Miami’s political consultants are going to be de luto. President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he’s drafting an executive order — all by himself, of course — to ban absentee ballots and mail-in ballots before the 2026 midterms. Because, claro, nothing screams democracy like one guy deciding how 150 million people should vote. […]
Here come the political pooper scoopers. Just as Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is trying to close a massive $402 million budget hole without jacking up property taxes, Gov. Ron DeSantis has sent in his Florida DOGE squad — yes, that’s really what they’re calling it — to root around the county books like it’s […]
There are four public budget town halls this week It’s budget season, and you know what that means: the spin cycle is on high. Facing a gaping $402 million hole in the county coffers, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is out here trying to sell her $12.9 billion budget for 2025-26 as “fair and balanced.” […]
Opinion By Michael Rosenberg, co-founder of the Pets’ Trust I went to the Miami-Dade animal shelter in Medley Sunday, to observe the protest, not to participate. I wanted to see what the message was, what it is the protesters wanted. The animal shelter at Medley holds a special place for me. As a human, I […]
It shouldn’t take a dead dog to get someone to pay attention to the horrible conditions at the Miami-Dade animal shelter. But that’s what happened. A growing pack of protestors gathered again for the second Sunday in a row outside Miami-Dade Animal Services’ overflow facility to demand answers — and justice — for the animals […]
Photos were posted on social media over the weekend of several ambulances taking people to the hospital from Alligator Alcatraz, that makeshift prison built in eight days with no oversight and even less compassion on an abandoned air strip in a flood prone area in the middle of the Everglades just last month. One was […]
The Third District Court of Appeal hasn’t dropped its ruling yet on whether the City of Miami can just cancel its elections like a bad brunch reservation, but the smart money is on Emilio Gonzalez — the former city manager who sued to undo the shady ordinance that postponed this year’s mayoral race (and two […]
Final deal postponed until more details fleshed out The shady deal to hand over the historic Olympia Theater to the operators of a charter school for $10 is so half-baked that even Miami city commissioners, to their credit, asked Thursday for a more complete picture before they rubber-stamp it. Commissioners voted instead and unanimously to […]
‘Miami-Dade’s soul is not for sale,’ commissioner says Faced with a $402 million shortfall and serious cuts to county services and programs, Miami-Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee wants to take back the $46 million that has been approved in cash incentives and in-kind services to FIFA World Cup for the activities surrounding the matches that will […]
The Olympia Theater, a beloved but distressed 1926 Beaux Arts jewel in the heart of downtown Miami, could go from historic cultural treasure to charter school annex at Thursday’s city commission meeting. Commissioners will consider selling the Flagler Street structure to Sports Leadership and Management Miami, a 6-12 charter school operated by none other than […]