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| Miami-Dade Mayor Ousted in Recall over Tax Hike |
| 2011-03-16 |
| Mayor Carlos Alvarez was removed from office in a special vote on Tuesday triggered by popular anger over a hike in property taxes. He was also criticized for raising salaries for some county employees as well as backing a deal to use nearly $350 million in public funds to build a new stadium to house the Florida Marlins baseball team in Miami's Little Havana district. Meanwhile, back in Denver, the City Council just voted to raise the pay of the next council 6.6%. All 13 council positions are up for voting on May 3rd, and 6 councilors are running UNOPPOSED. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |