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Miami's new mayor has promised a deep review of an operating budget that reporting put at $1.8 billion, as Tallahassee's property-tax debate threatens the roughly $650 million in property tax revenue the city collects.
Miami-Dade's transit department cut Metromover to weekday service and introduced a per-trip fare effective February 1, 2026, while Metrorail riders near Dadeland South endured single-tracking into April.
Miami Dade College reopened the 1925 National Historic Landmark on Biscayne Boulevard on September 16, 2025, after a two-year, roughly $25 million restoration, with four new exhibitions inside.
The club's 2026 schedule puts the first match at the new stadium near Miami International Airport on April 4 against Austin FC, ending six seasons of home games in Fort Lauderdale.
Hawaiian Airlines launched its first scheduled nonstop service to Miami International Airport on January 10, 2026, a seasonal run through April 4, while American added a new winter domestic route from MIA.