A legislative budget panel is being asked to allow the Division of Emergency Management to distribute $70 million in federal funds. This money is for security around FIFA World Cup matches, specifically to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for overtime expenses. The Division of Emergency Management currently lacks the authority to distribute these funds.
The matches were held at Hard Rock Stadium, which hosted seven World Cup matches. Further details about the request and the distribution process are available. Miami-Dade County is also exploring a sister city agreement with Brasilia, a city considered key to Latin America's largest economy.
The county's International Trade Consortium has been directed to negotiate this agreement.
A single county commissioner may be delegated to broker a deal that would move the historic home of a three-time presidential candidate onto the historic property of landmark Vizcaya, built by an industrialist of the same era and long a county museum. A county committee this week...
An agreement that is pivotal to any federal funding to rehabilitate or replace the deteriorated Bear Cut Bridge that is the only connection linking Key Biscayne to the rest of Miami-Dade faces a county vote this week. This story is premium content for our subscribers only. Unlock...
GovDeals is evaluating what to do next with Miami-Dade County’s historic courthouse after the property received no bids, but the online auction service for government assets has not said whether the price or terms of the auction will change. Asked whether the county was consideri...
The Coconut Grove Playhouse redevelopment is back in court after West Grove residents challenged the city’s July approval, putting another legal hurdle in the path of the long-delayed theater project. This story is premium content for our subscribers only. Unlock the full story a...
The new season of theatrical plays and adaptations has finally arrived. Local performing arts theaters have assembled a roster of productions, adaptations and premieres that audiences won’t want to miss. The Arsht Center presents “Historia de un jabalí (O algo de Ricardo III)” on...
Future use of part or all use of the burned-out incinerator site in Doral may be locked up for the Sheriff’s Office, commissioners were told last week as they approved a study of what vacant or underutilized county land could come under the sheriff’s control. “The solid waste [pr...
As the fall season of new musical productions arrives on local stages, these presentations promise to do more than impress. From classical music and Caribbean flair to tributes honoring musical legends, there will be performances to satisfy all genres and music lovers of all ages...
These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Beach Office of Film and Event Production Management, (305) 673-7070; and the City of Miami’s Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 416-1072. Lemartec, Miami. Stil...
Attorney General James Uthmeier, who already has a probe underway involving an OpenAI chat platform, said Tuesday he'll push for new laws imposing criminal penalties on tech companies whose artificial intelligence products aid or abet crimes."These chatbots are designed to mimic ...
The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office released the names of the five people who were killed when an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, slammed into vehicles near the airport and burst into flames.All of those who were killed were in two vehic...
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are set to interview the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that crashed Sunday after overshooting a runway at Miami International Airport and killing five people on the ground. The two pilots were released from the hospit...
