Miami-Dade commission’s first post COVID19 meeting is virtual, very full

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Miami-Dade commission’s first post COVID19 meeting is virtual, very full

Miami-Dade commissioners will meet Tuesday for the first time since the COVID19 pandemic pretty much shuttered and cancelled everything, including the March 17 commission meeting. One might think it’s all going to be about the coronavirus numbers and the local government’s continuing response to its threat on our county, which is Florida’s epicenter, with 4,146 positive […]

Miami-Dade Commission should limit their speech, not ours

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Miami-Dade Commission should limit their speech, not ours

In an effort to shorten increasingly marathon Miami-Dade County commission meetings — and just in time for budget hearings — Chairman Jean Monestime explained rules Tuesday that allow our local government to basically limit the amount of speakers on any given item that is not a public hearing item as well as when and where […]