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1 week ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on April 16, 2025 A watershed debate of the ground rules of Miami-Dade County governance is finally on the calendar, beginning the first week in June. It’s about time.
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1 week ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on April 16, 2025 These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Shoot Collective, Miami. Commercial for Toyota. Port of Miami. Paradise Custom Drone Solutions, Miami. Still...
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2 weeks ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on April 9, 2025 Once Miami-Dade commissioners were sure all could get lucrative Miami International Airport concessions for 12 to 15 years for friends, they agreed last week to a vast tenant mix and space remake at no cost to the county even if a few outsiders somehow slip in. Business names flew in out of nowhere, because choosing tenants wasn’t on the agenda or given public notice. It was simply an insider deal divvying up the spoils among commissioners who...
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3 weeks ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on April 2, 2025 It’s wonderous what government can do that business can’t.
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1 month ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on March 26, 2025 Two years ago Miami-Dade was warned it had to rush a deal to sell 17.32 acres for a small fraction of its value or lose a Costco store forever.
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1 month ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on March 19, 2025 When Miami-Dade moved too late to stave off rising costs to pay water bills, it tapped an underground cash stream flowing to those in poverty rather than make the public pay for the county’s washout. It was an understanding, caring and charitable step that could have been avoided if officials had followed policy that the county commission had set up years before. As Miami Today outlined in January, the county faced expiration last September of a...
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1 month ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on March 12, 2025 As the first 25 electric buses have rolled in for the South Dade Transitway when it opens July 21, Miami-Dade keeps battling its last major buy of 75 electric buses six years ago, trying to determine if the successor to the manufacturer will deal with the mess. Commissioners last week grappled with electric bus issues, trying to figure out which bus contract is which and whether we have poured tens of millions of dollars down the drain. Answers have...
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1 month ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on March 5, 2025 What fulltime job pays only 22% of Florida’s minimum wage yet controls the spending of more than $9 billion a year? If you know the answer, you recognize the dangers in not raising that pay level.
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1 month ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on February 26, 2025 A breath of fresh air: Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez outlined last week why Miami-Dade’s structure needs a full review and upgrade to meet current challenges.
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2 months ago | 
miamitodaynews.com | Michael Lewis
Written by Michael Lewis on February 19, 2025 Miami-Dade officials finally seem serious about cutting waste in county government by operating more efficiently.
