Budget conference: Chambers disagree on funding for contentious affordable housing project in Sweetwater

Budget conference: Chambers disagree on funding for contentious affordable housing project in Sweetwater

The state is debating between giving an affordable housing development in Miami-Dade County $3 million, $1.5 million or nothing. It’s still up in the air, as lawmakers haven’t yet agreed on the project, which has drawn ample media attention, protests and a class-action lawsuit. The Senate is proposing the maximum sum Doral Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Miami Lakes Rep. Tom Fabricio, both Republicans, sought through appropriations requests this ye…