Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is addressing the state of the county Thursday, the first address of her second term. The 2025 State of the County speech will outline her administration’s accomplishments,

Commissioner Raquel Regalado says there's plenty to tackle-- like the budget, housing, resilience and the new Sheriff's Office. But she says now is not the time to be giving out money, now is the time to tighten the belt with so many people at-risk of losing their homes.

After nearly two years of Miami Dade County considering locations for its new billion-dollar incinerator, the county is going back to the drawing board.

Miami-Dade County has abandoned plans for a $1.5 billion waste-to-energy incinerator following public backlash. The project, proposed after a fire destroyed the county’s aging incinerator, aimed to generate electricity while reducing pollution. However, environmentalists and residents opposed it, citing past pollution and foul odors.

Broward residents, along with the mayors of Miramar and Doral, showed up at county hall to ensure their voices were heard.

Morgan Rynor reports the meeting comes after Mayor Daniella Levine Cava recommended that plans to build a new incinerator be scrapped.