Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on fluoride in water
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava hopes county commissioners do not override her veto on keeping fluoride in drinking water.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava hopes county commissioners do not override her veto on keeping fluoride in drinking water.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Friday her decision to veto a controversial measure passed by county commissioners last week to remove fluoride from the county's drinking water.
The mayor said scientific studies support the need to have fluoride in county water for dental health. CBS News Miami's Marybel Rodriguez has the story.
The mayor said she spent days meeting with dentists, doctors, public health experts and residents to weigh the implications of the proposal.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who holds veto power over commission decisions, said she is still gathering information before making a final decision.
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To pay for the increase, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava asked county agencies to carve out about 10-percent in spending cuts, according to the Miami Herald.
Broward residents, along with the mayors of Miramar and Doral, showed up at county hall to ensure their voices were heard.
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Morgan Rynor reports that Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she supports deferring the decision, citing the need for additional time to explore options beyond rebuilding the incinerator in Doral.
Miami-Dade County officials postponed a decision on the location of a new incinerator.
The growing battle over building a new trash incinerator in Doral is heating up
Miami-Dade County commissioners will decide the future of the county's incinerator on December 3.
Doral Mayor Christi Fraga explained in an Instagram post why Doral isn't the "best" place for it.
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Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava anticipates faster repairs for broken elevators and escalators around public transportation platforms.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava anticipates faster repairs for broken elevators and escalators around public transportation platforms.
Miami-Dade County leaders plan to spend close to $20 million on repairs to elevators and escalators around Metrorail and Metromover platforms.
The Miami-Dade County Commission deferred until Nov. 6 on where a new incinerator will be built as part of the county's new Sustainable Solid Waste Campus. They are considering four sites.
Morgan Rynor reports that the mayor recommended that the commission fully fund the transportation improvement district funding.
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Miami-Dade County Commissioners will host a public hearing on the budget proposal for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
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Heat captain Bam Adebayo walked slowly to the postgame interview room Saturday, almost as if he was putting his thoughts together.
While the pope was buried in Italy, people from all over the world are feeling a great sense of loss with his passing.
U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a security check.
The Miami Dolphins' top three picks in the NFL draft weigh a combined 983 pounds.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a security check.
Three House Republicans from Florida with Cuban roots are carefully navigating President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
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"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
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