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A proposal included in the county's $12.9 billion budget would strip the Division of Environmental Resources Management of its permitting authority even as it re-establishes DERM as an independent department.
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The Downtown Neighbors Alliance sent a letter to Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia asking him to probe the Downtown Development Authority, also known as the DDA.
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ServiceNow is relocating to West Palm Beach with over $17 million in public funding, creating hundreds of jobs and boosting the local economy by nearly $2 billion. Supported by city leaders and Governor DeSantis, officials say the move reinforces West Palm Beach as a growing tech and finance hub.
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A nonprofit started by the Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas three decades ago to build and run the Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne says it has no plans to leave, after Miami-Dade County park officials ordered it to pack up by November.
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It marks the second phase of a crackdown that previously resulted in the conviction of 30 defendants in 2023, according to a statement issued Monday by the U.S. Attorneys Office in South Florida.
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Wilson and her fellow lawmakers face a difficult time convincing President Donald Trump and his administration to change course.
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While two South Florida cities take part in hearings this week seeking to preserve their rainbow crosswalks, the removal of two art crosswalks in Coral Gables — by the late renowned Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez — happened almost unnoticed. In fact, many residents had been upset by the cost of the installation in the first place.
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Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez was sentenced Monday to nearly three years in prison. This comes after a jury last year convicted Martinez of unlawful compensation for accepting a $15,000 bribe from a local business owner to pass legislation that would benefit them. The legislation never made it to a vote.
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Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, 41, was a member of a group that sent personalized letters to elderly Americans, falsely claiming they were entitled to a multimillion-dollar inheritance from a deceased family member overseas, according to court documents filed in Miami federal court.
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Venezuelan gang expert: U.S. risks casualties of innocents with Caribbean military anti-drug missionAs the U.S. military continues anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, those who follow Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang warn that non-criminals like migrants and sex-trafficking victims could get caught in the crossfire.
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Miami-Dade Republicans and others are pressing for Palmetto Bay Councilman Steve Cody to resign from office after his remarks following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.