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Miami Commission Looks To Hack Salaries and Pensions Today As Unions Promise A Fight

​Like a blackjack fiend down to his last, filthy dollar bill at 3 a.m., the City of Miami has gone through most of the stages of grief over its budget disaster. First came denial (illegally shuffling money around to hide the problems), then anger (electing firebrand Tomas Regalado), desperate ... More >>

Unions Slam Mayor, Commission Over Proposed Pay and Benefit Cuts

photo by Tim Elfrink This cop wants you to know his biblical thoughts on Tomas Regalado.​They packed City Hall by the dozens this afternoon -- the firefighters in bright yellow, the police in dark blue, the general service workers in civvies. They beat the floor, pounded the windows and wh ... More >>

Nine City of Miami Workers Earning More Than $100K Get the Boot

A couple months ago, the City of Miami's budget was about as well-balanced as Gary Busey on PCP. ​The Commission, Mayor Manny Diaz and the city's three unions staged a vicious tug-of-war over who would feel the most pain in plugging a $118 million hole.But as Tomas Regalado prepares to take o ... More >>

Former Miami Bigwig Christine Morales Resigns After Getting Caught Skipping Work by Union

Criminal behavior and slacking off aren't enough to get the boot from Miami City Hall.

Summer: The Sequel

From Harry Potter to Homer Simpson, cool off at the movies

The Gospel According to McKeever

A South Florida scribe contemplates faith, hope, and miracles

Death Takes a Road Trip

And ends up hanging out in a desert motel

Letters

The Buzz About Riverside Center

City bureaucrats move into FPL's posh Miami River digs with only a milligauss or two of apprehension

Say "Uncle!"

Ivey Kearson says he was wrongly fired from his City of Miami job -- and he alleges a conspiracy involving Miller Dawkins's nephew