Miami-Dade County’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year is under fire once again — this time from firefighters.

Miami-Dade is in the midst of a budget crisis. The county is up against a $400 million shortfall brought on by the end of pandemic-era COVID-19 funds from the federal government and the recent creation of new constitutional offices like the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Department that need their own budgets.

To combat these financial headwinds, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava proposed a slimmed-down budget that could mean layoffs and cuts across multiple departments. Grants for arts and culture programs are also in the crosshairs for cuts.

Metro-Dade Firefighters Union Local 1403 is raising alarms about a different kind of accounting move from Cava’s administration, how

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