"County Attorney Robert Cuevas reportedly told commissioners on
Friday that he cannot approve the stadium deal, or allow it to come
up for a vote, because the Marlins signed a compact promising 15
percent of the construction work to black-owned businesses.
The county phased out its practice of awarding contracts based on
race after a federal court ruled it unconstitutional in the late
1990s. Since a Marlins stadium would be funded in large measure with
public money, the county's concern is that the rules apply to the
stadium contracts." (MiamiHerald, through TealAndBlack)
RESCINDED: Agreement's cancelled; commissioner's suspicious, Samson's indignant. (MiamiHerald)
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