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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.
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The match will take place at the Miami Beach Bandshell at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
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Legislators on the PreK-12 budget subcommittee grilled voucher funding executives and one state education department director in search for answers on how to avoid another multi-million-dollar crisis as the popular school choice program expands.
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Tesla has already launched its robotaxi service in Austin in late June and San Francisco shortly after. In its annual shareholder meeting last week, the company said Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas and Houston will be next.
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Candidates Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez are scheduled to attend a public forum on Thursday at Miami Dade College's Zoubek Center.
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Democratic Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson penned a scathing op-ed in the Miami Herald, condemning recent Republican actions and detailing what she calls the devastating consequences of a major new law President Donald Trump dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” She calls it the "Big, Ugly Law."
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While a majority of Floridians hold onto a sense of optimism, the high cost of housing and everyday expenses have become major threats to financial stability, the FAU poll found.
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Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Friday’s fatal shooting of MDSO deputy Devin Jaramillo “was not an ambush” but happened during a “minor traffic crash” investigation.
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"We remember those who demonstrated courage, made sacrifices and endured hardship while fighting for freedom and against communism," the governor said.
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The Federal Aviation Administration's order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown is now in effect. At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, security lines stretched well past the barricades in Terminal 1, with 18 cancellations and 81 delayed departures by lunchtime Friday according to tracking website FlightAware.
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“Let’s be clear, in Virginia and New Jersey, the GOP would have had a much better chance of winning if the Hispanic vote would have stuck with the GOP," Salazar said in her widely viewed social media post
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava voiced strong concerns following the Federal Aviation Administration's order to reduce by 10% domestic flights at Miami International Airport.