miami hub

Federal action needed on Amtrak derailment of Miami hub

Amtrak’s voiding of a 27-year deal to link to other transit modes at Miami International Airport is triggering political maneuvers to upend the federally controlled railway’s blown call. Florida in…

As Cabrera departs, who will champion airport expansion?

As Cabrera departs, who will champion airport expansion?

As Miami-Dade commissioners face replacing Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera when he becomes ambassador to Panama, they must also follow through on his initiative to pave the way for a new…

In Miami, a city of the Americas, immigration’s flow is vital

In Miami, a city of the Americas, immigration’s flow is vital

As we enter a year when birthplaces will be front and center in debates and threatened federal actions, it will be vital to base actions on facts rather than prejudices…

Over and over, county OKs big last-minute deals minus facts

Over and over, county OKs big last-minute deals minus facts

As commissioners last week remade Miami-Dade government without reading the fine print, I sensed déjà vu: complex legislation arrives late, officials complain, then pass it unread. There’s always a tight…

Facing funds gap, county should start playing a team game

Facing funds gap, county should start playing a team game

County commissioners are playing a team sport. Together they set priorities – at least on paper. In reality, however, they too often go their separate ways, spending as each sees…

Incentive spending isn’t charity; we need to see the payback

Incentive spending isn’t charity; we need to see the payback

’Tis the season of charitable giving, ranging from coins dropped into the kettle of a streetcorner Santa in the holiday spirit to millions given in the spirit of end-of-year tax…

Restoring filming on a small budget requires careful focus

Restoring filming on a small budget requires careful focus

The good news for the film industry and economy is that a new Miami-Dade County incentive to lure major productions is returning early payback on our investment. The bad news…

There’s no exact science to spreading limited county cash

There’s no exact science to spreading limited county cash

Already facing inevitable new cash crunches, Miami-Dade County has been tossed a hot potato as a cultural pillar, the Frost Science Museum, arrives to seek financial aid. Many worthy calls…

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