Late-night buses cut in Miami-Dade’s new $14B budget. A fare hike may save them

Miami-Dade County resident Gabriela Perez, a Miami water keeper speaks during the second budget hearing for fiscal year 2026-27, at the County Commission Chambers, on Thursday September 17, 2026.

By Douglas Hanks

Bus riders face cuts in late-night service and the county’s elected sheriff fell short on the extra dollars she wanted to hire more deputies as Miami-Dade commissioners narrowly passed a $14.3 billion budget for 2027 in the early morning hours Friday. The final spending plan smoothed over some of the contentious edges of the spending plan Mayor Daniella Levine Cava first proposed in July — one with transit cuts, limited dollars for environmental preservation and far less growth in law enforcement funding than what Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz requested.

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