"I do not have an explanation as to how that made it to our budget, but do ask that it be removed," one MIA administrator wrote.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava must propose her 2026 budget by July 15, 2025. When she was a Miami-Dade commissioner, Daniella Levine Cava passed legislation that created a county office to ...

Steve Maugeri joined the CBS News Miami team in April 2024. Steve has always loved the beach and is excited to live this close to the ocean within a major city as well! Immigration, health care and ...

Miami isn’t alone in having an overspending problem, but it’s by far the worst example among local governments that Florida ...

The Miami-Dade Fire Union is threatening to sue county officials over a budget dispute that could affect public safety services. The bone of contention: Who will pay for the operation of air rescue ...

A spending fight over Miami-Dade County’s rescue helicopters has drawn a former mayor into a budget battle with the current mayor. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, who is now a Republican member of Congress after ...

In a news conference Thursday that felt more like a stump speech for an upcoming 2026 constitutional amendment, Florida CFO ...

A planned commuter train between Miami and Fort Lauderdale saw its funding plan derailed Monday by Florida's new state budget, which defunds a key source of transit dollars for the $927 million ...

Facing a staggering $402 million deficit, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is defending her proposed 2025 budget, calling it a “fair and balanced” plan that protects essential services. In an ...

Howard Herring, president and CEO of the New World Symphony, top right, listens as fellows rehearse at the New World Center on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner ...

A marathon meeting at the Miami-Dade County Commission drew nearly 200 speakers Thursday night, as residents and nonprofit leaders voiced concerns about a proposed nearly $13 billion budget. The ...

The Miami City Commission came together on Saturday to hold its first budget hearing. As commissioners discussed how best to allocate funds, the budget was also tentatively approved. "It’s a fairly ...