Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times
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Organizers cite low turnout, changing voting rules and critical local races as reasons to cast a ballot
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The proposed constitutional amendment, currently titled "Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes," would raise Florida's homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, reduce the assessment-growth cap for non-homestead residential and commercial properties from 10% to 5%, and create a pathway toward eliminating non-school property taxes on homesteads.
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More than 160 years after the end of slavery in the United States, freedom remains deeply personal, shaped by history, community and opportunity.
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County officials, housing developers and community leaders gathered on June 4 to celebrate the opening of Phase II of Quail Roost Station, a new affordable housing development dedicated to seniors along the South Dade TransitWay corridor.
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As investors target Miami’s higher ground, community advocates urge Black homeowners to hold onto property and generational wealth
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With school ending soon, parents worry about feeding children through summer.
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Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, the nonprofit's “community lawyering” model defends those most affected by Florida laws.
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Westview residents question transparency, environmental impact and local benefits
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Decades after hurricane, leaders weigh growth and preservation
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Conversations on potentially incorporating a group of historically Black neighborhoods in north central Miami-Dade County are gaining urgency, as residents and community leaders push for Brownsville to be included in an ongoing feasibility study on the matter.
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New development will include museum, healthcare services and STEM programs
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For more than a century, Miami-Dade’s public servants — from teachers to transit operators — have shaped the county’s labor landscape through collective bargaining. Now, local labor leaders say that foundation faces an existential threat.