HISTORICAL FACTS: City commission - The Untold Story

Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget

After its first competitive mayoral election in 20 years, the city of Miami has a new mayor: former Miami-Dade County commissioner Eileen Higgins.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025

How a child’s death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian community

A fatal school bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, has sparked a backlash to the city’s burgeoning immigrant population.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023

Ron DeSantis Admin Says in New Lawsuit That the Free Market Won't Produce Affordable Housing

Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity is suing the city of Gainesville to block its legalization of small "missing middle" apartment buildings in single-family neighborhoods.

Reason · Dec 5, 2022