What Democrats’ flip in Miami means for 2026 - POLITICO

Republicans held the seat for so long and because Higgins won by nearly 20 points, there's bound to be hand-wringing in the months ahead about whether it's a sign of bigger changes to come. And now Democrats can add Miami to their list of 2025 wins. 

 "Donald Trump got involved in this election. Ron DeSantis got involved in this election. Every statewide elected Republican got involved in this election," Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said. "They knew this was an important race, and them blowing it off today is why we're going to be able to win some really big races next year — because they think they just have Florida in the bag."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/democrats-miami-mayor-what-it-means-2026-00684351 

 

How Miami’s city commission gave themselves an extra year in office without voters’ permission

Commissioners for the city of Miami rewrote their election laws to push the off-year 2025 local races to 2026 without input from voters. The decision has sparked outrage…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/miami-city-commission-elections

Miami and New Orleans face greater sea-level threat than already feared

The study, which says the rise is "amplified by internal climate variabilities", cites storms such as Katrina, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, that "illustrate that any further increases in the rate of MSL [mean sea-level] rise, particularly rapid ones, threaten the national security of the US and hamper timely adaptation measures."…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/10/sea-level-rise-climate-crisis-miami-new-orleans

Miami Beach police arrested after assaulting suspect, top prosecutor says - The Washington Post

… "We're all really horrified by it," Fernandez Rundle said Monday. "When we saw that kick to the head, and then we replayed it and we saw all the kicks that preceded it — it was just unfathomable. It was unspeakable. It was just inexcusable...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/03/five-miami-beach-officers-arrested/

Miami Battles Rising Seas - NYTimes

In 2017, voters agreed to finance adaptation efforts through property taxes. Now the first phase of those projects is underway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/opinion/ban-ki-moon-miami-climate-change.html