Tallahassee’s vote-by-mail purge plan could affect 100K Miami-Dade voters

Tallahassee’s vote-by-mail purge plan could affect 100K Miami-Dade voters

A Florida Senate bill “moving at the speed of light” would purge the permanent vote-by-mail request lists in every county by July — and could disenfranchise close to 100,000 Miami-Dade voters with elections this year in Virginia Gardens, Homestead, Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah. Not so fast, said the Miami-Dade Commission, which on Tuesday passed […]

Miami-Dade could create new website to track and report rabies incidents

Miami-Dade could create new website to track and report rabies incidents

Rabies cases in wild animals have reportedly gone down in Miami-Dade, but commissioners on Tuesday will consider creating a new website dedicated to reporting and tracking incidents. How does Ladra know that cases are down? Because that’s what is reported on the county’s website, where there is already a lot of content. There’s even a […]

Miami could give law firm carte blanche in ‘conflicts of interests’ in redistricting

Miami could give law firm carte blanche in ‘conflicts of interests’ in redistricting

City commissioners in Miami could officially give the redistricting consulting contract to Miguel de Grandy on Thursday. That’s expected. The contract was taken from former State Sen. Bill Galvano, a pal of Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, last month and De Grandy was already spoken of as the chosen replacement. What’s not expected or […]

Miami commissioners hang on to hundreds of COVID19 relief gift cards

Miami commissioners hang on to hundreds of COVID19 relief gift cards

In these “unprecedented times,” we keep hearing from our electeds, as the COVID19 pandemic and economic crisis stretches into 2021, people need help paying the rent, staying in business and/or feeding their families. So why are city of Miami commissioners sitting on somewhere between $700,000 and almost $1 million in COVID relief grocery and/or Visa […]

County to spend $381 million on new PortMiami terminals for MSC Cruises

County to spend $381 million on new PortMiami terminals for MSC Cruises

But nada to connect ships to power and cut pollution Miami-Dade Commissioners will be asked on Wednesday to approve the design, construction, finance, operation, management and maintenance of a new terminal complex at PortMiami estimated to cost taxpayers at least $381 million over half of a 62-year lease with MSC Cruises. In the middle of […]

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