Local Politics · Miami-Dade County
Officials urge voters to approve renewal referendums for supplemental school funding in Miami-Dade and Broward counties on November 3. The measures, appearing as Question 268 in Miami-Dade and School Board Question #1 in Broward, extend existing property tax levies for teacher pay, safety, and mental health services. Approval would prevent the expiration of current funding streams, with Miami-Dade's extension running through June 2031 and Broward's through December 2030.
Local Politics · Miami-Dade County
A Florida International University poll found that 76% of Cuban Americans in South Florida disapprove of the Trump administration's increased deportations of Cubans with no criminal record over the first two years of his second term, yet 68% intend to support Republicans in the upcoming midterm election. In Florida's Senate race, 51% backed Republican Sen. Ashley Moody versus 26% for Democrat Angie Nixon, with 44% undecided. For governor, 60% supported Republican Rep. Byron Donalds and 24% backed Democrat David Jolly. Early voting is underway in Miami-Dade and Broward counties until Nov. 1 at 7 p.m., with Election Day on Nov. 3.
Crime · Florida City, FL
Fifty-one-year-old Tangela Wright faces two counts of attempted murder after police say she accelerated into a couple crossing at Davis Parkway and Northwest Sixth Avenue in Florida City on May 9. Authorities state surveillance video shows Wright making a minimal stop before turning left and striking a man, who suffered a neck injury and fractured ribs; the woman walking with him was uninjured. The female pedestrian told officers she knew Wright and that the two had an ongoing personal conflict, and police say Wright admitted before officers arrived that she intended to strike the woman rather than the man. Wright has told investigators the crash was accidental and is currently on house arrest, with trial expected in February 2027.
