Kelly HayesMay 1, 2021
6min1718
The funding will help with a new police department, student programs and food insecurity.
Tag: Opa-locka
Kelly HayesMay 1, 2021
Renzo DowneyNovember 2, 2020
7min1274
The Governor said the President can't cower in his basement or the White House residence.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2020
5min728
POTUS trumpeted Hispanic, Black vote behind him.
Renzo DowneyOctober 30, 2020
4min1224
The President will visit Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport at 11:30 p.m.
Renzo DowneyMarch 10, 2020
8min873
HB 569 passed the House unanimously Monday.
Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2019
9min753
The city has been in a state of financial emergency since Jan. 2016.
Ryan NicolJanuary 4, 2019
3min650
Rep. Shevrin Jones is stepping into the race for Senate District 35, having formally declared his candidacy for 2020 with the Florida Division of Elections. Jones, who represents House District 101, would be term-limited at the end of his current term. “I have been honored to work in a bipartisan manner to improve the lives […]
Associated PressNovember 30, 2016
1min209
The son of Opa-locka’s mayor is the latest person to face charges in a federal corruption investigation involving the South Florida city. The Miami Herald reports that Mayor Myra Taylor‘s son, 41-year-old Demetrius Corleon Taylor, surrendered to the FBI Tuesday morning. He pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge at a Tuesday afternoon hearing. Taylor […]
Associated PressMay 7, 2016
1min237
Amid an FBI corruption investigation, authorities say the Miami suburb of Opa-locka is teetering toward financial collapse. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez asked Gov. Rick Scott in a letter this week to place the city of 16,000 people under state control. The Miami Herald reports the letter warns that without state support Opa-locka’s government faces complete […]