/tags/miami-city-hall Miami City Hall en-US WLRN Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:01:17 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-06/miami-budget-hearing-police-tax-development Saturday marks the start of the City of Miami’s budget hearing season. Big ticket items are the dissolution of a police oversight board, a new economic department and a big increase for community development. Residents are encouraged to weigh in on how the city should spend their tax dollars. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:01:17 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-06/miami-budget-hearing-police-tax-development Joshua Ceballos /law-justice/2024-08-30/miami-police-civilian-investigative-panel Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel has sued the city after officials announced they'd be defunding the independent police watchdog group. The panel believes it can remain in existence, despite a state law aimed at police oversight. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:31:36 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-30/miami-police-civilian-investigative-panel Joshua Ceballos /law-justice/2024-08-28/police-civilian-investigative-panel-cip-end City of Miami voters in 2001 showed outsized support for an independent civilian panel to investigate police misconduct. But the City will soon dissolve the Civilian Investigative Panel to comply with a contentious new state law that bans such police watchdog groups. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:41:48 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-28/police-civilian-investigative-panel-cip-end Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2024-08-22/maduro-graffiti-bayfront-park-arrest-carollo A Miami City commissioner has offered a hefty sum of Bayfront Park funds for information leading to the arrest of a pro-Nicolás Maduro graffiti tagger. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:46:40 GMT /government-politics/2024-08-22/maduro-graffiti-bayfront-park-arrest-carollo Joshua Ceballos /law-justice/2024-07-27/joe-carollo-home-homestead-lawsuit-debt Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo, who was ordered last June to pay $63.5 million to two Little Havana business owners who sued him for violating their First Amendment rights, has been fighting to keep his multimillion dollar property in Coconut Grove. A federal magistrate judge has sided with him and recommonded the court accept Carollo's homestead exemption from seizure. Sat, 27 Jul 2024 20:46:16 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-27/joe-carollo-home-homestead-lawsuit-debt Joshua Ceballos /development/2024-07-24/coconut-grove-miami-housing-discrimination-black-segregation-lawsuit A new complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development claims the city displaced and discriminated against residents of the historically-Black Coconut Grove Village West, using a pattern of zoning that disparately affects communities of color and contributes to the “resegregation” of Miami. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /development/2024-07-24/coconut-grove-miami-housing-discrimination-black-segregation-lawsuit Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2024-07-11/jungle-island-condos-miami-commission-rapid-transport The City of Miami commission advanced an effort to build luxury condo towers on Watson Island, near the Jungle Island theme park. They also set up a battle with Miami-Dade County on zoning, and further penalized homeless residents. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:38:21 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-11/jungle-island-condos-miami-commission-rapid-transport Joshua Ceballos, Elise Catrion Gregg /government-politics/2024-06-12/miami-districts-map-racial-gerrymandering-lawsuit The City of Miami and voting rights groups filed a joint motion to approve a settlement after the city was found in federal court to have racially gerrymandered its voting map. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-12/miami-districts-map-racial-gerrymandering-lawsuit Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2024-06-03/city-of-miami-public-relations During a year of mounting scandals and legal woes, the City of Miami looked to an outside firm for expert advice on how to respond to media. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-03/city-of-miami-public-relations Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2024-05-23/city-of-miami-settles-racial-gerrymandering-lawsuit-with-voting-rights-groups Miami commissioners have settled with voting rights groups who accused them of racially gerrymandering the city map during redistricting. Thu, 23 May 2024 21:52:17 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-23/city-of-miami-settles-racial-gerrymandering-lawsuit-with-voting-rights-groups Joshua Ceballos