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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Another step to help tackle the housing crisis in Miami-Dade. On Friday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava launched the new $70 million Building Blocks Fund. The county is dedicating $15 million to the fund while the other $55 million comes from commitments from private and non-profit partners. READ MORE: Saturday Is 'Kids To Park Day', Get Outside, Have Some Fun “Our county faces an affordability crisis, and my administration is working tirelessly to ensure that all residents can continue to live, work, and thrive in Miami-Dade,” said Levine Cava. The money raised will go to affordable housing developers who have projects in the works but are lacking the money needed to complete the buildings they’re working on. READ MORE: Florida Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Affair Gets Life In Prison Levine Cava said this is an open-ended fund and has challenged others to join in and donate. The mayor also pointed out that they have expanded the ERAP program to get … [Read more...] about Miami-Dade Launches Building Blocks Fund For Affordable Housing

0 Real Estate Looking to scope out the market? See what the newest listings in and near St. Pete have to offer. Real Estate News , Patch Staff Posted Reply ST. PETE, FL — On the hunt for a new home, and want to get a better feel for what's available near you? Perhaps you could use some assistance in your search? Not to fear! To save you some time, we've got an up-to-date batch of new listings nearby. Here's a handy list of the five newest properties to go up for sale in and near the St. Pete area — including a home in the ST PETERSBURG area with 3 beds and 2 baths for $419,900, and another in the ST PETERSBURG area with 3 beds and 2 baths for $550,000. Want more information on one of the listings? Just click on any address to learn more. Happy house hunting! Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by Redfin . Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected] . Related: … [Read more...] about St. Pete Prospective Homeowners: 5 New Houses On The Market

0 Real Estate See the newest houses available now in and near the Westchase area. Real Estate News , Patch Staff Posted Reply WESTCHASE, FL — When you're looking for some fresh digs, hunting down every new listing in the area can be a tedious task. That's why we here at Patch have stepped in and done the initial work for you. Below, you'll find the three newest properties to hit the market in and around the Westchase area — including one in the TAMPA area with 4 beds and 2 baths for $499,000, and another in the TAMPA area with 4 beds and 2 baths for $499,900. Click on any address for more pics and details. Happy house hunting! Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by Redfin . Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected] . Related: Visit The Patch Mortgage Center To Lock In Today's Best Rates 1. 9314 Exposition Dr, TAMPA, FL 33626 Price: $499,900 … [Read more...] about Westchase Prospective Homeowners: Look Through 3 New Houses On The Market

0 Real Estate See the most recent homes to hit the local open-house circuit. Real Estate News , Patch Staff Posted Reply PALM HARBOR, FL — Combing through new home listings near Palm Harbor on the web can be fun, but nothing compares to seeing it in person. For those looking to purchase a home in the Palm Harbor area, we've listed the three newest homes to hit the market, with information included on the next scheduled open house. Here is an address, photo, price and bedroom/bath information for each property listed — including a home with 4 beds and 2 baths for $420,000, and another with 4 beds and 2.5 baths for $679,900. Looking for more pics and details? Just click on any address to learn more. Happy house hunting! Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by Redfin . Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected] . Related: Visit The Patch Mortgage Center To Lock In … [Read more...] about Palm Harbor: 3 Open Houses Of The Week

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Common ground on several budget bills remained elusive on Friday as Minnesota lawmakers rapidly approached the end of the legislative session. Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman said tax committee chairs have made “fantastic progress” on a $4 billon tax relief bill, echoing Republican Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller's comments Thursday that a deal on the package was close. But sticking points between Senate Republican and House Democratic committee chairs in most other areas — including health and human services, education and public safety — have forced leaders to get involved and try to force agreements before an 11:59 p.m. deadline on Sunday. “They have to get realistic,” Hortman told reporters. “Everybody has to kind of cut to the chase and understand that compromise means some ideas from both sides are in the final agreement.” Democratic … [Read more...] about Budget deals remain elusive as end of session approaches

The District of Columbia’s attorney general promised accountability for nonprofits that took advantage of the Trump administration’s era of grift. Yet after D.C.’s top prosecutor let the Trump family off easy last month for misusing donor funds, The Daily Beast has discovered yet another recent example of a gentle settlement for executives—with Trumpworld connections—accused of personally enriching themselves with charitable funds. Last year, Attorney General Karl Racine sued the corporation that nearly ruined the United States’ presence at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai. The event presented a lucrative opportunity to represent the nation at the modern World’s Fair, and the State Department initially handed it over to Pavilion USA 2020, a nonprofit started by two political players in Washington. But Racine’s office says it eventually discovered these two men misused their nonprofit to pay themselves handsomely—and dupe well-meaning investors into pouring money into a failed … [Read more...] about D.C. Attorney General Lets the Trump Swamp Win Again

Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from Britain by the end of May, a government spokesperson has said . In April the British government announced plans to send people seeking asylum to the East African country, but earlier this month said it expected lawyers to lodge claims to prevent their removal. The British government has started to notify those who are likely to be relocated, with the first flights expected to take place in the coming months, Britain's home office said in a statement. Pitched as an attempt to disrupt the business model of people-smuggling gangs, the plan drew concerns about Rwanda's human rights record, which the British government itself noted last year. "According to the information we have, the first batch of migrants will arrive by the end of the month, but... it is the British government that knows how many will come and when they will come," Rwanda's deputy government … [Read more...] about Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May

Silent Invasion By Deborah Birx Harper. 506 pp. $29.99 - - - On April 23, 2020, with the United States in the throes of the first covid-19 wave, President Donald Trump opined that doctors should investigate whether shining ultraviolet light or injecting disinfectant into the body might treat the disease. To back him up, he turned to the White House coronavirus response coordinator, the physician and public health expert Deborah Birx. "Deborah, have you ever heard of that - the heat and the light . . . relative to this virus?" Birx, though visibly uncomfortable, answered politely, "Not as a treatment." She went on to say that fever does help the body fight infection. She managed to add, "But I've not seen heat or light -" before Trump interrupted her. I was a physician then on the front lines of the pandemic in a New York City intensive care unit, and I felt angry at Birx when I saw that clip. Her tepid response made me think she was more concerned with avoiding the rage of … [Read more...] about Book World: Deborah Birx’s unseen fight to stop Trump’s covid falsehoods

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some of the world’s biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests to research and extract minerals on Indigenous land in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and have repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas. The Brazilian Mining Association (Ibram), which represents around 130 companies, conducted an internal survey of its members earlier this year, according to Raul Jungmann, its president. For the first time in decades, none of the companies have current research or mining applications for gold, tin, nickel, iron and other ores in Indigenous areas, he said. Neither the survey nor its results have been reported previously. Members of the association, which accounts for 85% of Brazil’s legally produced ore, include mining giants Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Vale. The AP contacted all three companies. Rio Tinto confirmed it retracted its applications for research concessions in 2019. Anglo American did the … [Read more...] about Mining companies back away from Brazil’s Indigenous areas

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images On Wednesday, the Washington Post ’s Taylor Lorenz reported on the disastrous rollout of the Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board. Announced on April 27 with a hazy remit to “coordinate countering misinformation related to homeland security,” the initiative generated immediate fierce backlash from conservative pundits and politicians who compared it to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 . The expert tapped to lead the board, Nina Jankowicz , faced a wave of ferocious, viral, and often personal attacks online as well as scrutiny over her past statements seeming to betray her partisan sympathies. Now, just three weeks later, the Disinformation Governance Board is no more, and Jankowicz has resigned. According to Lorenz and her sources (other disinformation researchers, as well as staffers in DHS and on the Hill), Jankowicz was taken down “by the very forces she dedicated her … [Read more...] about The Liberal Obsession With ‘Disinformation’ Is Not Helping