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Friday, March 5 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 7 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: New Oversight Board for Jackson?
ISSUE TWO: Education Reform through Community Service Organizations
ISSUE THREE: Bottom of Foreclosure Crisis?

This Week on Issues - 3/12 & 3/14

Friday, March 12 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 14 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: New Oversight Board for Jackson?
The area's largest public health provider, Jackson Memorial Hospital, is still drowning in debt. On Thursday, Florida legislators denied a request for a $100 million dollar advance of the approximately $77 million Jackson receives from the state on a monthly basis.  How should we approach Jackson’s financial mess, and how much can the state and county do when they, too, are in debt?

Guest:
Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade County Commission, District 7

 

ISSUE TWO: Education Reform through Community Service Organizations
President Barack Obama has proposed a five-tier plan to reform our country's educational system.  The proposal begins with early childhood initiatives and ends with higher education measures.  Obama is also an advocate for community service groups, but do these groups really enhance education and influence much-needed reform?

Guest:
Brad Meltzer, City Year Miami

 

ISSUE THREE: Bottom of Foreclosure Crisis?
RealtyTrac released their figures from February with Florida placing third in the country for foreclosures.  What, if anything, can be said for Broward and Palm Beach County's record foreclosures last month?  Is this is bottom of the real estate market?

Guest:
Jack McCabe, McCabe Research and Consulting

 

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Friday, March 5 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 7 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: 1 of 2 Interview with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez
                     2 of 2 Interview with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez
ISSUE TWO: Interview with City of Miami Manager Carlos Migoya

This Week on Issues - 3/05 & 3/07

Friday, March 5 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 7 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Interview with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Last week, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez gave his annual State of the County speech where he highlighted past and future public works projects.  We invited him on the program to discuss the state of the County today and other topics such as the police salary increase and Jackson Health System’s financial troubles.

Guest:
Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade County

ISSUE TWO: Interview with City of Miami Manager Carlos Migoya
Last week, Carlos Migoya was sworn in as the City of Miami’s new manager after former manager Pete Hernandez resigned the week prior.  We discuss the City of Miami’s current fiscal health and the challenges ahead.

Guest:
Carlos A. Migoya, City of Miami

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Friday, February 26 @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, February 28 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: 2010 Legislative Session Preview
ISSUE TWO: Obama’s Healthcare Summit

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This Week on Issues - 02/26 & 02/28

Friday, February 26 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 28 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: 2010 Florida Legislative Preview
The Florida Legislature convenes next week in Tallahassee for the 2010 session.  With a $3.2 billion dollar hole in the state budget, how will legislators fill the gap in this critical election year?

Guests:
Sean Foreman, Ph.D., Barry University
J.C. Hernandez, Miami-Dade Republican Party
Derek Newton, The November Group

 

ISSUE TWO: Obama’s Healthcare Summit
On Thursday, President Barack Obama held a bipartisan summit on healthcare reform at the Blair House in full view of the cameras.  How much, if anything, was accomplished and how much can be described as “politics-as-usual” grandstanding?

Guest:
Carlos Curbelo, Office of U.S. Sen. George LeMieux

 

Miami-Dade State of the County 2010

"Take a look around. What is happening is unprecedented in Miami-Dade County's history. Together with public and private partners, we are investing in infrastructure at a pace not seen in decades."

- Mayor Carlos Alvarez

To read Mayor Alvarez's full speech, click here.
Watch the speech here.

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Friday, February 19  @ 7:30 PM and Sunday, February 21 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Democratic Panel: Can Bipartisanship Exist?
ISSUE TWO: Virtual Ethics

This Week on Issues - 2/19 & 2/21

Friday, February 19 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 21 @ 12:30 PM

ISSUE ONE: Democratic Panel:  Can Bipartisanship Exist?
U.S. Senator Evan Bayh announced on Monday that he was not seeking re-election, delivering a blow to the Democratic Party and to President Barack Obama, who reportedly considered Bayh for the vice presidency.  We gathered a panel of Democrats to discuss the state of their party today.

Guests:
Elaine Bloom, Former State Representative
Mitch Ceasar, Broward Democratic Party
Raul L. Martinez, Former City of Hialeah Mayor
Brian May, Floridian Partners
 

ISSUE TWO: Virtual Ethics
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled in favor of a young woman who was suspended as a high school student for making a Facebook page complaining about her teacher, declaring her writings were protected under the First Amendment.  But is it smart to rant online?  When should personal and societal ethics enter the realm of social media?

Guests:
Fred Blevens, Ph.D., Florida International University
Sam Terilli, J.D., University of Miami