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Updated Oct 16, 2024. Florida is grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Siesta Key on Oct. 9, following closely on the heels of Hurricane Helene. Collectively, the back-to-back hurricanes have claimed at least 43 lives and resulted in tens of billions of dollars in damages. As ….
Who will protect our community? | South Florida News
4 天之前 · Cordero-Stutz: To ensure that the community is heard, I will establish a Community Advisory Board. This board will include representatives from community activists, to faith leaders, and local businesses, from all over the county. Its role will be to present ideas, community events, project updates, along with concerns and solutions.
NoMi election has power to reshape city's future
2024年10月1日 · The election offers voters the opportunity to overhaul the city's leadership and confront its most pressing challenges head-on. Chaos began with a controversial decision by council members on Dec. 13, 2022, to delay their election by 18 months, also extending the terms of District 1 Councilmember Scott Galvin and then-newly appointed Mayor Alix ...
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2024年10月14日 · Gun violence roundtable held in Florida City after deadly south Dade shootings. The founder of Mothers Fighting for Justice, Romania Dukes, met with Florida City officials and members of the Miami-Dade Police Department on Monday to discuss solutions to gun violence in the wake of two deadly shootings that occurred last week in south Miami-Dade.
Florida's minimum wage hiked to $13 this week | Business ...
2024年10月1日 · While the constitutional amendment jacked up minimum wages from $12 an hour to $13 an hour as of Monday, it will keep rising annually until 2026. “Each September 30th thereafter, minimum wage shall increase by $1.00 per hour until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour on September 30th, 2026. From that point forward, future minimum wage ...
Remembering Miami's Black founding fathers
4 天之前 · It has been 128 years since the city of Miami was incorporated. Meanwhile, it has only been three since the city formally recognized the influence of a prominent Black man who helped make that happen. His name was Alexander C. Lightbourne, and besides being a founding father of Miami, he was also a significant community figure of the 19th and ...
New regulation expands mental health access | Health Wellness ...
4 天之前 · The Biden administration announced it had finalized a regulation that would ensure 175 million Americans with private health insurance have access to affordable mental health services, one that would force health insurance companies to cover mental health ailments alongside physical health. The regulation comes amid a federal government ...
How urban renewal and highways destroyed Overtown, Miami’s …
2024年10月1日 · Urban renewal and mass transit were discussed in an Instagram live event by Jordan Rogers, curator of the “Anything But a Slum: Miami-Overtown Before I-95” exhibit, and architect Adam Paul Susaneck, creator of Segregation by Design. Susaneck explained how redlining and urban renewal policies harmed Black communities in Miami, particularly Overtown. He discussed how the G.I. Bill and ...
Achieve Miami turns students into educators
2024年9月3日 · Amid a severe teacher shortage that has gripped school districts nationwide, the Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) has risen to the challenge by preparing 151 new educators for Miami-Dade County classrooms, significantly bolstering the region's efforts to address a critical need. The Florida Department of Education and the Florida Education ...