Mayor Carlos Gimenez
Miami-Dade Fire Captain Demoted Over Trayvon Martin Post Fights For Old Job
A Miami-Dade Fire captain who was demoted after he made controversial comments about the Trayvon Martin case last year began pleading his case before an arbitrator Monday.
Local Leaders Converge On BSO For Gun Control Discussion
On Friday, city and county leaders in Broward and Miami-Dade joined Sheriff Israel and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz at Broward Sheriff’s Office to discuss gun control.
M-D School Boss Helps Murdered Teen’s Family With Burial Costs
The family of a 16-year-old Miami boy who died after he was shot over the weekend will get help from Miami-Dade Schools to bury their son.
M-D Commissioner Proposes Six Gun-Control Measures
Six gun-control proposals were sent to the Florida Legislature at Tuesday’s board meeting.
M-D Commission Approves Prayer Before Meetings
Miami-Dade Commissioners may have invited a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union when the commission voted Tuesday to replace a moment of silence held before meetings with a prayer.
M-D Election Advisory Group Meeting To Analyze Election Problems
Three weeks after the fiasco that was Florida’s election, a Miami-Dade task force met to prevent it from happening again.
Local Leaders Reacts To Florida’s Election Embarrassment
A headline in Thursday’s New York Magazine: “Florida Still Figuring Out That Whole ‘Election’ Thing.”
Additional Planning May Have Eased Election Day Delays
Twelve years after Florida’s presidential election debacle which made the term “hanging chad” a common household term, some argue that we haven’t come very far.
Chaos & Confusion For Early Voters In Doral On Sunday
Chaos and confusion clouded the final Sunday before Election Day in Miami-Dade County. Since early voting was cut from 14 days to 8 days in Florida for this election, hundreds of voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters early Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots.
M-D Property Appraiser Garcia Drops Complaint Of Tainted Aug. Results
After fighting his August primary election loss for two months, Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia reluctantly decided to accept the results Thursday.






