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Housing Committee’s Book Club is Back

December 09, 2021

Have you ever thought about the history of housing in Miami Dade County? Have you ever wondered

President Pierre sits down with WLRN to discuss South Florida’s rent Crisis

November 24, 2021

South Florida is the worst in the country for rent increases, according to a recent Bloomberg survey.

HOLD CONGRESS ACCOUNTABLE: NAACP and a coalition of civil rights organizations release Civil Rights Scorecard

November 24, 2021

THE SENATE HAS A JOB TO DO After a year of assaults on American voting rights, the

HAPPY FOUNDERS DAY #SIGMAGAMMARHO 💙💛💙💛

November 12, 2021

Redistricting Already Redrawing the Lines

November 05, 2021

https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/redistricting-already-redrawing-the-lines/article_94ab513a-3be2-11ec-935c-ff7df44b7069.html

Population shifts alter district maps and who represents you

By: Erik Bojnansky Miami Times Senior Writer

“Miami-Dade is still the most populous county in Florida, but according to the results of the 2020 Census, its population isn’t growing as fast as most of its neighbors. And the places where the population is increasing the most are miles away from Miami’s urban core or densely developed coastline.

Those factors will impact redistricting in the coming months. That means there’s a decent chance someone else will be representing you in the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida Legislature, Miami-Dade County Commission, school board, and maybe even your municipal council or commission.

As of April 1, 2020, Miami-Dade had a population of 2.7 million, just an 8.2% increase from April 2010. Most population growth took place in southern and western parts of the county like Doral (up 66%), Naranja (up 63%), Sweetwater (up 43%) and Homestead (up 33%). That resulted in Miami-Dade County’s District 8, represented by Danielle Cohen-Higgins, swelling by 43,370 people, the most of any of the county’s 13 districts…”