After CFO Blaise Ingoglia reported that Miami is $94 million over budget this year, some running for elected City Hall jobs say changes need to be made and are arguing they’re the ones voters should trust to make them.

That includes multipole candidates for Mayor: Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins , former City Manager Emilio González and former Commissioner Ken Russell , the former two of whom agreed with the findings of Florida DOGE’s audit of the “Magic City.”

Higgins, who carries an endorsement from Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava , said Miami needs “an outsider” to fix the problem, not a “City Hall insider” who will perpetuate the problem.

That last bit could be a backhanded reference to González, who helped steer Miami’s spending for a few years throug

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