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The Miami-Dade County Commission voted today to appoint State Rep. Vicki Lopez to replace ex-commissioner Eileen Higgins — who is running for city mayor — in the county's District 5, until the next countywide elections next August.

Now that Commissioner Eileen Higgins resigned to run for city mayor, the county must decide whether to appoint her replacement or hold a special election.

Despite a new rule that sets lifetime term limits for elected officials, the former commissioner will be allowed to continue running for his old seat on the commission to represent Miami's District 3 and take part in the runoff election on Dec. 9.

Marathon, in Monroe County, and five cities across Miami-Dade — Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Surfside — are holding municipal elections today. WLRN breaks down the key issues and races, with many voters saying affordability is top of mind as they cast their ballots. Over a dozen candidates are running for Miami mayor, in the city's most competitive race in years.

In a city of often-zany elections, this year’s mayoral race in Miami is especially rich in personal stories and long-standing feuds, with big questions about the city’s growth and affordability — and basic competence at City Hall — at stake.

In an op-ed published Monday in the Miami Herald, Rosado said the city should regularly update its Charter, which he referred to as the city's “constitution.”

A group of residents led by a former political candidate has waged a yearlong fight against Miami's DDA, an agency funded by taxpayer dollars that operates within part of the city's downtown area and Brickell. Has the drama led to positive change?

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.

Conversations around the Miami Loop project that seeks to connect cities throughout the county have stalled in recent years, but Miami commissioners want to jumpstart the conversation.

BREAKING: Voting reforms and efforts to finally restore Miami Marine Stadium will not appear on November ballots after a special Miami commission meeting on Friday was suddenly cancelled.

An appeals court has ruled again that the City of Miami cannot move its November election to 2026 without residents casting a vote.

Commissioners went against the Florida Attorney General and passed a much-debated item to move this year's election to 2026, effectively giving commissioners and the mayor an extra year in office.