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Miami officials work to find displaced residents permanent housing following massive apartment building fire
Read full article: Miami officials work to find displaced residents permanent housing following massive apartment building fireDozens of people slept inside the gymnasium at Jose Marti Park in Miami following a massive fire at their apartment building.
This Week In South Florida: Billy Corben joins journalists to discuss Miami City Hall dysfunction
Read full article: This Week In South Florida: Billy Corben joins journalists to discuss Miami City Hall dysfunctionAnyone who thinks local government meetings are boring hasn’t been to one at City Hall in Miami. The latest spectacle of the dysfunction at a commission meeting was the ousting of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez.
Miami mayor at Thanksgiving Day feast for homeless: ‘We have a moral obligation to take care of each other’
Read full article: Miami mayor at Thanksgiving Day feast for homeless: ‘We have a moral obligation to take care of each other’With the help of volunteers and donors, the Camillus House has been serving a Thanksgiving Day feast for Miami’s homeless community for 63 years.
New Miami redistricting suit: Rival says home was illegally drawn out to protect commissioner
Read full article: New Miami redistricting suit: Rival says home was illegally drawn out to protect commissionerAs plaintiffs in a racial gerrymandering lawsuit try to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, there was a new legal twist Monday in the ongoing saga over the fairness — or, as some argue, lack thereof — of Miami’s city commission district map.
After appeals court loss, plaintiffs take Miami redistricting battle to Supreme Court
Read full article: After appeals court loss, plaintiffs take Miami redistricting battle to Supreme CourtAfter being dealt a legal blow Friday in their efforts to keep a “racially gerrymandered” electoral map from being used in this November’s Miami city commission election, plaintiffs suing the city are taking their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Plaintiffs challenging City of Miami’s redistricting map over racial gerrymandering dealt legal blow
Read full article: Plaintiffs challenging City of Miami’s redistricting map over racial gerrymandering dealt legal blowIn a 2-1 decision the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday granted the City of Miami’s motion for a stay. That means the Plaintiffs’ map won’t be used for the upcoming November election.
After ruling, Miami considers new commission maps — is commish’s election rival being targeted?
Read full article: After ruling, Miami considers new commission maps — is commish’s election rival being targeted?After a federal judge ruled in May that the city of Miami racially gerrymandered its commission districts, residents had another shot at telling commissioners what they would like to see when it comes to voting maps during a meeting at Miami City Hall Wednesday.