Can Diaz bar Tallahassee from grabbing air and seaports?
The man who helped block a state takeover of five Miami-Dade tollways sees the writing on the wall: future state power grabs might target not just highways but also our…
Veto was proper, but war on local government is unwise
Veto of a state bill to give businesses leverage over city and county ordinances was vital, but in his veto message Gov. Ron DeSantis unwisely asked the legislature to instead…
Will Miami City Hall be the next municipal domino to fall?
As Miami negotiates a deal to build an administration building beside Miami Freedom Park, will plans include a new city hall, freeing the city’s historic Coconut Grove home for something…
Well-known challenges could impede Miami’s tech growth
Two new studies substantiating Miami’s tech hype also reveal how much we must do to make that growth path pivotal to our economy. The jury is out about whether we…
Miami desperately needs top-level community goals-setting
If we wonder why progress is slow in Miami-Dade, history has one answer: top leaders no longer convene yearly in a four-day retreat bearing lists of major aims to enhance…
Where’s an effective engineer to put Tri-Rail on schedule?
If a camel is a horse created by committee, Tri-Rail travel into downtown Miami is a bullet train created by government. Downtown leaders for years pleaded for Tri-Rail to carry…
Impact over glitz: shared information becoming more vital
More than 30 of the 40 Achievers that our Best of Miami Edition spotlights this week were not born in Miami, and a large share came from abroad. In a…
Here comes a sheriff we never asked for – fasten your seatbelt
As we watch Miami-Dade commissioners struggle with a state mandate that creates an elective office of county sheriff in 2024, we get little comfort from the fact that we should…
With longer life, Visit Florida adds more big responsibilities
Heeding a lesson of the pandemic, legislators added five years to the life of tourism agency Visit Florida, and Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed it into law. While protecting…
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