Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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The Coral Gables City Commission unanimously approved a 30-year development agreement with the University of Miami on Sept. 29, expanding the campus building cap by 54% and allowing a future hospital, while Commissioner Castro's separate ethics-review resolution targeting Mayor Lago's ties to a UM contractor remains unresolved.
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Five candidates are competing to fill the vacant State House District 113 seat covering Coral Gables, while FL-27 incumbent María Elvira Salazar faces a primary challenge, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election.
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Coral Gables planning staff recommends approval of UM's six-part campus expansion, which would add 3.7 million square feet of development capacity, raise enrollment to 17,500 and bring a 5.52-acre public park to the city; the Planning and Zoning Board votes Wednesday evening.
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The Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board meets Thursday, Aug. 13, to vote on local landmark status for a 1925 home at 1307 Lisbon St. and to consider two expansion requests with setback variances at already-designated properties on Obispo Avenue and Alberca Street.
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Miami-Dade Board Member Luisa Santos's June 17 directive to review and modernize attendance boundary, school choice, and student assignment policies could reshape which schools Coral Gables-area families are assigned to, with a July 2026 deadline for findings that has passed without a public report.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools adopted its 2026–2031 "Infinite Possibilities" strategic plan, centering on five graduate attributes shaped by community input, as students at Coral Gables Senior High, ISPA and all district schools prepare to start the new year Aug. 13.
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The Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center Association's federal tax-exempt status was automatically revoked in May 2020 and only reinstated in May 2026, raising questions about financial oversight and what the city was told during the six-year gap.
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Early voting for Miami-Dade's Aug. 18 primary begins Monday, Aug. 3, at 23 sites including the Coral Gables Branch Library, with hours shifting between morning and evening blocks over the two-week period. Separately, four Coral Gables charter amendments head to voters on Nov. 3 alongside the city's first fall municipal election.
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More than two months after City Manager Peter Iglesias announced his October 2 departure, Coral Gables has no search firm, no candidates, and no public plan to find his replacement, with the Commission's next meeting not until August 25.
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The Coral Gables Waterways Advisory Board meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, to review mangrove-related code enforcement actions along the city's waterways, a topic that affects waterfront property owners navigating state protections and local citations.
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Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado negotiated a 10-year memorandum of understanding with FDOT that gives Tri-Rail a path to financial independence after last year's state budget cuts threatened to shut down the commuter rail system within a year.
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Miami-Dade County is considering scrapping or selling 69 electric buses from a $72 million contract that never worked, while pursuing legal action against the service contractor and seeking federal approval to dispose of the fleet without penalty.
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The Miami-Dade School Board voted Wednesday, July 22, to advance Rafael Villalobos and Ernie Lozano as superintendent finalists, with public interviews and a final selection vote scheduled for Wednesday, July 29.
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