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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
’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…
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…
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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