Miami City Attorney Victoria Mendez has been removed from her post effective immediately after commissioners questioned her legal advice and decorum at recent meetings.

Via Tess Riski & Joey Flechas

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Coral Gables mayor says recall effort is funded by ‘dark money.’ Where did it come from?

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Miami city attorney helped steer $10M meant for citywide projects to Carollo’s district

✍️ w/Tess Riski, Sarah Blaskey & Susan Merriam

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A Miami-Dade County Commissioner is part of the legal team representing former City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla in his criminal corruption case

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NEW: Miami’s city attorney is set to leave in June. A commissioner wants her out sooner

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NEW: Florida to get 6-week abortion ban; abortion amendment on 2024 ballot
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Miami commissioner had ‘carte blanche’ over brother’s campaign tied to corruption case

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My former college newspaper, The Red & Black , profiled me as part of their alumni spotlight. It was a nice, short trip down memory lane and just reminded me of how far I've come. #GoDawgs

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BREAKING: Miami Beach City Manager Alina Hudak is resigning. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Is Citadel CEO Ken Griffin a client of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez? The mayor's office is now walking back a statement he gave under oath during interview w/ state ethics investigators

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With in-person, early and almost all VBM ballots counted, appears Charles Burkett takes Surfside mayor seat back from incumbent who defeated him two years ago, Shlomo Danzinger.

Incumbents Jeff Rose, Fred Landsman also appear to be unseated (top 4 commission vote-getters win).

UPDATE: Miami city manager walks back data released Monday, noting ‘anomalies’ in search miamiherald.com/news/local/com… w/ Joey Flechas

Breaking: Centners were granted immunity to testify in criminal case against Miami commissioner

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NEW: Miami Beach commissioners increase their compensation by $20,000, side-stepping voters miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Big surprise this morning at Miami City Hall

Centners say they’re pulling out of $10M Biscayne Park deal amid pushback

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Breaking: David Centner just announced that he's pulling out of $10M Biscayne Park deal amid pushback. The deal is central to the state's corruption case against former Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla.

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Inside Miami’s $10M deal with Centner Academy that beat out public school’s expansion plan

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Breaking: Advocates have launched a recall petition for Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, accusing him of “misfeasance and malfeasance” due to his ties to embattled developer Rishi Kapoor.

Lago is up for reelection next year.

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Breaking: Retired U.S. Marshal named new Coral Gables city manager by divided commission vote

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Coral Gables officials condemned “mafia-like thuggery” in the City Beautiful this week after a series of incidents — including tire-slashing and suspicious drone sightings — left them feeling concerned for their safety.

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