By Charlie Hudson with South Dade Newsleader, June 17, 2022 Cutler Bay Mayor Tim Meerbott welcomed the crowd at the Ladies of Legacy Leadership Luncheon, Thursday, June 9, 2022, held at Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay. The South Dade Chamber of Commerce (SDCC) event was in partnership with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Miami Chapter....

By Kate Payne with WLRN, May 20, 2022 What would it take for the largest employer in Miami-Dade County to reach its goal of switching to 100% clean energy? That’s one of the issues the new sustainability officer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools will tackle, as part of an effort to improve conservation and resiliency efforts...

Op-Ed by Luisa Santos The Miami Herald, April 10, 2022 I have seen and felt firsthand the need for immigration reform in the United States. I have also witnessed Congress fail to pass significant immigration reform as proposed by the Dream Act and the immigration relief provisions that were included in the Build Back Better...

  Article by Sommer Brugal, with The Miami Herald, April 9, 2022 A year after Miami-Dade school leaders learned of gaping gaps in how Black and Hispanic students fared on state achievement tests, compared with their white counterparts, the task force the district vowed to create has yet to be formed. The issue came before...

Article by Charlie Hudson with South Dade News Leader, April 7, 2022 Thursday, March 31, 2022 was definitely a busy day for Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dotres who managed five back-to-back “Meet and Greet” sessions that began in Pinecrest. District 9 School Board Member Luisa Santos planned the tour with...

Article by Jacqueline Quynh with CBS Miami, February 9, 2022 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami and Broward County Public Schools stand to lose millions of dollars in funding if a new proposal passes. “Dade County will be contributing $41.6 million.  Broward will be contributing $32 million,” State Rep. Randy Fine, R-53rd District. Rep. Fine believes there...

Op-Ed in The Miami Herald, October 12, 2021 The global pandemic has been a time of awakening. In 2020, I was in the middle of a campaign for the Miami-Dade School Board, knocking on doors, making phone calls and connecting with countless families. I earned the trust of people who saw themselves in my journey...

Article by Charlie Hudson for South Dade News Leader Role models for young people are always important, especially for those who may be uncertain of, or reluctant to express, their dreams. When it comes to the question, “Are girls limited as to what they should envision for themselves?”, the resounding answer Saturday, September 25, 2021, was...

Article by Alex Harris and Colleen Wright for The Miami Herald Miami-Dade County, the fourth-largest school district in the nation, became the first Southern school district to commit to an ambitious goal: switching to “clean energy” entirely by 2030. The resolution didn’t define clean energy, but traditionally that means switching away from fossil fuels in...