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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The incumbent has abused his office too much

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Civic activist, healthcare worker to serve through 2025

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Early Monday morning, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava presented her proposed budget for the county’s 2024-2025 operations and capital improvements. She called the tax rate “flat,” but everyone already knows it’s really a slight increase due to an increase in property value. Her budget would keep garbage rates flat also.

But on Tuesday, Commission Chairman Oliver Gilbert pushed a garbage fee increase that will see most homes paying almost $10 a month more, or about $114 a year.

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Spring Break lockdown cost the county $1 million

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Coming soon to a mailbox near you: Chaos at the Copa.

It didn’t take very long for Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid, who is running for Miami-Dade mayor against La Alcaldesa Daniella Levine Cava, to blast the incumbent for the lack of planning for security measures at the Hard Rock Stadium Sunday.

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