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Stories written by Michael Lewis

County Has Few Jobs To Show For Massive Stimulus Outlays

Without debating how well a stimulus bonanza has grown jobs nationally, the only thing Miami-Dade County government's stimulus spending excels at is spending itself.…

Dont Blame Rich Marlins Because We Gave Them 3 Billion

If building a $3 billion stadium and handing it over for 50 years for pennies didn't faze Miami-Dade commissioners when they OK'd the deal with a wink, they're now horrified…

Mixed Causes Spurred Miamidade County Manager Noconfidence Vote

Miami-Dade voters killed the formal county manager slot. In a few years they'll cry to reinstate the role and weaken the mayor's.…

County Keeps Pouring On The Painful Tax And Fee Increases

As you recoil from your tax warning notice today, ponder this: those multiple tax hikes aren't the only charges set to rise.…

Incredibly University Athletes Cost 84446 And Up Per Player

As you recoil from your tax warning notice today, ponder this: those multiple tax hikes aren't the only charges set to rise.…

Downtown Miami Gets Its Hour Of Respect As Turnaround Takes Hold

When economists and historians someday try to pinpoint the instant when downtown Miami made its dramatic turnaround from derided inner city to acclaimed driving force for a region, it just…

Two Is A Lonely Number As Hundreds Of Thousands Face Tax Hikes

I have unearthed two Miami-Dade residents who swear the county isn't seeking a tax hike. I have found at least 251,002 who are going to yell bloody murder that it's…

Commission Media Majority All Silent On 56 Tax Hike

Without a word of debate and in less than one minute, Miami-Dade commissioners voted last week to raise every property owner's debt service tax rate this year 56% —…

No Parking Bond Deals Are No Real Bonanzas For Miami

New York bond buyers and local parking garages may jointly fill big holes in Miami's vexing financial jigsaw puzzle.…

No Tax Increase Budget Is Really A Doubledigit Rate Hike

"I have prepared a no tax increase budget." Those are the first words in the budget message Mayor Carlos Alvarez sent to Miami-Dade commissioners a week ago.…

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