Half of the commissioners — those in odd-numbered districts — face re-election contests in August. The seven commissioners who voted against the increased healthcare contribution were Bruno Barreiro, Diaz, Barbara Jordan, Jean Monestime, Javier Souto,...

The campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich officially announced that former Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, plus former state health care administrator Alan Levine, would lead his Flor

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$50,000 more than the reduced price offered by the two incumbents. After 90 minutes of debate and five failed motions, the vote was 10-3 — with Commission Chairman Joe Martinez voting against an initiative that he had spearheaded. Also voting “no’’ on...

“It’s certainly not being ruled out, but it’s not my intention right now, and it’s not something that I’m focusing on,” Suarez said Friday. Suarez, a former Miami mayor, said he has formed a new political action committee called Imagine Miami that is...

Several commissioners said it makes more sense to seek voters’ input once details of proposed projects have crystalized and the legislature has acted. Commissioners Martinez, Jean Monestime, Javier Souto, Xavier Suarez and Bell voted in favor of the...