Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed on Thursday the Nov. 1 vote to move the Urban Development Boundary for a controversial 311-acre industrial park to be developed on flood-prone agricultural land.

After four deferrals gave the developers time to iron out details and make it more palatable to the commission, they were finally able to tweak it enough to convince a super majority, which is what was needed to move the UDB.

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After a surprisingly hard loss Tuesday to Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, an upbeat Sen. Annette Taddeo blasted the Florida Democratic Party and vowed to keep fighting for South Florida’s needs.

“I don’t need a title to get shit done,” she told her supporters after conceding defeat. And she read a text message that her daughter sent voters earlier Tuesday before the election ended.

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The council in South Miami changed significantly Tuesday when a new mayor and two new council members were elected. Mayor Javier Fernandez, a former state rep, and Council members Steve Calle and Lisa Bonich were sworn in on Wednesday.

Former Mayor Horace Feliu was rejected by voters once again — for the fourth or fifth time — giving Fernandez 63% of the vote. The new mayor is seen as someone who can bring energy and ideas and, importantly, someone who listens to the residents and will champion their priorities.

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Miami-Dade voters painted the town red Tuesday when ballots counted showed that Republican candidates had won all but one local partisan race.

The only exception: Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who handily beat her opponent, Jesus Navarro, with 71% of the vote.

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Marleine Bastien and Kevin Marino Cabrera won their respective races

The last two new Miami-Dade Commissioners to be elected Tuesday couldn’t be farther apart on the political spectrum.

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Parade of who’s who in the Florida GOP poured praise on ex POTUS

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