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The new map was drawn up alongside voting rights advocates after more than a year of tense litigation over a redistricting effort that a federal judge called "racially gerrymandered." The deal includes a federal settlement agreement that would take taxpayers' total bill close to $3 million.
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Victoria Méndez is no longer Miami's City Attorney. Commissioners voted to remove her immediately following a string of controversies.
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Chastised by commissioners over "conflicts of interest," Art Noriega insisted he had nothing to do with City Hall contentiously purchasing furniture from Pradere Manufacturing. He agreed his office should no longer do so, but the new policy would not stop other departments.
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Miami City Manager Art Noriega promised to present a "full accounting" of the city's business transactions with a furniture company owned by his wife's family. Two months later, the report is out — and it omits more than $150,000 worth of purchases.
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For over two months Art Noriega's office has said a full accounting of furniture contracts between the city and his wife's family company would soon be released.
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David and Leila Centner, the wealthy owners of a private school chain in Miami, pulled out of a deal to build a $10 million complex on city-owned land that was backed by former Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who is now facing corruption charges related to money he allegedly received from a lobbyist for the couple.
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More than a month after Miami Manager Art Noriega promised a 'full accounting' of the city's controversial connection with his wife's furniture business, which received more than $440,000 in contracts, the city says a public presentation is coming on March 14.
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After homeless Miami resident Willie White sued the City of Miami for its ban on panhandling, the city is moving to repeal the law and settle for $45,000.
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The ACLU of Florida's lawsuit against the City of Miami began Monday. They accuse the city of racially gerrymandering the city district map, and claim they speak for residents throughout Miami.
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After more than a year of scandals and claims of government corruption, a Miami city commissioner has made moves to create more accountability for city leaders.