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Mitch PerryOctober 31, 2017

After a nine-year interregnum, El Al Israel Airlines will resume nonstop flights from Miami to Tel Aviv, Israel, this weekend. Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expects to be on that inaugural flight as it travels back to Israel. In May, Miami International Airport and El Al officials made it official. Starting in November, the Miami Herald reported, the Israeli-based […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 27, 2017

Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has been invited to testify at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. In a letter dated Feb. 24, committee chair and South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune invited Levine to testify in the hearing, titled “Connecting America: Improving Access to Infrastructure for Communities Across […]

Scott PowersFebruary 24, 2017

Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine both talked about their interest in running for governor and gave what were essentially campaign speeches in Orlando Friday but both stopped short of declaring anything. Gillum and Levine were joined by Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran in addressing the Central Florida Urban League’s […]

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Philip Levine to fly El Al inaugural direct flight from Miami to Tel Aviv

Philip Levine invited to testify in Senate hearing

Andrew Gillum, Philip Levine talk governor runs, give campaign speeches