This is Round 2 on who controls development

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As the primary for the constitutional offices nears its closing, former State Rep. JC Planas, an attorney running for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, has gotten the endorsement of four mayors from Miami-Dade municipalities.

The Planas campaign announced this week endorsements from South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez, Bay Harbor Mayor Joshua Fuller, North Bay Village Mayor Brent Latham and Aventura Mayor Howard Weinberg, who each cited Planas’ experience as an elections attorney and his commitment to ensure election integrity as the main reasons for their support.

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After she was elected, Miami Commissioner Christine King resigned from her longtime position as president and chief executive officer of the non-profit Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, founded to advocate for and assist investments in Liberty City and surrounding areas.

But she is still very close to the organization. And giving back.

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And Jose Aragu gets a $300K gift from Ken Griffin

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There is still time to request an absentee/mail-in ballot

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Absentee or mail-in ballots started arriving at voters’ homes more than a week ago. That means people are already voting for their county commissioners, mayor, judges, school board members, and state legislators and county constitutional officers in their preferred party primary.

Most of the really good races don’t happen until November. And among those on the Aug. 20 ballot, some are not easy to call. Like the the Miami-Dade mayor’s race (more on that later), or the Republican primary for the new county sheriff. Miami-Dade Public Safety Director James Reyes is the only qualified Democrat. But it’s hard on the crowded GOP ticket, where Ladra likes two or three candidates and personally knows five or six.

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