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Recent News and Features of Note from Beyond the Biscayne Corridor
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Miami-Dade County Eyes Steeper Fines For Biscayne Bay Polluters
After years of deadly algal blooms around South Florida and fish kills in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade lawmakers are considering a long-overdue hike to the county’s local water pollution fines — in some cases raising penalties more than tenfold. Read more
(Johania Charles for The Biscayne Times)
Mayor's Housing Summit Brings Promises and Announces Deals
Hundreds of people attended the “Building Blocks Housing Summit” Thursday hosted by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the Department of Public Housing and Community Development. Read more
(Florida Politices)
With No Challengers, Jason Pizzo Pledges $500K For Democratic Lawmakers Facing Contests
The Miami Senator has some green to beat back the expected red wave. The conventional wisdom holds that the red wave is coming to wipe out Democrats, but Sen. Jason Pizzo is pledging some serious green to beat it back. Read more
(Twitter @POTUS)
Biden Signs Landmark Gun Measure
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas... Read more
(Twitter)
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half... Read more
(Instagram @andrewgillum)
Andrew Gillum faces 21-count federal indictment, proclaims innocence
The first Black candidate for governor in Florida history, who came within a hair of beating Ron DeSantis in 2018, is now under federal indictment. Read more
