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Florida Politics (blog)
April 16, 2018
County government advocates have objected to the grouping in another measure (Proposal 6005), which would require all charter county governments to have elected, rather than appointed, constitutional officers, including sheriffs. The counties want to retain the current constitutional provision that allowsÃâà...
Miami's Community Newspapers
April 16, 2018
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science has announced that it will honor Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez with the 2018 ... Technology improves our lives, and that is why I have been focused on enhancing our county government's technological capabilities to better serve ourÃâà...
Miami Herald
April 16, 2018
United States, was filed in 2015 against the federal government and goes to trial in October. ... by helping draft South Miami's initiative mandating solar panels on all new construction homes and serving as the only teen on the Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Committee for Miami-Dade County.
WJXT News4JAX
April 14, 2018
County government advocates have objected to the grouping in another measure (Proposal 6005), which would require all charter county governments to have elected, rather than appointed, constitutional officers, including sheriffs. The counties want to retain the current constitutional provision that allowsÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
April 13, 2018
Norwegian Cruise Line's plan for a shiny new terminal in Miami were given the go-ahead by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. The line revealed design plans for the new Terminal B at PortMiami in March, but needed approval from government officials before moving forward.
Miami New Times
April 13, 2018
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez certainly don't give a damn. ... That's roughly eight blocks, but a county government with a $7.4 billion annual budget can't provide security measures to protect the residents of Liberty Square. It's all by design,Ãâà...
Miami's Community Newspapers
April 12, 2018
The Miami-Dade County Commission on April 10 approved a historic agreement with Florida Power and Light (FPL) to partner for the development of projects to ... The joint-participation agreement (JPA) includes plans to install enough solar panels to meet Miami-Dade County government's daily energyÃâà...
Miami Herald
April 11, 2018
Commissioners declined to reject the FECI proposal, which has remained confidential under state and county laws governing unsolicited offers for government projects. While it outlined a plan to build the courthouse on Flagler, accepting the proposal would have triggered a bidding process under the termsÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
March 30, 2018
Yom HaShoah events taking place in Broward and Miami-Dade counties ... the community will make sure to "Never Forget" while emphasizing "Never Again" at several upcoming events throughout Broward and Miami-Dade counties. ... "The slides display government propaganda that still resonates today.
WPLG Local 10
March 30, 2018
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Plans to pave ... Now their back under House Bill 215, stating "a local governmental agency may not prevent public motor vehicle use or access to an existing transportation facility or corridor if it is the only point, or one of only two points, of entrance or exit to a state university.".
Miami Herald
March 29, 2018
“I don't think that the people of Miami-Dade County are going to have a big problem getting on something like that.” ... While the trackless-train demo was just one of dozens of stops on an extended Asia tour for Gimenez and a delegation of 50-plus government and private-sector executives, it was the mostÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 19, 2018
When MCM protested the Florida Department of Transportation's award to rival Archer Western, the losing bidder gained a high-profile ally at the top of Miami-Dade's government. The County Commission in May unanimously instructed its lobbyists to urge Florida to delay the final decision allowing ArcherÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 17, 2018
Miami-Dade County Police have confirmed the identities of four of at least six people who were killed after a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University collapsed on Thursday. Police identified ... FIU is cooperating fully with this investigation and working closely with government authorities. "We areÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 15, 2018
MCM is one of the most influential construction firms in Miami-Dade, and its executives are significant donors in county races. ... MCM construction sites, meanwhile, have been inspected eight times by the federal government since 2013 and fined on four occasions for violations worth more than $50,000.
Miami New Times
March 9, 2018
Miami-Dade County, in particular, got hammered during the Great Recession. ... Lennar built tons of homes in Miami-Dade's suburbs throughout the 2000s. ... An April 2009 report from LIUNA detailed how Lennar, D.R. Horton, and their competitors in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in CaliforniaÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 8, 2018
Eight casinos now in Miami-Dade and Broward must reduce the maximum number of machines they are authorized to operate from 2,000 to 1,500. ▫ The three yet-to-be-determined counties would be among the eight counties that have already conducted a referendum to approve the games at theirÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 8, 2018
Jackson spokeswoman Lidia Amoretti praised the deal, saying it “will ensure that residents of Miami-Dade County continue to receive the highest quality ... as a result of the legislation,” said Bryan Anderson, HCA vice president of government relations, calling the trauma battles a “long-running dispute.
Miami New Times
March 8, 2018
And, according to newly released government data, 2017 was no different. ... Given the fact that absolutely nothing seems to have changed year-over-year statewide when it comes to pedestrian safety, it's easy to assume Miami-Dade County accounted for a huge portion of said fatalities. In 2016, 83 peopleÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 8, 2018
Renderings created by Miami-Dade County show the fish-festooned sculpture towering above pedestrians at the waterfront city park, its mechanical ... said Gimenez wants to look for a new “Homer” home on county property, to avoid complications with having to reach a deal with another government.
Law.com
March 7, 2018
He also is to pay for a new 16,000-square-foot community center with a pool and library to be operated by the county. A government center to serve the northwest Miami-Dade area also is in the works, but that won't be paid for by the developer of the Drivers Club Miami. Instead, $7.5 million in bondÃâà...
Miami Herald
March 6, 2018
This spring was once slated for a milestone in Miami-Dade County's renewed effort to expand Metrorail, with transit consultants facing a March deadline to deliver recommendations on where new rail lines made sense and where cheaper alternatives were unavoidable. But that milestone is set to come andÃâà...
South Florida Business Journal
March 6, 2018
“This is an exciting day for Drivers Club Miami, for the residents of Miami-Dade County, who will be an integral part of our future here, and for the auto ... In addition, the developer would be responsible for building a 15,500-square-foot North-Dade Government Center on the Landmark site, although itÃâà...
Law.com
March 1, 2018
Miami-Dade County signed a retainer agreement with seven law firms led by Miami's Podhurst Orseck to file litigation against Big Pharma over the opioid epidemic. The contract was signed ... The firms selected are involved in more than 200 government lawsuits against drug manufacturers and distributors.
Zacks.com
March 1, 2018
Ford Motor Company (F - Free Report) picked Miami-Dade County as the new testing ground for its self-driving vehicles, per Associated Press. This association with a county government is in sync with the auto giant's strategy to roll out fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2021. Per the news, Ford andÃâà...
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
March 1, 2018
Sexual harassment settlements in Miami-Dade and Broward counties cost taxpayers ... Jasmen Rogers: “It takes a lot of courage for these women to come forward, especially in their government jobs where you wonder who is going to believe your story.” One of the ways women can get justice is to sue.
Miami Herald
February 27, 2018
In granting David Beckham and partners a no-bid deal to pay $9 million for three acres of government land for a soccer stadium, Miami-Dade County gave the venture “a secret discount from the taxpayers” by avoiding the chance for better offers, lawyers fighting the proposed Overtown complex said in courtÃâà...
Miami Herald
December 31, 1999
“It has been an honor for me to serve the people of Miami-Dade County these past nearly 16 years. Although I will miss seeing my colleagues and the families who come before me every day, I am looking forward to starting a new season in my legal career and I will continue to make a difference for ourÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
December 31, 1999
This calendar includes events taking place in Broward and Miami-Dade counties between April 11-17. To submit your event, click ... Broward County Mummers String Band. Rehearsals 7:30-9 .... Citizenship classes that include Naturalization Interview and Civics and Government Test practices. Free studyÃâà...
Miami Herald
December 31, 1999
The Miami Marlins are claiming corporate citizenship in the British Virgin Islands in an effort to have a federally appointed arbitrator take over the lawsuit by Miami and Miami-Dade County to recover a share of the profits from Jeffrey Loria's $1.2 billion sale of the team to Derek Jeter and partners last fall.
Miami Herald
December 31, 1999
Call it one of the most expensive secrets in County Hall: The company behind Brightline has submitted a detailed proposal to build Miami-Dade a new .... New state and local government laws offer for-profit companies the option to propose their own privatization ideas “unsolicited,” with governments givenÃâà...
Miami Herald
December 31, 1999
Miami-Dade's housing arm, an agency that is part of the county government headed by Mayor Carlos Gimenez, would steer federal, state and local funding and tax breaks to the projects. The school system would build the Southside complex, with funding for the housing component from Miami-Dade.
CBS Miami
December 31, 1999
Government and Law (Elected Official) – Honorable Shelley Kravitz, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge, County Civil Division. ... The Miami-Dade County Commission for Women was created in 1971 as an advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners, the County administration and the public atÃâà...
