Two years after @wlrn first reported this deal to end oil drilling in Big Cypress, looks like this deal is still inching along:

Oil drilling has endured in the Everglades for decades. Now, Miccosukee Tribe has a plan to stop it wlrn.org/environment/20…

Fantastic work by the Miami Herald and McClatchy graphics teams. It's very exciting to finally see the story published.

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NEW: Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the U.S. and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime under a special Visa

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NEW: Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathy Rundle faces mounting criticism for her handing of allegations of prosecutorial misconduct and for fostering a “win at all costs” office culture.

W/ Brittany Wallman & Camellia Burris

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NEW: ‘Shame on them’: How police fumbled the case of gymnastics coach accused of sex abuse

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W/ Clara-Sophia Daly

New emails deepen scandal around Miami election endorsement and bribery investigation

✍️ w/Sarah Blaskey

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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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Judge throws out Miami’s ‘unconstitutional’ voting map over racial gerrymandering

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'It’s one thing to say no bridge could be designed to resist these forces, but if you have vessels moving around there, the likelihood that this is going to happen is high. It’s going to happen.'

Story here w/ Hallie Miller Daniel Zawodny
An old bridge and massive new ships. Was the Key Bridge designed to withstand impact?thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…

Some context from civil engineering expert R. Shankar Nair on the Key Bridge collapse: 'As a matter of principle, when there is a bridge pier in a shipping channel we should expect the bridge to be strong enough to withstand impact or to be protected from impact.'

Centners downplay ties to arrested Miami commissioner, say they ‘sprinkle money around’

✍️ w/Tess Riski & Sarah Blaskey

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New w Sarah Blaskey: Mayor Francis Suarez told a state ethics investigator that billionaire Ken Griffin was his personal client. Now his office is walking it back. If true, it raises new conflict of interest questions
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NEW w/Sarah Blaskey: SC State Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint that Mayor Francis Suarez improperly received tickets to last year's Formula 1 race in Miami. But it didn't probe how he got his other VIP F1 passes & showed he didn't pay back Ken Griffin til Miami Herald asked q's miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

It's been more than a month since Miami Manager Art Noriega promised to give a full report all transactions between the city and his wife's family business.
A city spokesperson says he's been meeting with commissioners and will present publicly on March 14
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There is absolutely wild public discourse in Miami Beach. The city will shut down parking lots to 'shut down' spring break..

But what about patients who need to see doctors? Well, sacrifices have to be made.

As promised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education is now crafting a rule that seeks to end the 'abuse' of book challenges in public schools.

Here is the working language. It'll be further considered March 1.

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Fear and loathing in Coral Gables

✍️ Tess Riski

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