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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez might have to increase property taxes to bolster the county's budget. [CBS4]Swine flu claimed a sixth life in Miami-Dade, a 53-year-old woman. There are now 716 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the county. [NBCMiami]Jim DeFede is none too pleased with Cindy Lederman's demotion. [CBS4]It...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

July 15, 2009

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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez might have to increase property taxes to bolster the county's budget. [CBS4]
Swine flu claimed a sixth life in Miami-Dade, a 53-year-old woman. There are now 716 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the county. [NBCMiami]
Jim DeFede is none too pleased with Cindy Lederman's demotion. [CBS4]
It is wonderful that people with HIV can now worry about going bald. It is pretty terrible that a hair transplant clinic is refusing to treat them. [NBCMiami]
The man killed by police yesterday had previous run-ins with the law. His convictions included petty theft, resisting an officer without violence, and cocaine possession. [Herald]
AG Bill McCollum is taking Arbitron to court over the way the company measures radio ratings in Miami. [Herald]
Architecture firm Spillis Candela is changing its name to AECOM. [Herald]
Florida high school sports officials are talking about cutting varsity games by 20 percent and all other games by 40 percent for the next two years. [CBS4]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz injured her ankle at a softball game. Get well, Debbie. [NakedPolitics]

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