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Miami Beach officials and dozens of residents gathered Tuesday morning outside the Fontainebleau Hotel to oppose proposed state legislation they say would weaken the city’s control over local development, including a controversial plan for a water park at the oceanfront resort.
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Public school athletic programs across Miami-Dade are struggling to keep pace with well-funded private school rivals, as shrinking enrollment, limited budgets and transfer rules reshape the high school sports landscape.
- FIU Turning Point USA chapter president steps down amid racist group chat backlash
- Amid changes to federal SNAP benefits, North Miami Beach to host food distribution event Saturday
- Over 100 firefighters battle large warehouse fire in Miami Gardens
- Cuban officials accuse former political prisoner of organizing boat raid
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Both chambers of the Legislature, following negotiations, have agreed about what to include in the proposed School Board Members’ Bill of Rights.
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Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposed Medicaid work requirements on low-income, single, childless adults who qualify for the program through the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare. The Florida Senate wants to go even further and on Monday passed legislation (SB 1758) putting work requirements on about 1,100 of the poorest people in the state who rely on the health care safety net program for their care.
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