TAX ANGER: Miami Mayor Faces Recall. “Recalls are also being sought in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Omaha after proposed tax increases.”

UPDATE: Chattanooga reader Bill Johnson writes: “Once again the fact-checkers at NYT and Bloomberg are AWOL. The recall effort in Chattanooga began last summer and failed to carry at the polls Nov. 2. No understanding of present vs past tense? Written several weeks ago and pulled off the shelf to fill a small hole in the layout?” Oops.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Re Omaha, reader Nick Gustafson emails:

I saw you posted a NYT story on mayoral recalls. The Omaha situation is somewhat unique. I’m not buying it as a Tea Party phenomenon. The old mayor (who we thoughtfully named a street after 6 months after he left office) signed a series of disastrous union contracts and did everything he could to trash the city’s bond rating. The new guy is dealing with a bad hand of cards. I’m not sure if it’s unfortunate or not, but he’s an engineer by trade and doesn’t seem to understand the value of good communications. In any case, Suttle – the current mayor – hasn’t done anything wrong, he’s just somewhat unpopular and is basically getting recalled for the sins of Fahey – the old mayor. There is a tax element here, but realistically the city’s spending has been cut to the bone over the last few years and Suttle’s doing the right thing to keep our bond rating intact.

That said, when you have local restaurants adding a line item to receipts labeled “Mayor’s Tax” you’re clearly doing something wrong.

Sigh.