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What Tallahassee's property tax overhaul could cost South Florida governments

The House and the Senate must agree on a proposal before it goes to the voters.

News

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South Florida" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/09/24/miami-dade-property-tax-debate-ron-desantis" data-vars-content-id="17837809-399d-48dc-8af3-58fe4802a707" data-vars-headline="What Tallahassee&#x27;s property tax overhaul could cost South Florida governments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/09/24/miami-dade-property-tax-debate-ron-desantis" target="_self">South Florida</a> counties stand to lose hundreds of millions in tax collections if property tax changes advancing in the Legislature become law, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.floridapolicy.org/posts/bill-summary-hjr-201-203-205-207-209-211-and-213?mc_cid=c9718583ff&amp;mc_eid=81b69123db" data-vars-content-id="17837809-399d-48dc-8af3-58fe4802a707" data-vars-headline="What Tallahassee&#x27;s property tax overhaul could cost South Florida governments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.floridapolicy.org/posts/bill-summary-hjr-201-203-205-207-209-211-and-213?mc_cid=c9718583ff&amp;mc_eid=81b69123db" target="_blank">report</a> by the Florida Policy Institute (FPI).Why it matters: Property taxes, collected by cities, counties and school districts, fund critical infrastructure and services, including law enforcement, parks maintenance, social services and schools.

What did Wynwood look like in 2019? Photos show how development changed area

Wynwood has grown a lot in the past several years.

Development

If you haven&#x27;t been to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wynwood" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/02/26/wynwood-development-new-apartments-hotels" data-vars-content-id="9b31b336-3c17-4c9e-9b40-81c5ea77154f" data-vars-headline="What did Wynwood look like in 2019? Photos show how development changed area" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/02/26/wynwood-development-new-apartments-hotels" target="_self">Wynwood</a> in a few years, you would hardly recognize it today.<ul><li>&quot;It just feels like a brand new neighborhood,&quot; William Kelley, executive director of the Wynwood Business Improvement District, tells Axios.</li></ul>

Scoop: Employees say WLRN's future at stake in latest escalation with leadership

Miami's NPR station faces a growing revolt among employees.

Miami&#x27;s NPR station faces a growing revolt among employees who say board chair Richard Rampell is putting the station in jeopardy.Why it matters: The future of public radio in Miami is at stake in an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="escalating conflict" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/09/17/wlrn-miami-dade-public-schools-lawsuit-emails" data-vars-content-id="b29086d4-66b5-406d-ae65-9d6920444de4" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Employees say WLRN&#x27;s future at stake in latest escalation with leadership" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/09/17/wlrn-miami-dade-public-schools-lawsuit-emails" target="_self">escalating conflict</a> between South Florida Public Media Group, which manages WLRN, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.<ul><li>The contract between the school district, which holds WLRN&#x27;s broadcast license, and SFPMG is set to expire in June 2027.</li></ul>

Miami International Airport announces $1 billion Concourse D expansion

MIA is in the midst of a large-scale modernization overhaul.

Travel

Miami International Airport announced a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$1 billion plan" data-vars-click-url="https://news.miami-airport.com/miami-dade-county-mayor-and-american-airlines-unveil-plans-for-mias-concourse-d-expansion/" data-vars-content-id="d1a1ce3e-ef48-4bd7-a1b0-a8e2bf2d4917" data-vars-headline="Miami International Airport announces $1 billion Concourse D expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://news.miami-airport.com/miami-dade-county-mayor-and-american-airlines-unveil-plans-for-mias-concourse-d-expansion/" target="_blank">$1 billion plan</a> to revamp Concourse D by creating new aircraft gates, passenger boarding areas and areas to dine and shop.Why it matters: The often-criticized airport is undergoing a $9 billion <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) Plan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.miami-airport.com/MIAFutureReady.asp" data-vars-content-id="d1a1ce3e-ef48-4bd7-a1b0-a8e2bf2d4917" data-vars-headline="Miami International Airport announces $1 billion Concourse D expansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.miami-airport.com/MIAFutureReady.asp" target="_blank">Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) Plan</a> to redevelop some concourses and terminals, while renovating escalators, boarding bridges and other infrastructure.

Miami autumns are getting warmer

Average fall temperatures are rising almost universally nationwide.

Climate

Those 90°F days may be sticking around: Fall in Miami is getting hotter. The big picture: Average <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/daylight-loss-fall-equinox-us" data-vars-content-id="28911a3a-af4d-4423-8c82-d561b605ee83" data-vars-headline="Miami autumns are getting warmer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/daylight-loss-fall-equinox-us" target="_self">fall</a> temperatures are rising almost universally nationwide, according to a new report from Climate Central, a climate research group.

Climate change will cost South Florida billions per year by 2050

The Urban Institute's analysis is based on FEMA's Future Risk Index.

South Florida is facing millions of dollars in yearly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="property damage" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/41269088.15/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjUvMDEvMDkvdW5pbnN1cmFibGUtYW1lcmljYS1pcy1ncm93aW5nLWNsb3Nlcj91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/65cb8b8d0c6623005f459002B22f469fa" data-vars-content-id="ef3f61ec-0666-4a98-958c-cb3649e14251" data-vars-headline="Climate change will cost South Florida billions per year by 2050" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/41269088.15/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjUvMDEvMDkvdW5pbnN1cmFibGUtYW1lcmljYS1pcy1ncm93aW5nLWNsb3Nlcj91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c2VuZHRvX2xvY2FsbmV3c2xldHRlcnRlc3Qmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/65cb8b8d0c6623005f459002B22f469fa" target="_self">property damage</a> by 2050 due to extreme weather tied to climate change, per a new analysis.Why it matters: Even as Gulf states are still reckoning with the aftermath of 2005&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hurricane Katrina" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/05/30/hurricane-season-katrina-20th-anniversary" data-vars-content-id="ef3f61ec-0666-4a98-958c-cb3649e14251" data-vars-headline="Climate change will cost South Florida billions per year by 2050" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/05/30/hurricane-season-katrina-20th-anniversary" target="_self">Hurricane Katrina</a> two decades later, more pain and loss seems inevitable.

NHC tracking two disturbances as hurricane season ramps up

August is usually when hurricane season picks up.

The National Hurricane Center is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="monitoring two disturbances" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/" data-vars-content-id="40d087c4-6b69-4a5e-bd2d-4d429d0e778b" data-vars-headline="NHC tracking two disturbances as hurricane season ramps up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">monitoring two disturbances</a> in the Atlantic. <ul><li>A third, Tropical Storm Dexter, the fourth named storm of the season, continues to move out to sea. </li></ul>

How to avoid heat illnesses during another blistering Florida summer

Florida has the highest numbers of heat-related illness in the U.S., report shows.

Less than a month into the official start of summer, health experts are already warning that even the most heat-acclimated among us need to take precautions.Why it matters: This summer has a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="50% chance of being hotter than average" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/05/27/hotter-summer-predicted-miami" data-vars-content-id="48358098-d6f3-4700-b533-076089bcba3b" data-vars-headline="How to avoid heat illnesses during another blistering Florida summer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/05/27/hotter-summer-predicted-miami" target="_self">50% chance of being hotter than average</a> in most parts of the state — a reality some researchers argue will become more frequent in the coming years.

Hunker down, Miami. Hurricane bingo is here.

Charge your phones, check your batteries and play to win.

Batten the hatches and hunker down because the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2025 Atlantic hurricane season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/05/22/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-outlook-noaa" data-vars-content-id="7ab809b8-9e6f-443c-9b28-eb5536b3396a" data-vars-headline="Hunker down, Miami. Hurricane bingo is here." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2025/05/22/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-outlook-noaa" target="_self">2025 Atlantic hurricane season</a> is officially here.Why it matters: Storms are no joke, but sometimes the only way to cope is with a little humor.

FEMA staff fear they aren't ready for 2025 hurricane season

And this year's season is expected to have "above-normal" activity.

With a little more than a month to go before the start of hurricane season, FEMA employees are warning of disaster inside the nation&#x27;s primary disaster-response agency.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2025 Atlantic hurricane season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/04/03/2025-hurricane-season-storm-activity-forecast" data-vars-content-id="27de66e2-ce40-46c8-a2bf-e7ab1476fb05" data-vars-headline="FEMA staff fear they aren&#x27;t ready for 2025 hurricane season" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/04/03/2025-hurricane-season-storm-activity-forecast" target="_self">2025 Atlantic hurricane season</a> is expected to have &quot;above-normal&quot; activity, with 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes.

Chilly weekend ahead for Miami as temperatures drop below 60

It'll start to warm back up Sunday and into Thanksgiving week.

Well, Miami, it&#x27;s finally happening: The weather we&#x27;ve been waiting for is here. <ul><li>After a summer of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="torrential downpours" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/12/rain-flash-flooding-south-florida-roads-closed-flights-delayed" data-vars-content-id="a822ae70-d8e3-4657-8a42-ad69e4785e22" data-vars-headline="Chilly weekend ahead for Miami as temperatures drop below 60" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/12/rain-flash-flooding-south-florida-roads-closed-flights-delayed" target="_self">torrential downpours</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="extreme heat" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/18/miami-weather-heat-wave-climate" data-vars-content-id="a822ae70-d8e3-4657-8a42-ad69e4785e22" data-vars-headline="Chilly weekend ahead for Miami as temperatures drop below 60" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/18/miami-weather-heat-wave-climate" target="_self">extreme heat</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="back-to-back hurricanes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/10/06/hurricane-milton-tampa-bay-need-to-know" data-vars-content-id="a822ae70-d8e3-4657-8a42-ad69e4785e22" data-vars-headline="Chilly weekend ahead for Miami as temperatures drop below 60" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/10/06/hurricane-milton-tampa-bay-need-to-know" target="_self">back-to-back hurricanes</a> that just missed South Florida, we deserve this.</li></ul>

Frizz capital U.S.A: Miami ranks worst city for hair health, per study

Culture

Miami&#x27;s high humidity can be hair hell for the well-coiffed among us – and a new study validates our follicular frustrations.State of frizz: You&#x27;re more likely to have a bad hair day here than in any other U.S. city, according to a study by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Goldie" data-vars-click-url="https://heygoldie.com/" data-vars-content-id="541909ae-1126-45c4-85ff-cd0f2c3fc2ac" data-vars-headline="Frizz capital U.S.A: Miami ranks worst city for hair health, per study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://heygoldie.com/" target="_blank">Goldie</a>, a beauty scheduling software.

Photos: Stranded cars left behind on South Florida's flooded streets

We were out in the field Thursday documenting the aftermath of this week's flooding.

We were out in the field Thursday documenting the aftermath of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="this week&#x27;s flooding" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/13/south-florida-floods-could-worsen" data-vars-content-id="aade77d1-be5d-46cb-b186-59e5799b710f" data-vars-headline="Photos: Stranded cars left behind on South Florida&#x27;s flooded streets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/06/13/south-florida-floods-could-worsen" target="_self">this week&#x27;s flooding</a>.<ul><li>Here&#x27;s some of what we found:</li></ul>

Spring temperatures in Miami are getting warmer

Miami's spring seasons are getting warmer, a trend that reflects human-caused warming.

Miami&#x27;s spring seasons are getting warmer, a trend that reflects human-caused warming, according to a recent analysis by Climate Central.Why it matters: Much of the seasonal climate change discussion is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="focused on" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/11/weather-winter-record-warmth" data-vars-content-id="ebb20671-b064-49a3-98eb-1282745073af" data-vars-headline="Spring temperatures in Miami are getting warmer" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/11/weather-winter-record-warmth" target="_self">focused on</a> the high and low extremes of summer and winter, but the &quot;between seasons&quot; are affected too, Axios&#x27; Alex Fitzpatrick and Alice Feng report.

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Miami autumns are getting warmer

Climate change will cost South Florida billions per year by 2050

NHC tracking two disturbances as hurricane season ramps up

How to avoid heat illnesses during another blistering Florida summer

Hunker down, Miami. Hurricane bingo is here.