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Mayor Carlos Gimenez

(Source: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue) Capt. Brian Beckmann

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.

CBS4–2013/01/14

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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.

CBS4–2013/01/11

Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho (Source: CBS4)

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.

CBS4–2012/12/25

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M-D Commissioner Proposes Six Gun-Control Measures

Six gun-control proposals were sent to the Florida Legislature at Tuesday’s board meeting.

CBS4–2012/12/18

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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.

CBS Miami–2012/12/05

Election Task Force

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.

CBS Miami–2012/11/28

Early Voters (Source: CBS4)

Local Leaders Reacts To Florida’s Election Embarrassment

A headline in Thursday’s New York Magazine: “Florida Still Figuring Out That Whole ‘Election’ Thing.”

CBS4–2012/11/08

Hundreds of voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters on Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots. (Source: CBS4)

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.

CBS4–2012/11/07

Hundreds of voters arrived at the Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters on Sunday after learning they would get another opportunity to request, fill out, and submit last-minute absentee ballots. (Source: CBS4)

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.

CBS4–2012/11/05

Voting machines in Florida (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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.

CBS4–2012/10/26

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